robones

There is no way you can reach 280 to hit limp mode by just spirited driving in the streets. You will see these temperatures if you track your car for sure but not just driving around town a little aggresive. Why? Because you have traffic lights, stop signs, yield signs, pedestrians, other cars, trucks which you will need to slow down for. As fast as your car heats up to normal operating temperature, it will cool just as fast while its resting at idle. Unless you keep your shifts between 6 to 7 k RPMs repeatedly and extended periods of time which of course no one in their right minds would do.

Nissan didn't include an oil cooler because 95 percent of the people who own it will never track their cars. The Z is still a sports car with or without an oil cooler. It may not be a full track ready car (Non-Nismo) but it does its job in bringing a smile to your face when you press on the accelerator and weave in and out of traffic. Irregarless of the oil cooler being a factor in choosing to track your car, consider the factory warranty as well. You can void your warranty if the dealer suspects any abnormal wear and tear on your car tied with track friendly add-on modifications (oil cooler), ect. LOL

To add, with today's synthetic oils, you dont have to worry much about temperatures reaching 280. Synthetic oils are tested all the time to keep their viscosity almost intact to temperature approaching 400 fahrengeit if not more. As pain in the *** limp mode may be to some, Nissan includes the limp mode to cover all their bases since not everyone adds synthetic oil in their cars you know.