Hello: This topic may have been covered, but I am a newbie and I can't find the exact topic on a search. First, I am seriously thinking of getting an
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Oil Cooler with Stillen G3 CAI?
Hello: This topic may have been covered, but I am a newbie and I can't find the exact topic on a search. First, I am seriously thinking of getting an oil cooler kit, as I live in Tucson and will likely take the car to the track a few times per year. I have had the car a week, the temperature has not even been over 85 degrees yet, and my oil temps run just north of 220 already. The car is a week old and I am still breaking it in, so I haven't even driven it hard at all yet.
So, for an oil cooler kit choice I am looking at the NISMO, Stillen or one from Z1 Motorsports. The NISMO is nice and big and I like that it comes with at at some sort of endorsement from Nissan, but it is expensive. I have read good things about the Stillen kit on this site. Left on my own, I would probably lean toward the Z1 kit. They offer it with different sized cores and the biggest 34 row core seems to be the exact same one offered in the NISMO kit but at a much lower price. Anyone have any experience with Z1? If I install the Z1 34 row kit (and I assume the NISMO kit too), their website says that the Stillen G3 Cold Air Intake kit can not be installed without finding a different location for the oil cooler. Since I am also considering getting the Stillen CAI, I was wondering if anyone else has combined a big oil cooler with the G3 and where did the cooler go and what did you think of that combination? Thanks. It is a great forum. |
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AE Motorsport makes the largest cooler next to the Nismo. Theirs has the core flipped sideways giving enough room for the Stillen G3.
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The Gen. 3's and the STILLEN race oil cooler fit perfectly together. I can't speak for any other companies coolers as I don't know for sure but there is definitely room with the Gen. 3's.
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Thanks Kyle. Do you think the Stillen is big enough for hard track days in the 110+ AZ weather? I was driving around this afternoon and the outside temp gauge said 87 and the oil gauge was over 230. Yikes. That does not bode well for me. The weather here will be 30 degrees hotter than that very soon.
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Thanks again. Is there good DIY thread on the installation of your product, or can you send me the instruction manual? Again, sorry if this is redundant, I am definitely a forum newbie.
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No problem...Here are the installation instructions. It's pretty easy to install. The kit comes with everything you need including new filter and everything...All you'll need is some oil. If you'd like, we can also supply that for you as well as we are an authorized Redline oil supplier.
http://www.stillen.com/product_files/400637~inst.pdf |
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Kyle, which Stillen oil cooler would you recommend for mostly street driving with occasional track use (...also use in cold weather climate must be considered as well)? Will the race OC cause problems in cold weather? Thanks!
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So which would be better for cool climate but often track time, 19 or 25? I went to the track last night and my 2nd last lap of each run i went into limp mode cuz i hit 140*C. Had to keep the car in 3rd the whole time but wasnt getting the power i wanted out of the turns.
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If the 19 (street version) will suffice for occasional track use, I may just go with something like that. Even though I don't intend to drive the Z in the winter we can still get freezing or near freezing temps in the spring and fall.
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