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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mkirsch wrote:egarant wrote:
On the new RAM trucks, mine is a 13, when you order the max tow package they do put an aluminum finned diff cover on the rear.
You know they wouldn't spend an extra dime if they didn't have to, so I can assume that they DO cool the oil.
Industry has been using cooling fins forever, no reason to believe they would not work in your application.
Flawed logic. Does all that chrome help the truck do its job better? If as you say they wouldn't spend an extra dime if they didn't have to, why so much chrome?
The finned aluminum diff cover is a "cool feature" to help upsell the max towing package. It's something visible and tangible, not to mention flashy, that helps convince the customer to spend the extra money.
Does it work? Sure, it helps cool the oil. That was never in question here. The question is how much good does it really do?
You are just bound and determined to poo poo the use of these "gadgets" on our trucks. Cooling fines are NOT flawed logic, they work as testimonies in this thread state.
Cooling fins work on computer cores, radio transmitters, whatever they are installed on.
Nobody is trying to sell a truck by pointing under the truck and saying "look here the diff cover is finned" It's not the 50's anymore....
Give me a break
