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Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN
Again.. not discounting Z1's info on the temp's.. but having the thermo plate doesn't take any interaction from you, and as noted in the info on the Nissan Motorsports cooler, that a kit without a thermostatic plate should be removed at times of extreme cold temp's, you have security knowing the plate is bypassing the cooler when not needed.
Having control of the temps to not go below minimum operating temperatures is key.. and 160 degrees is lower than you'd like, but taking into account the engine working at a touch higher, acceptable, but an oil cooler can cool the oil too much, keeping the engine cooler than intended, especially when pushing it.. which hopefully any Z owner is bound to do.. otherwise why own it, even if it's a good on-ramp to the freeway at any given point.. regardless of outside temperature
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Good points, I am not worried at all being in Socal and the thermostatic plate I got from you guys with the 25r kit seems to be doing its job since the oil temp never goes below 160. I think that 160 is high enough to avoid going low enough to be out of the safe operating range with oil that is too cold, especially when using a high quality synthetic oil. I am definitely not inciting anything, you are correct!