Gryphon readout worth it?
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CHT is coolant head temp
ECT is engine coolant temp
The CHT runs about 10* hotter than the ECT. They both are stabilized by the thermostat and an effective cooling system. If that temp goes up, something is wrong with the system.
Heat shortens the life of your transmission fluid. The hotter it gets, the faster it breaks down and the shorter its useful life. The harder you work the trans, the hotter the fluid gets, and the lessor the trans is exposed to moving air, the hotter the fluid gets.
ECT is engine coolant temp
The CHT runs about 10* hotter than the ECT. They both are stabilized by the thermostat and an effective cooling system. If that temp goes up, something is wrong with the system.
Heat shortens the life of your transmission fluid. The hotter it gets, the faster it breaks down and the shorter its useful life. The harder you work the trans, the hotter the fluid gets, and the lessor the trans is exposed to moving air, the hotter the fluid gets.
Even if you heat up the transmission fluid, this transmission will still maintain the same shifts via its shift strategies. So its useful life is extended compared to older transmissions without this strategy.