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Originally Posted by Vectorsumio
Well that day was today. Although some could argue that 250-260F isn't "that bad..." on a car that is NA and brand new... I would totally disagree.
Today was my first spirited driving with a few WOT pulls and mostly 5-6k strong pulls. WOW how fast that oil rose to 250, it was unreal. It took less than 5 minutes at street temps of 85F.
So before I go to my Next auto X. I was doing some research and came across this site. Has anybody used this product yet? Has it successfully cured the 370's issue?
I know this thread isn't the fix one but rather the "jump aboard the recall" bandwagon. (which I am all for BTW cause... WTF! right?) But I am also not interested in driving my 40k sports car like my grandma. Till Nissan gets their acts together which could take 4-ever. So forgive the link.
It looks large enough to do the trick.
Nissan Motorsports Oil Cooler Kit |
FYI if you put on the oil cooler it will bump you wayyy up the class ladder for autox. So if you planned on being competitive without spending double value of you car in modifications/tuning I would not recommend installing that.
Secondly I can say with out a shadow of a doubt that you will not have any issues with oil temps at an autox. I run in Houston with ambient temps in the mid to upper 90's and 60 second courses and haven't had any issues at all. Temps rise to around 230 over the course of a run and are then back around 200 before the next one.