Do any of the site sponsors carry Mag-Hytech products at a decent price?

Looking for a 727-DD Tranny Pan, MH-AA11.5 and MH-AA14-9.25 Diff covers.

 

Cheapest place is going to be Laguna Speed. Look online, then give them a call. The online price will be cheaper, but they'll match it or beat it over the phone.

 

Not cheaper by a long shot. They are $291 for the 727-DD. Truck Customizers has them on sale for $253 with free shipping

 

Why do you want the DD? Not sure if there's a benefit to that.

 

Everything I read tells me the cooler you keep the tranny the longer it will last. Besides there is only a $30.00 difference between the standard and double deep.

Why, is there a problem going with the DD?

 

It's not that there is a problem, it's just that the extra fluid doesn't neccesarily mean that your tranny will run cooler. Some will even argue that it will run hotter, tranny cooler trying to cool more fluid than was designed for. As for me, if you want your fluid to stay cooler, then put a bigger cooler on the truck. JMO

 

OK, looks like I need more input on this. I did a search here and found several threads that indicated quite a few people were using the DD pan.

Any other inputs?

 

bought mine from Genos Garage... Nice people to deal with..

 

DD is a good way to go

 

that sounds like BS to me ... the transmission pump will only pump so much oil, the extra oil in the reservoir acts like a heat sink and with the fins on the pan it will reduce the overall temp by the airflow going down the road.

I've also hear that some people say it makes no difference once the transmission is up to operating temps. I say you still have more oil being cooled by air rather than being in the transmission being heated up, so it will still cool better than just having the std pan.

You do bring up a good point however, that a bigger oil cooler might be a good idea if the DD pan isn't enough to keep her cool.

 

Is your tranny running hot? My 48RE has never been over 190*, even towing 11K in the mountains.

Your DD will need extra fluid while not increasing the change intervals. The extra fluid will not necessarily benefit you, however on the flip side, if you do have problem that causes the tranny to get hot, it will take that much longer to cool the extra fluid.

 

Where are you measuring your tranny temp? In the pan or in the return line? Mine is measured in the return line and it runs about 200 to 220 not towing anything. I installed the DD pan 2 weeks ago and ever since it has not gone above 190. I am betting that if I located my sensor in the pan it would be even lower.

 

The mag-hy pans and several other brands are aluminum and have fins. The fins help dissapate the heat. A bonus is the aluminum construction. Aluminum is a metal that dissapates heat faster than steel. The factory pan is steel. When you figure the extra fluid capicity of the DD pan it should run cooler. At least I hope so, beacaue I have one. Ordered direct from mag-h over the phone.

 

The extra oil is ALWAYS a benefit while trying to keep lower temps. To find the more accurate temp of a tranny, your temp gauge probe should be in the "hot line" or out put line. That's the only way to know what is happening with the tranny. If it's in the return side or the pan, you're only seeing the cooled oil temp. Of course that's JMO.................

 

My bad. You are right. I meant the output line to the cooler.