I will eventually get both, but right now I can only get one at a time. I'm looking at Stillen Gen 3 intake and Z1 25 row oil cooler kit.
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02-23-2012, 11:55 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Oil Cooler or Intake?
I will eventually get both, but right now I can only get one at a time.
I'm looking at Stillen Gen 3 intake and Z1 25 row oil cooler kit. Which one first? Suggestion?
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As long as you are not racing and will get the oil cooler by summer time, start out with the CIA. But if I were you, because you want to get the Stillen G3's I'd save and get both so not to have to remove the front bumper repeated times.
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Drive uphill with some gusto and you'll see. At 59*F ambient, I hit 260*F. You are right about warmer climates, today was 81*F and I hit 220*F with my oil cooler.
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Good to know. Could it be the nissan engine's/modern oil safe temperature is higher then what we traditionally accept as ok? I don't have a z yet but probably will get one in the next month. I think I Can get by one summer here in canada without the cooler, winter definitly won't be needed
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I expect so. But I can't do 2 laps in 10 minutes without the oil hitting 280 and putting the car in limp mode. If I only drove the car on the street I wouldn't bother with an oil cooler. And I plan to get an intake this summer, but primarily because I love induction noise. |
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I doubt i'll ever be hitting the track myself. For daily driving in canada do you think oil temps will really be an issue for me? I will certianly drive it spirited at times but nothing extreme. |
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High flow panel filters (e.g., K&N), high flow cats or resonated test pipes (or ebay test pipes if you can dodge emissions testing, and don't mind some rasp on decel -- could be CEL issues with test pipes and no tune, tho') and two to three sets of ARC cool fins plastered to bottom of oil pan (remarkably -- this pulls oil temps down by about 10 -15* F). All of that will give you a nice bump in power for very little money and help keep oil temps lower. I never see over about 220* F beating on it in the summer in FL. Every engine runs a bit differently tho', so see how yours does before deciding on the oil cooler. Also, if you do decide to get one, I'd spring for a 205*F thermostat -- the 180* ones tend to run very cold in the winter, and do not let the oil reach optimal temp, which is about 200* F even.
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I drove fine last summer in Texas heat. 220-230 temp level. I'm still undecided.
As for Stillen Gen 3 intake, I thought it does provide gains. Seems like a lot of people that post in this thread disagreed Don't forget I also have HFC and CBE. So I won't gain much with Gen 3?
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