Damn. Mine is a 4EAT but looks like I will be re - plumbing my cooler.
I have mine set up like the first example (minus the filter). Hot days I will see 180-200 degrees on my gauge (the sensor is in the return line just outside the trans) during stop and go traffic, and 140-160 on the highway.
Wintertime....I might see 120-140 in traffic and it's pegged at 100 (low side obviously) while on the highway.
Thanks for the informative post
Btw.. wanna mod my vb as a 4EAT test run???