[jrpontiac]

Originally Posted by AussieinNC

You need to set up a heat shield for that cross over pipe under the torque convertor, or at least wrap it with heat wrap....

Heat from that pipe will kill the trans fluid .....

Thanks for the advice. I've been wrapping stuff and using shields elsewhere. Didn't even think about the crossover heating up the tranny fluid. I'll wrap it and if that doesnt work ill redo the crossover.