Nissan 370Z Forum - Oil Cooler or Intake?

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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?

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.

Oil cooler first..

Forget about the intake. It's a waste of money.

OIL COOLER. 34 row with thermostatic sandwich plate is a must have first mod.

Eh seems like I pull off my bumper about once a month these days, it can take it :)

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Originally Posted by Kenny (Post 1562236)

Oil cooler first..

Forget about the intake. It's a waste of money.

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 1562306)

OIL COOLER. 34 row with thermostatic sandwich plate is a must have first mod.

:iagree: It was my first mod, and least sexy mod, but a must. Intakes are sexier by far and I advise both mod's as you intend.

Do you guys think an oil cooler is necessary in canada? Even in summer its not that hot here

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Originally Posted by mhcoss (Post 1562325)

Do you guys think an oil cooler is necessary in canada? Even in summer its not that hot here

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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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am (Post 1562329)

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.

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 :icon18:

Aftermarket intakes aren't necessary with the 370Z.

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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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Originally Posted by _ace_ (Post 1562355)

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.

Bang for the buck:

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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Originally Posted by Jordo! (Post 1562365)

:iagree: I did the same thing as far as testing out my engine, seems i'm one of the lucky ones as even a spirited run through ortega hwy. i only see the temp. max out at 240* so seeing as i didnt have an immediate need for an oil cooler i decided to start by upgrading the handling and once i'm done with that then i'll move on to the power upgrades. btw my baby is all stock besides an upgraded front swaybar now :D

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?