DIY: GT Motorsports Oil Cooler Kit Install/Review

dcrew1x · 11-11-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Equinox

perma-off

Thanks for the info. I'll have to take that into consideration on getting an oil cooler

vipor · 12-30-2009, 10:10 AM

well that's not gonna fly. gonna need some custom brackets or somethin....

abakja1 · 12-30-2009, 11:26 PM

This kit looks really nice and with nicer hoses and lines compared to the ModShack DIY,..but both great for info..

I would buy this kit and just modify the mounting bracket attached to the oil cooler so that it is higher up from the radiator support area. Looks like you can unbolt the mounting bracket and put in longer bolts and nuts to create the "height" so that the lines would give you more front clearance..

Definitely +1.. Wish the cost of the kit would come with the mounting bracket though to make it truely 370z applicable.

abakja1 · 12-31-2009, 12:03 AM

I noticed on the website that this information isnt updated..
For sure they come with 90 deg AN fittings now?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAM@GTM

Thanks for taking the time and posting your Input it is greatly appreciated

FYI we did switch the 45" lines to 90 " let me know if you need me to supply you with the replacement parts

Sam

Equinox · 12-31-2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abakja1

I noticed on the website that this information isnt updated..
For sure they come with 90 deg AN fittings now?

yes they come with 90 degree fittings now. They update their hardware and kits quickly, but their website, meh, not so much. Just give them a call, the best part about GTM is bothering Mike on the phone. Btw he has a subaru wagon.

1slow370 · 01-13-2010, 05:21 AM

oh geez gonna have to remember the wagon next time i call.

abakja1 · 01-15-2010, 07:55 PM

group buy,..group buy,..

StealthZ · 01-15-2010, 09:25 PM

I agree a group buy would be awesome and great idea

henryv007 · 01-18-2010, 08:33 PM

Guys, Just wanted to mention something about the installs while your doing them. (I did put this on another posy earlier) While running the oil lines, the type pictured that are covered with a metal type protection, make sure that you put an extra covering on the hoses anyplace they touch the frame, body or suspension. If not you run the risk that vibration will sooner or later rub the line and cause an oil leak, and according to a rgeat tech at Stillen, the metal on the lines causes some noise when they rub metal to metal. I fixed this by taking short pcs. of heater hose that when split the long way allowed me to wrap the line at its "rub" point, giving it a rubber "bushing" not a metal one to sacrifice and avoid what ever noise caused. I used zip ties to pull the hose back together and hold the hose in place. Now no worries about any hose moving about and rubbing through and leaking out the life blood of our motors. Hose cost a few bucks and I used about 2 feet total in as many places as I could see might be an issue.

Z370man · 01-19-2010, 06:38 PM

Equinox,
Did you go with a GTM large(16" X 7.75" X 2 ") or small(13" X 5.75" X 2 ") oil cooler?

I also have a 2009 Nismo and heard that you could flip the damper strut around and gain enough clearance for the cooler to fit.

Equinox · 01-20-2010, 12:24 PM

they have Competition and Heavy duty, mine was the HD 13".

henryv007 · 01-21-2010, 01:38 PM

Mine was the standard sized, not the hvy duty, from Stillen. Fit was fine after slight adjust of bracket w/o flipping the dampener, and oil temp dropped plus oil capacity went up!!

Modshack · 01-21-2010, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henryv007

Guys, Just wanted to mention something about the installs while your doing them. (I did put this on another posy earlier) While running the oil lines, the type pictured that are covered with a metal type protection, make sure that you put an extra covering on the hoses anyplace they touch the frame, body or suspension. If not you run the risk that vibration will sooner or later rub the line and cause an oil leak, and according to a rgeat tech at Stillen, the metal on the lines causes some noise when they rub metal to metal. I fixed this by taking short pcs. of heater hose that when split the long way allowed me to wrap the line at its "rub" point, giving it a rubber "bushing" not a metal one to sacrifice and avoid what ever noise caused. I used zip ties to pull the hose back together and hold the hose in place. Now no worries about any hose moving about and rubbing through and leaking out the life blood of our motors. Hose cost a few bucks and I used about 2 feet total in as many places as I could see might be an issue.

I agree, but for a different reason! Stainless braided Oil lines will saw through anything given time. You need to worry less about the lines and more about whatever they are touching!...... A few years back I had one eventually saw a hole in a power steering hard line on my Audi 300 miles from home (after being installed for 4 + years). The drive home was NOT fun...

TipsZ · 03-10-2010, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAM@GTM

Thanks for taking the time and posting your Input it is greatly appreciated

FYI we did switch the 45" lines to 90 " let me know if you need me to supply you with the replacement parts

Sam

Sam, the kit I received from Tardcore contained the 90" fittings to the Setrab core, however the fittings to the engine side appears to be a 45" fitting. Is this correct?

The angle of the fittings from the engine force you to route the lines above the sway bar. While, I have seen them installed both ways (over and under the sway bar), I am wondering if that angle is putting tension on that portion of the line. I doubt it though.

12-30-2009, 10:10 AM	#17 (permalink)
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12-30-2009, 11:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
abakja1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 351 Drives: STI, MDX, Titan Rep Power: 305	This kit looks really nice and with nicer hoses and lines compared to the ModShack DIY,..but both great for info.. I would buy this kit and just modify the mounting bracket attached to the oil cooler so that it is higher up from the radiator support area. Looks like you can unbolt the mounting bracket and put in longer bolts and nuts to create the "height" so that the lines would give you more front clearance.. Definitely +1.. Wish the cost of the kit would come with the mounting bracket though to make it truely 370z applicable. Last edited by abakja1; 12-31-2009 at 12:04 AM.

01-20-2010, 12:24 PM	#26 (permalink)
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henryv007 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Juan Islands Posts: 29 Drives: 2009 370z Nismo Rep Power: 16	Mine was the standard sized, not the hvy duty, from Stillen. Fit was fine after slight adjust of bracket w/o flipping the dampener, and oil temp dropped plus oil capacity went up!!