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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 682316)

First thought, excellent write up! I look forward to getting mine installed soon as well.

My only point of question for your OP is the fact your talking in degrees Centigrade when our (US) gauges read in degrees Fahrenheit. I know its surely easy to go to a conversion website to do the math, but I know some people would rather jump to flaming you for posting in *C rather than looking it up themselves...

No hate, just a thought. Other then that, excellent job! Repped. :tup:

(And for those who haven't done the math - 100*C = 212*F)

F you and your Fahrenheit :tup:

Thanks for the write up! I will be getting one of these some day! Don't think I will do it myself though!!!

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Originally Posted by Sibze (Post 682362)

F you and your Incredibly Intelligent Logic :tup:

See... this is the kind of flamer I was referring to... :shakes head:

:tup: :bowrofl:

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 682316)

:shakes head: It's not hard to use google....lol... F the people who want to flame a temperature unit of measurement.

great write up but wrong section though.

Chris, Take the kid back to the car, and leave him in there with the windows rolled up.

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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 682369)

great write up but wrong section though.

I just left that part alone, figured since it was a good write up I wouldn't say anything and let a mod silently take care of that lol :tup:

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Originally Posted by Triple's (Post 682376)

Chris, Take the kid back to the car, and leave him in there with the windows rolled up.

And I'm not letting him out till he tells me what temp it is outside in FAHRENHEIT!!! :stirthepot:

Ok break time :hello:

Give credit where credit is due. Dustin from Z1 called me personally and we discussed my install and the difficulties I experienced with the install and manual. :tup:. Changes are a coming from a company that wants the very best for it's customers.

A couple quick observations:

-8 AN lines would be easier to work with
- clearer instructions would have helped.
- 25 row cooler only takes 1/2 litre of oil to fill it
- wrapping stainless lines are a pain ..... it would be nice if they were prewrapped or better yet ..... don't use stainless lines

The pictures!

http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...1-img-0212.jpg

Where I routed the lines and the plastic I trimmed to allow more room.
http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...2-img-0213.jpg

Where it tucks under the impact bar

http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...3-img-0214.jpg

Tucks in under the fender and frame
http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...4-img-0215.jpg

The pictures don't show it very well but the hose ends are mounted between the 11 and 12 O clock position between the motor mount and alternator. Plenty of clearance in relation to the swaybar.

http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...5-img-0216.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...6-img-0217.jpg

I've since wrapped the lines and tucked them up along the fender to provide clearance of the wheel liner.

There is a lot of good information in this thread. I'm wondering if either you or the OP could put together a DIY on this setup? I think picture wise you guys probably have it all covered, but more of a step by step approach would be awesome. It might also help Z1 write up some better instructions.

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Originally Posted by Zat_Zuma (Post 682460)

I've since wrapped the lines and tucked them up along the fender to provide clearance of the wheel liner.

What did you use to wrap the lines? Did you wrap them together or separately?

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 682316)

:facepalm:

man, check my location! the entire world (that is, everyone else not including americans) use centigrade scale. and yes, my gauge is labelled in degrees centigrade. and even more shocking, my speedo is labelled in kilometres per hour!

yeah 8AN line would probably be better and include some of this as well..

JEGS 32011 JEGS Thermal Heat Sleeving

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 682666)

Americans are the best!:tup::stirthepot:

zatzuma, i see you took off the fender liner. no doubt that gave more room to route the lines. i just left the fender liner in place, so i pretty much had to route my lines under the washer bottle. the way you routed the lines probably also helped to connect them to the sandwich plate from the top side. in my case if i wanted to do the same i would have had to twist and contort the lines too much due to their lower position. by the way, what was the difference in length between the two lines in your kit? they seem to have the same amount of slack. in my case the longer line had much more slack than the shorter line.

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 682666)

:tup:

You can always just cut the lines to the best size for your install. You can reuse those AN fittings with no problems. Thanks for sharing the install with us. I could use one of those kits, it is hotter then hell in Vegas.

First off, thanks very much to the OP and also Zat Zuma for posting pics and explanation of this install.

I too am planning on installing a 34row oil cooler at my next oil change (5K miles) and I was/am planning on using the Z1 kit.

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Originally Posted by Dustin@Z1 (Post 681863)

Pharmacist PM sent sir!

Based on what I have read here, I will be re-evaluating our oil cooler kit immediately. I take pride into the products we list on our website, especially when it bears the Z1 name. I will be pulling the line kits off of the shelf to verify the correct line lengths. There should only be about a 6 to 8 inch difference in the lines to accommodate for the bends and to reach across the oil cooler itself. Any additional length in the line outside of that range is something I need to address with our manufacturer. We have factored in an additional bit of line to accommodate the installation of most aftermarket Forced Induction Setups (like the GTM TT or Stillen Super Charger).

I will admit, I composed the installation manual and would like to hear any and ALL critiques you (the installers) may have. It is one thing to do something 100 times and be comfortable with it, however trying to explain to someone else can be quite challenging. I see now that I have apparently omitted a few steps. I will be revising our Oil Cooler Kits installation manual today.

I apologize for the inconvenience and issues you two ran into. This is the first time that this has been brought to my attention. Again, I greatly appreciate the both of you documenting your thoughts and installs.

/\ Nice to see Z1 so promptly looking into the issues that have seemed to arisen with the lines etc on their kit. Looking forward to purchasing the revised kit soon.

Oh, and +1 to whoever said that any and all wrapping for the lines should come with the kit standard, or at least as an option like the thermostatic plate is an option. It'd be great to just buy everything at once and know it was gtg from the get go. :tup: