DIY - Brake Cooling Ducts

FL 4Motion

hmmm, aware of the oil cooler, but I haven't heard anything about /\ this, source?

b1adesofcha0s

It was from the same source as the oil cooler. No one has any details or knows anything about it though. There was a part number, but it was incorrect.

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FL 4Motion

the mystery deepens. Well, I hope it's correct. If so, I might just have to buy the new oem parts and swap them to my car.

b1adesofcha0s

All we can do is wait and see.....

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Dustin@Z1

Most likely the 2012's oil cooler is going to be what is already been installed on the Middle Eastern and Austrailian spec 370Z's. It just makes sense that Nissan would expand a product, that they already produce for two markets, to the rest of the world. It is extremely unlikely that Nissan would develop a true air to oil oil cooler setup like what is offered by us, GTM, Stillen and Nissan Motorsports.

This oil to water style oil cooler is what was installed from the factory on the 350Z and G35 VQ35DE engines. I have been shocked from day 1 as to why Nissan did not keep that style of oil cooler on the Vq35HR and VQ37VHR engines.

These parts are already available for the most part, just no in the US.

Dustin@Z1

The orientation of the slots on the face does not matter. You should be fine here.

What are you using to secure the ducting to the chassis???

On my Z32 Slicktop I used various size Worm Clamps and drilled a hole in them. I used the hole to attach the clamps to the chassis/suspension as needed. I then tightened down the worm clamps to secure the duct piping.

ResIpsa

Just a zip tie around the lower section of the shock absorber. So far there have been no issues. But I will monitor the brake ducting for any potential issues.

This is why I like to daily drive my mods for a couple thousand miles before I take them to the track. Fingers crossed...

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KevinB

reslpsa: any updates on your ducts? Happy with it so far?

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ResIpsa

The ABS warning light problem has been 100% fixed. Everything else seems to be fine.

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RoshDawg

Sorry for the age old bump,
But do you guys think it's possible to do similar type of ducting but instead of routing air from the fangs, route air from the undertray?

Edit: maybe with something like this: http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/p...46/Naca_Ducts2

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axio

I was wondering the same as well as I don't think there is enough space for me to do this with all the plumbing from the GTM Stg2 SC intercooler and oil cooler.

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RoshDawg

If routing air from the undertray, a lot less tubing needs to be used it just goes from the control arm area to the brakes, effectively bypassing the inter cooler and oil cooler locations.

Check out: Brake Cooling Options

And pay close attention to the 'Scoop mounted to control arm'. You can route a hose to under the control arm, and on track days when you do not have to worry about clearance, you can simply attach the huge scoop (to make up for the low pressure area) to the pre-installed hoses.

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scruffydog

Great write up, I am in the middle of trying install a brake duct kit for my 370z as I'm gonna track it at Laguna Seca next month. Where did you get the Aluminum Flange at? Most of the ones I found has 2 rivot flanges that extends out of the circular shape. Link

I don't know if the brake dust shield will have enough room for this particular shape.

ResIpsa

Aircraft spruce aviation supply company.

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scruffydog

I'm in the process of doing the same thing...
DIY - Brake Cooling Duct Installation

My DIY is more of just plain pictures but I'll update you guys when I'm done. I decided to go with 3" Diameter...a little overkill, in fact now i'm a little worried because more cool air will get exposed to the surface than the inner hub of the rotor. Oh well...maybe I'll design something else like a tray funnel style one day.

Also, have you taken any temperature? Stillen's website (essentially the exact same thing) claims 25% drop in temp, but I noticed they put a Stoptech brake setup. Who knows if that claim is really true.