What did you do to your Ram today???

[Skater]

Link / cost?

Ditto..... that looks great.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Still don't say why, what will happen. How about this, as I said I'm doing it to find out why not just let it at that.

I explained why in a previous post. You asked me for hard evidence, I could say the same to you. What proof do you have that running colder is beneficial? Or is this just a theory you are testing? Just because you have t noticed any issues doesn't mean there aren't any. There are guy, like me who have never had the rear window leaking on their trucks. Doesn't mean it's not an issue that many have. I put 120k miles on the factory 46RE transmission in my 99 Dakota R/T with lots of racing and a modified engine. I lost count of how many people told me it would never last once I started modding the engine. Only thing I did was fluid and filter changes every 50k miles. doesn't mean that there isn't a known issue with the 46RE and the OD unit.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Link / cost?

Forgot to include link in the post. I got it from CarId because every other places wanted excessive shipping charge. CarId was free shipping.

https://www.carid.com/air-design/satin-black-rear-wing-satin-black-mpn-ch07a26.html?singleid=5799636612&utm_source=email&utm_medium=order&utm_campaign=order_tracking_number

 

[Skater]

Forgot to include link in the post. I got it from CarId because every other places wanted excessive shipping charge. CarId was free shipping.

https://www.carid.com/air-design/sa...um=order&utm_campaign=order_tracking_number[/

Darn .. out of stock.

 

[Whitetail Diesel]

Link and cost please thats awesome ?

 

[billfraley]

Here it is on eBay:

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[HSKR R/T]

Darn .. out of stock.

They probably realized they were losing money on it with the free shipping.

 

[Skater]

Here it is on eBay:

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Thank you, but I spent a few years on eBay and no longer trust any vendor on that site. I will not purchase anything from eBay, as there are too many fake and crappy products that are misrepresented and falsely advertised.

 

[Rock Crawler]

On to a different topic. Received and installed new rear cab spoiler tonight. Finally found a company making one for the panoramic sunroof trucks that didn't look like a block of plastic stuck to the cab. This is not plastic. It's fiberglass. Fits good. I got excited and installed it before reading directions. So it's just held on with 3m tape for now . But they include a tube of polyurethane sealant you are supposed to apply, inside the tape line, to help hold it on. So we will see how well the 3m tape holds up. View attachment 203484View attachment 203485View attachment 203486View attachment 203487View attachment 203488

Looks good. Notice any wind noise after install?

 

[HSKR R/T]

Looks good. Notice any wind noise after install?

Not that I noticed

 

[HSKR R/T]

Thank you, but I spent a few years on eBay and no longer trust any vendor on that site. I will not purchase anything from eBay, as there are too many fake and crappy products that are misrepresented and falsely advertised.

Just like buying anywhere else, have to be vigilant to weed out the bad sellers. There are fakes and knockoffs everywhere. Bad sellers everywhere. It's not exclusive to eBay .

 

[MattG31]

I explained why in a previous post. You asked me for hard evidence, I could say the same to you. What proof do you have that running colder is beneficial? Or is this just a theory you are testing? Just because you have t noticed any issues doesn't mean there aren't any. There are guy, like me who have never had the rear window leaking on their trucks. Doesn't mean it's not an issue that many have. I put 120k miles on the factory 46RE transmission in my 99 Dakota R/T with lots of racing and a modified engine. I lost count of how many people told me it would never last once I started modding the engine. Only thing I did was fluid and filter changes every 50k miles. doesn't mean that there isn't a known issue with the 46RE and the OD unit.

You are right I don't have proof of anything for keeping this trans cooler, but I have seen thousands of plastic parts, rubber piston seals, Teflon seals and more get heat sycled to death and very low mile failure. What I'm going to find out is if the temps are lower will they live longer. Like my 01 with 180k miles on it and a trans that was designed to operate at 170 but I have it run at 120 degrees.

 

[MattG31]

On to a different topic. Received and installed new rear cab spoiler tonight. Finally found a company making one for the panoramic sunroof trucks that didn't look like a block of plastic stuck to the cab. This is not plastic. It's fiberglass. Fits good. I got excited and installed it before reading directions. So it's just held on with 3m tape for now . But they include a tube of polyurethane sealant you are supposed to apply, inside the tape line, to help hold it on. So we will see how well the 3m tape holds up. View attachment 203484View attachment 203485View attachment 203486View attachment 203487View attachment 203488

That and the bed cover, looks good. Will or should it help with fuel mileage?

 

[HSKR R/T]

You are right I don't have proof of anything for keeping this trans cooler, but I have seen thousands of plastic parts, rubber piston seals, Teflon seals and more get heat sycled to death and very low mile failure. What I'm going to find out is if the temps are lower will they live longer. Like my 01 with 180k miles on it and a trans that was designed to operate at 170 but I have it run at 120 degrees.

It will be hard to prove that the colder temps helped. It's very subjective. We both agree heat kills transmissions, but 160-180 isn't detrimental. Getting them over 200 degrees is. Most people don't monitor transmission temps. Shoot, most vehicles don't even have a gauge or display for trans temp . And without a scan tool you can't read it.

No different than people switching to 160 or 180 thermostats in the engine but never adjust the tune. All it's doing it hurting fuel mileage, and offers zero benefit, other than they think it's better for the engine. Engine oils are designed to provide full protection well over 200 degrees. Your a/f mixture ignites better in hotter cylinders, as long as you don't get to the point of pre-detonation. Which provides more efficient burn and better fuel economy.

 

[MattG31]

It will be hard to prove that the colder temps helped. It's very subjective. We both agree heat kills transmissions, but 160-180 isn't detrimental. Getting them over 200 degrees is. Most people don't monitor transmission temps. Shoot, most vehicles don't even have a gauge or display for trans temp . And without a scan tool you can't read it.

No different than people switching to 160 or 180 thermostats in the engine but never adjust the tune. All it's doing it hurting fuel mileage, and offers zero benefit, other than they think it's better for the engine. Engine oils are designed to provide full protection well over 200 degrees. Your a/f mixture ignites better in hotter cylinders, as long as you don't get to the point of pre-detonation. Which provides more efficient burn and better fuel economy.

I really thought and was hoping my 01 trans would've failed by now so I could tear it down and see something, but I'm still waiting for it to fail.

 

[Dogpatch]

On to a different topic. Received and installed new rear cab spoiler tonight. Finally found a company making one for the panoramic sunroof trucks that didn't look like a block of plastic stuck to the cab. This is not plastic. It's fiberglass. Fits good. I got excited and installed it before reading directions. So it's just held on with 3m tape for now . But they include a tube of polyurethane sealant you are supposed to apply, inside the tape line, to help hold it on. So we will see how well the 3m tape holds up. View attachment 203484View attachment 203485View attachment 203486View attachment 203487View attachment 203488

Aerodynamically, Should be 3-5 more mpg with that on. (LOL)