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I need a new pan for my C-4. The previous owner's bondo work on the pan is steady leaking and it's time to upgrade. I was going to get a little deeper pan like on Jessica's blue bronco - maybe an extra quart capacity - finned alum. I want to know that I can add a trans temp gauge down the road but all of the descriptions on Summit say that the temp gauge bung is not included. I can't find one that is. Do you just add a fitting between the filler and pan with a tee for the gauge sending unit?
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back when FBG was new'ish looking...I installed a deeper TCI pan(maybe from Summit), I had to drill the hole for the dip stick tube, then install a bulkhead fitting for the tube. If I recall, there was a machined spot for adding a temp gauge...but that meant you would have to drill and tap it for 1/8NPT. the pan temp location would look cleaner, but i think the temp for fluid going to the rad would the be the hottest...I know summit sells a inline "T" for plumbing a temp gauge between the trans and rad.
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On the race rig, I drilled and tapped the pan for the sender. Used a 1/8" NPT tap. Aaron got the pan for me. He'd know where to get one. It had dimples in it all the way around it for drilling locations.
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This one made by BTE. Same kind I believe Aaron gets. It's about the best price going and has the dimples in it to drill for the temp sensors.
http://www.bteracing.com/Detail.asp?sku=BTE428000
Nick
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