Manual (MTX) Transmission Cooler

[Halogen]

Anyone heard of such a thing ? I see here that some people have installed them in their ATX 3's and wanted to know if this is possible with the MTX.

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=25801b4baadfac6099b59a3e54d844 f2&topic=66369.0

[Cosmo77]

Your car should never never never ever get hot enough to need a tranny cooler for the manual transmission in the Mazda3.

[Halogen]

Apparently this is true...what about when the tranny is under serious load while using poor clutch technique ?

[Xerox]

Apparently this is true...what about when the tranny is under serious load while using poor clutch technique ?

Then one should learn how to drive it properly.

[chinsterr]

Anyone heard of such a thing ? I see here that some people have installed them in their ATX 3's and wanted to know if this is possible with the MTX.

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=25801b4baadfac6099b59a3e54d844 f2&topic=66369.0

...becuase they are running some method of forced induction.

You shouldn't need this on a manual car

[OILm.ca]

Use good quality Synthetic MTF and sleep well ..
No need for a cooler ..

[Fuman]

MTX cooler.
http://www.nsnmotorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_78&products_id=205
there are a sponsor of m3f

[Cosmo77]

Every clutch you can purchase will blow before you overheat the G5MR tranny....honestly...I turn apx 600hp through a stock car witha 4 spd tranny without a cooler....

Mario Andretti could not "cook" the Mazda3 5spd tranny B4 any clutch on the market gave up the ghost
...a good gear oil is all you need....anything else is OVERKILL for the street....maybe if you were in the south of France in early June for 24hrs you might think of one


Cosmo

[Halogen]

Well, that's good to hear...but I always considered the clutch mechanism part of the transmission drive train, and heat can cause the clutch disc to fail prematurely.

In any case, the lower drive-train housings do not get any type of cooling, besides minor airflow which gets through or around splash guard. I don't see how giving that area more passive cooling could be a bad thing, even if unnecessary.

[Cosmo77]

In any case, the lower drive-train housings do not get any type of cooling, besides minor airflow which gets through or around splash guard. I don't see how giving that area more passive cooling could be a bad thing, even if unnecessary.

Well I guess if you go on that assumption ok...but then you have to start figuring out a few things....

1. There is no real way to get the oil in and out of the tranny (ie: no where to thread into) other than the drain and fill plugs.

2. The tranny is a "Spash" lubrication system. So your gonna have to find and external electric oil pump. Then your gonna have to wire the sucker in, then your gonna have to wire in a temprature sensor so the pump comes on when the oil temp gets too hot (around 240-260F)

Honestly. I think its more work than you think, I think its unnessary...and even if you get it in....not you IMPROVE the chances of a tranny failure since you have 1. lines that can leak 2. pump that can fail 3. Wiring that can fail

Cosmo