Installed Z1 Oil Cooler
 

Installed the 34-row Setrab cooler with thermostatic thingy this weekend. Temps were pushing 240 with the high temps we've been having lately (105+) and that was just driving home from work, not even remotely pushing the car hard. Temps are now between 180 and 210.

Install was fairly straightforward but not quite as simple as others made it seem. Not sure if that was because of it being a Nismo versus a regular 370, but fitment was not a simple bolt on process. It took me about 7 hours over 2 days to complete the installation.

The quality of the parts are excellent and in the end everything works perfectly. Car is not pulling nearly as much timing due to heat, even in triple digit temperatures and you can feel the difference behind the wheel. Couldn't be happier.

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Oil Coolers In the Winter?
 

Will the oil temps be to low in the winter? Is there a thermostat that prevent low temps?

Yes it has a thermostatic plate that limits oil going to the cooler until temps are high enough. Also, mine is a 12 so it comes with the oil/coolant "cooler" which does a great job of raising the oil temperature quickly when it's cold.

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So how did you bypass or loop the old oil cooler system and where did the majority of the time go to?

Hmm I had mine done in 1 1/2 hours..:confused:

Takes a little longer dealing with the nismo damper and in my case fabricating a plate to mount the cooler in front of the damper so the cooler ports were pointed down.

You screwed up! The dampener gets flipped. The fat end goes from the left side to the right side. Then you add a 1/4" spacer behind the dampener mounts. And the ports are to be on top. This way, your cooler will not drain every time you shut off the engine. If it drains. You end up with an air pocket in it.

Hmmmm, my kit did not come with spacers even though I specified I had a Nismo.

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Nismo?

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You don't bypass it, you add to it is the best way I can describe it. Most of the time was spent trying to make things fit and working in tight spaces. Now that I've done it, I'm sure it would take me less time if I ever had to do it again.

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This may sound like a stupid newbie question but, didn't all Nismos come with a factory oil cooler? Was it just a question of it not providing sufficient cooling in your case?
I'm just curious. As a new 2016 Nismo owner, I thought I didn't have to worry about oil temps due to factory cooler.

Nissan added a cooler to all 370s starting in 2012, but it's an oil to water unit and its more of a band aid than a solution.

Didn't screw up, just chose to do it differently. I did flip the damper so as to provide more room to mount the cooler in front of it. The thermo plate somewhat isolates the cooler and prevents drainback as it's routed through the filter, which is a Purolator that has a more robust anti-drainback system.
Also, with the ports down, makes it much easier to get all of the old oil out during an oil change. With the ports up, you're leaving almost a quart of dirty oil in the cooler that you need to deal with getting out somehow.

Well, you don't drain the oil cooler during an oil change. More chances of an air pocket and engine damage. If you leave the factory oil stabilizer on the car it defeats the purpose of the oil cooler.

I've got years of Blackstone test reports that show zero effect of having that one quart left behind in the cooler.