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Old 09-08-2015, 09:08 AM
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Truck is a 2002 F-350 7.3L Stage 2 AFE Cold Air Intake, DP Tuner with 80hp Econo/120hp Performacne Tunes, BD turbothruster II turbo, MBRP 4in Dual exhaust (cool duals)
So I recently had my stock tranny go at 204k. Took it to AMCO and had them rebuild it with a little bit beefier parts, but not upgrading the performance. I have noticed that after I bought the truck, put a tuner/turbo/intake/exhaust/gauges on it that the transmission runs pretty hot when towing very minimal weight (
 

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Old 09-08-2015, 09:12 AM
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Sorry for some reason its only posting part of what I type. Tranny runs at 200* on the highway even when not towing. derale aux cooler doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas on why this is happening and how to make it stop?
 
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Old 09-08-2015, 06:23 PM
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6.0 or V10 tranny cooler is the best to upgrade too. I would also recommend switching tuners.
 
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Old 09-09-2015, 08:04 AM
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Ya I've heard good things about the 6.0 coolers. Why do you say switch tuners? And do you have a recommendation of what to switch to?
 
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Old 09-09-2015, 09:33 AM
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The 80E tune from DP is responsible for a ton of engine failures. I would recommend the hydra, it comes with tunes from PHP or you can load tunes on it from any other tuner.
 
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