PJ Grady has a add-on for the heat exchanger, so help keep the auto trans cool.. http://www.pjgrady.com/lgspec.asp?id=34 It is too late for me though, my automatic is shot. Still contemplating swapping it for a 5-speed. --- David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know if anyone has had a Stage II long > enough to do any > long-term life tests. You have to figure everything > in life has > trade-offs and compromises. It would not surprise me > if a Stage II was > harder on the stock transmission. There are steps > you can take to > maximize the life of the transmission. Change the > fluid often, always > keep the level at the right amount, do all of the > external on-car > adjustments, add another transmission cooler, and > never drive on a > defective shift computer. Cooler is always better > for automatic > transmissions. With the added power you will be > pushing through the > torque convertor (and the added heat) I think an > additional oil cooler > would be a big benefit. I would try to do it up > front by the radiator > and maybe even disconnect the one on the water pipe > if longevity of > the transmission is what you are after. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/