Meziere Enterprises, expanding on what it has learned from its heat-heat-exchanging billet transmission pan for the Powerglide, has developed a sleek new pan for the
Turbo 400, targeted at Pro Mod racers and those whose applications are generating considerable heat under load.

The pans feature heat-exchanging passages wherein water from the vehicle’s coolant system is circulated through the base of the pan to cool the internal components and the transmission fluid as quickly as possible.

“We have had a lot of success with the Powerglide version of this pan, but the guys that are making the most horsepower are using the Turbo 400,” says Don Meziere. “And they’re creating a ton of heat with no way to pull it out. The idea is, how can we cool the transmission between rounds? That’s been our approach, because if we can take the heat out of the fluid, then that’s going to be a big benefit for the transmission.”

The intent is to not only cool the transmission and its fluid between rounds for the sake of wear and tear on parts but also to create a more consistent racecar. Notes Meziere in its product release for the Powerglide pan of its cooling abilities:

…when exiting the staging lanes with an engine temperature of 165, the observed transmission temperature was 150. Likewise, on the cool down cycle our data showed that the transmission fluid would drop temperature within 10 degrees of the engine. That is, the observed engine temperature at the end of the run was 205 and the transmission was 215. The transmission quickly dropped to within 5 degrees of engine temp and followed the coolant temp all the way to 150.

Starting with an 85-pound block of aluminum, Meziere machines its down to a mere 6-pounds. Five pans are expected to be made available over the next few weeks, with more to come as we head into 2020.