Recent content by Sloppy_Snood

I think he ought to be looking at the sprocket(s) not visible in the picture that are turning those camshaft sprockets. 💡

Well thank you very much @OVERKILL. 👍🏻 I did not realize or think about the relief valve on the oil pump. I sincerely appreciate that. If I experience anything like 58psi-60psi during any normal driving, I will consider dropping back a bit to 5W-30 or 0W-30 in the HPL Supercar flavor. Thank...

Curious @OVERKILL ,,, do you know what the oil pressure was when you first poured in your HPL 0W-20 Supercar oil? The reason I asked is because I wonder if there exists an initial difference in the HPL Supercar due to base virgin viscosity. I did not like oil pressure below 35psi in my 5.7...

2021 Honda Pilot Touring Edition 107,831 miles Sump: 5.7 quarts Out: Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 0W-20 In: Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W-20 Out Filter: Mobil 1 M1-110A In Filter: Purolator XG-7317 Sound: Boring No Thrills Honda

How to cool a ZF 8HP75 transmission’s temperature more quickly. A sewer fan and a yard blower.😅 Side-to-side vehicle level checked with a 2-feet bubble level. Jacking up the truck 14 1/2” in order to obtain a level transmission. This leveling procedure is asinine not because of the...

Hello again @slo town and @QwikKota! I happened to take a few hours today and re-check my B&M +4 quart transmission pan gasket for any leaks. None found. That said, I also jacked the azz-end of the RAM 1500 up in the air again to check fluid level again (in the 86-122 degree F fluid...

2022 RAM 1500 Big Horn 5.7 OUT: 7.2 quarts 5W-40 HPL Super Car Engine Oil IN: 7.2 quarts 5W-40 HPL Super Car Engine Oil OUT: MOPAR OEM filter IN: NAPA Gold 7060 Oil Filter 10K miles OCI

Gggh My RAM used to be that way as well,,, then one day it wasn’t. At least you know that you have a modification part that works if you RAM’s transmission fluid temperature starts climbing during normal operation. 😉👍🏻

Greetings @stenerson! Believe it or not, the B&M +4 quart transmission pan is neither painted nor powder coated. It is black anodized cast aluminum. Should outlive me and my HPL ATF Green transmission fluid. 🤣 The gasket is indeed a type of cork gasket but a bit different than the cork...

Performance Test & Check After driving 50+ miles one way to work (80 mph), the highest transmission temperature I could create was 154 deg F. (ambient air temperature through my radiator and transmission cooler was 60 deg F over multiple trips to work). I am quite pleased.

Getting to the OEM Transmission Heater is actually the hard part of this modification. Installing the actual bypass valve assembly is pretty easy (save snap ring removal). If a 4WD RAM 1500 like mine, disconnection of the front driveshaft at the differential joint is necessary. Four 15mm...

Caulk 8HP Thermal By-Pass Valve Installed! My 2022 RAM 1500 has a “not wonderful” transmissionmission heater that assists in keeping the transmissionmission fluid too hot for my liking (185 deg F to 200 deg F). RAM identifies this Mopar 68463479AA Transmission Heater. RAM 1500 stories abound...

Hi @UGASpike. The RAM likes this arrangement with the new pan and new 9.5 quarts of HPL ATF Green transmission fluid. Less jerk in some downshifting (downhill) and smoother shifting between gears. Hard to tell by my butt dyno.

Exactly. This pan also has the filter element sit on shorter, pan internal fins allowing for full fluid flow under the filter element. I did notice that majority of the actual filter element is encased in plastic (top) and metal (bottom). On the bottom, metal face of the filter (facing down...

The drain port is indeed smaller on the inside of the pan. I did not design it but it looks like it might be to either assist the drain plug’s magnet to attract metal fines near it OR possibly, to intentionally slow down the fluid stream of a fluid drain. The ATF for these transmissions is...