Southern states- Oil cooler should be added
Northern States- on track driven cars

For the $300-$400 you will spend on this, it's going to save you more in the long run in terms of headaches and money.

We have some good deals on the Mishimoto so anyone interested please PM us. Other than that, we would be happy to answer any more questions.

Agreed with everything but the Mishimoto recommendation. They make the worst garbage possible, and the people who run the company are knockoff artists with terrible customer service.

OP - Look at Z1 or Fast Intentions for your oil cooler needs.

^ I'm guessing you had a bad experience with them.


I have personally used many of their products and can't complain with anything. Including a faulty radiator which was replaced after 3,000 miles by them free of charge

I did, several of my friends did, and there was a huge pile of their parts behind my tuner's shop that had been taken off for being faulty. One member here had his oil cooler fail and puke all the oil on the ground. Mishimoto jerked him around for weeks, and the only thing they gave him was a replacement o-ring for the sandwich adapter. The president of Mishimoto came in here to reply to that debacle and mockingly made comments about the Challenger explosion, since it was a bad o-ring as well. Just not a company to do any kind of business with.

Definitely sorry for your experience. There products have been nothing but great to us. Funny how different people's experiences are haha

I was pondering over this lately myself because I see temps of 240-260 here in Georgia all the time on hot days and the cars lags like hell, I'll be going to Z1 to get one installed, but it's not my DD so it's no major concern.

After ~15 mins of driving I'm usually at 220-230. I live in Georgia as well. I have yet to see it go above 230, but once it hits that range I usually drive it more gently. As others have said above, as long as you are <240 it should be fine, even on a daily basis. Also keep in mind that if you are running synthetic your temps can be slightly higher without additional issue.

I had the same concerns over how high my engine temps got. Easily hit 225 in normal driving. Even knowing that was the norm for the Z, after reading the forums, I still got an oil cooler. If it did anything, it gave me peace of mind, and keeps my temps no higher than 205, even in spirited driving. Worth the money for peace of mind if you ask me.

I would second the FI or z1. I was torn between the two but ended up with z1 in the end. The FI is very nice and I really like that it has Teflon inner liners for its hoses which should last forever. The z1 are a rubber inner (if the guy at z1 was correct). I chose the z1 because the -10 hoses vs FI -8 and not having to remove the factory oil stabilizer seems to be a plus for a daily driver as I think it helps with warm up. It is probably little to no difference but when Nismo factory race cooler is using -10 as well and I do occasionally track I figured better to have more volume than not enough. In the end I am very happy with the 34row setup and nylon coated lines option.

South Texas here, like mexican border south, I have a 144 mile roundtrip to work. No oil cooler, I stay around 220-230 in these hot *** months. Been doing it for 7 years now since the car was new. No problems.

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It is fine around 210 - 240 as long as your coolant temp is normal. You want to run it around 210 to get rid of the moisture in the oil. Also keep in mind that the oil doesn't lubricate effectively when it is cold.

I would just use good quality full synthetic oil.

I am looking at getting an oil cooler. Which brand is recommended?

i know its a different motor but my hemi gets up to 220 in the summer here in AZ without a problem, rarely does it go over that. Engines now a days have hotter temps often to curb fuel consumption, hotter it is, less dense the air, less fuel better economy. Those that take issue with the high temps have changed the fan t-stat to a lower tmep so the fans runs harder and longer to keep the engine cool.

Unless you've tweaked the engine over and above stock, you should be able to ride it hard as hell and have it still be within parameters. In the instance of my car or the Z, both are designed for spirited and fast driving.

If you are using full synthetic oil, these temperatures shouldn't be a problem, even on the longer term. Synthetics just don't break down like conventional does even though synthetics are heavily derived from conventional, the end product is quite different.

Z1 cooler choice
 

25 row adequate?
Mocal or Setrab core

Looked at installation - UG.. Looks like i should let professional do it.

I change my own oils and did my exhaust, but this just looks like experience is necessary?

Otis

Not at all. It's one of the easiest mods you'll ever do. If you can change your oil you can install an oil cooler.