mar67655

Looking to upgrade trans pan to larger one with drain bolt what do you suggest ?In your opinion what trans fluid to use thank ahead of time for the advice

clolley

I use Mopar fluid, and installed a Derale pan, it holds and extra 4 qts and it has a drain plug, and best of all it has round tubes from front to rear for improved cooling.

Jet100

Castrol atf+4....Full synthetic. any aftermarket pan would be good. Get it with the bung for a trans temp probe too. Kill two birds with one shot. Or 3 in your case.

Just a side note...In my opinion.... a drain plug is not really a good idea in a truck if you plan on wheeling with it....something a rock or stump could catch and cause you a lot of problems. Just my 2cents...Unless you have skid pans

Ace

Mag Hytec makes the best aftermarket pans and covers, but they are spendy.

Thunderhog

Worth every penny too!
And for Gods sake, don't bring up the Temp probe location again!!!
Oops, too late!

Thunderhog

Nice thing about the Mag Hytec is the drain plug is flush with the bottom of the pan. I think if you tore that out, your pan would have been toast anyway!

sdstriper

Save yourself some money and consider this;

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

Ramrod90

I will never get an aluminum pan under my truck. If you hit it too hard it will shatter instead of dimple. I had one of those on my Chevy p/u with the TH400 and one rock took a chunk about 4"x5" out of the pan. I would only use steel pans, but that is just my opinion.

Ace

I'll bet it wasn't a Mag Hytec pan. Those things are beefy. I suspect I could jack the truck up off the ground under the one on the 48RE in our '07 if the trans mounts and case held.

Clarkkent

the summit pan you have posted a link to says it is a stock replacement for a 48re, but adds 4 qts for all other chrys trans. could a guy just get a steel pan for a 48re and use it on the 727 or a518? would it be a dealer only item? how much $ do you think???
kent

Ace

Sure, but the stock pans don't have a drain. Make sure it is a later model. I forget starting what year they went to a deep pan, around '04 maybe? And install your own drain plug.

Thunderhog

Mine is a 2wd highway flyer. The pan is indeed beefy! However, the only thing I have hit is a couple Jackrabbits. Score, Thunderhog 2, Jackrabbits 0!