Aftermarket tranny and diff covers
So... I should retract my previous post about getting an F450 for now, I just don't have the nutz to drop $80k on a new truck when mine's long since paid for. So I'm going to put a few dollars into m...
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Instead of getting a 2015 F-450, why not look at some F-350's with a much higher GVWR? The 2011's with the 6.7L Diesel to be most specific. They are still going to be a bit above $30,000 but much more reasonable than the F-450, and carry almost the same GVWR, and perhaps the same cargo rating. .
The transmission covers only have a few square inches of aluminum heat exchanger, not much more than the steel factory one, but are cast a little thicker, so they barely transfer more heat. I guess there are some with tubes cast into the pan base, so there is 3/8" tubing with air blowing through the pan, at 60 MPH that is about 100 feet per minute.
A aftermarket transmission cooler will work much better.
AS for aftermarket rear diff cover, it will normally have a magnetic drain plug, that will both collect any metal shavings, and make it 'clean' to drain out the fluid for changes. And it will be aluminum too, so it might get rid of more heat. Still there is over 8 square feet of tubing in the rear axle, 1/2 full of rear diff oil, and it will help cool the oil too!
Fred.
The transmission covers only have a few square inches of aluminum heat exchanger, not much more than the steel factory one, but are cast a little thicker, so they barely transfer more heat. I guess there are some with tubes cast into the pan base, so there is 3/8" tubing with air blowing through the pan, at 60 MPH that is about 100 feet per minute.
A aftermarket transmission cooler will work much better.
AS for aftermarket rear diff cover, it will normally have a magnetic drain plug, that will both collect any metal shavings, and make it 'clean' to drain out the fluid for changes. And it will be aluminum too, so it might get rid of more heat. Still there is over 8 square feet of tubing in the rear axle, 1/2 full of rear diff oil, and it will help cool the oil too!
Fred.
