**AE Performance Oil Cooler Kit! Now Available!!**
 

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AE Performance is prowd to introduce the AE Oil Cooler Upgrade.

Background:
AE Performance has run 3 different Oil Coolers Kits from other manufacturers in search of superior cooling and quality and after our 3rd attempt to find an oil cooler that can keep the Z's engine oil temps safe in high heat applications, yet respond well on the street and include high milage reliability, we gave up and decided to engineer our own kit!
Our Kit is a direct extension in every aspect of current kits on the market to provide, superior cooling, quality parts, and long term reliability.

Parts:

Full Billet Block Adapter:
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Every kit we ran all came with cheap cast block adapters and one leaked right away. No Cast here. Full Billet adaptor, superior fit, will not leak or warp from heat over time. Built to last!

Teflon Coated S.S lines:
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We also noticed extended wear on fender liners, chassis and any other points of contact from other kits that included S.S lines. These are like saw's and over time will eat through anything. AE's teflon coated lines not only eliminate this issue but also add a great visual aspect to the equation.

Setrab Oil Core:
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It is the design of the core that sets our kit apart from the rest.

We needed this core to do 2 main things.
Keep engine oil temps safe under high heat applications, yet still be able to bring a cold engine up to proper 180' deg. for everyday street driving.
To obtain "the best of both worlds" we needed to further look into the cores design.
Unlike Conventional coolers that run lateral row's, our core run's vertical row's.
By doing this we get superior rapid high heat cooling by spreading "Hot" oil over a much larger surface area compaired to a lateral core of the same dimensions.
The much shorter vertical rows also provide much less pressure drop over a lateral core design.
Having minimal pressure drop in turn allows the cold engine oil from a cold start to easily get up to proper running temp with no lag what so ever unlike conventional large Lateral core oil coolers.

As you can see we put a ton of thought into this and are very pleased with the resluts. We have tested this kit, on and off track, drifting, autocross and everyday street driving. This upgrade is a MUST for any Z owner that does any sort of aggressive driving. N/A, Turbo, or supercharged Z's this is the kit for you.

Don't make the mistake of buying a kit that is too small or so big your car never gets up to temp on the street.

Get the Best of Both Worlds here with the AE Performance Oil Cooler kit.

Kit includes all of above + hardware and installation instructions.

Core size w/ bracket is : 22'x7'

MSRP: $1100.00

The370Z Member Special: $995.00 + Free Shipping for the first 5 kits in the US.

Act Fast! :driving:

Bumped to the top of my x-mas list! That thing is a beast! Perfect for track duty.

Hard to get a concept of the size, what is the surface area and thickness of the core?

Regardless of the reduced pressure drop it would unfortunately still need a thermostatic plate or bypass for the cooler climates. There would be too much oil to air heat exchange unless you built a Modshack cover.

I do like the teflon wrapped lines though.

We actually sent one out to a customer we have in Ohio to test in cooler climates and all reports are exactally as expected A++, and no need for a theromstat.

I'm sure he'll chime in now that we have the official post up.

With the other kits on the market, they didn't give us anywhere close to the cooling expected, then switched to another company that runs a larger core and we had cold start warming issues.

We've hit the nail on the head with this kit.

I'll post a scale pic for you as well.

Here you go,

Pic of one of the prototypes :tiphat:

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I saw it on Paul's car in person at the Redline Time Attack finals and fell in love. This WILL be the kit that goes on my car as well one of these days.

I'll be in sometime soon when I get the car track prepared haha

Looks great!

nice job ! if i didn't already have what I need, this would be the one I'd get

rgds,
travis

Thanks very much guys!

3 Kits Shipped out this morning!!

Perfrect X-mas Gift for yourself! :tup:

THIS would be a good Christmas gift for myself if I hadn't just bought wheels instead. 1,000 bucks is a little steep though..i understand that you get what you pay for but damn ! I trust AE no problem so when they say this is legit then this is more than likely legit. Will this get in the way of forced applications ?

does it fit in the 09' 370z nismo?

How many quarts of oil capacity does it add?

I'd be curious to know if it fits on the Nismo with the chassis damper located in that same area.

Thanks guys


Not at all, a big front mount Intercooler would be mounted much further forward. So clearance will be no issue.
But an absoulte must for FI applications. As hot as the VQ gets on it's own I can't imagine what a pair of Turbo's will do to the temps.

It adds about 1 qt.

For the Nismo Car's you do have to remove the front chassis damper. We say good riddens. lol.

I did have one customer tell me he did modify the chassie damper bracket to work w/ our kit but seems like alot of work for a part w/ little to no performance value.

Hey, awesome kit here. If I didnt already have one, I would have bought this. Do you have a part number for that core? I want to get some specs on it. Kit looks GREAT.

NP,

I just added the dimentions of the core in the first post.

With our bracket it fits perfectly behind the opening of the front bumper, also adding a new aggressive Look!

I know several guys got a good look at the Fontana meet.

I don't want to sound like a newb when I ask this, but I'm trying to understand the physics of the oil cooler design.

This is my take on it, so please correct me if I'm wrong:

I'm not too familiar with oil cooler design, but I'm assuming the oil enters the cooler on the top, and exits on the bottom. From there, the oil flows horizontally across the cooler and then begins to flow downward through the rows. Is this correct?

With this in mind, the flow path from the top of the cooler to the bottom is a short one. Not to mention, it can now flow with gravity. I'm assuming this shorter path of flow in conjunction with gravitational forces helps eliminate some pressure loss. This lower pressure loss means the oil velocity within the cooler is greater, meaning it can flow in and out relatively quickly, re-enter the engine, and warm up quicker.

On the other hand, it sounds like the cooler won't be able to cool adequately as the oil can flow in and out quickly without dissipating much heat. This is where the size of the cooler comes into play. Due to the large surface area, it can still dissipate enough heat to be effective.

Was any of that correct haha?

Why are all the oil coolers for this car so rediculously overpriced lol. Lower the price and you'll have more sales. You guys price this stuff way out of the expected range. It costs as much as an exhaust for a little metal thing and 2 hoses. The unit looks nice and all but instead of trying to cleave people and make a high profit price it within reason and you'll have much more volume in sales to make up for it.

Preaching to the wrong choir. Its the manufacturers of the cooler cores, hoses, fittings, etc. that charge an arm and a leg. I am guessing AE doesn't make anywhere near as much on these kits as you think. Now they could go with cheap parts, but with their reputation for quality, I wouldn't put my name on cheap parts either, especially when it comes to a component that can ruin your engine if it fails.

agree. this is SOOOOO not the place to skimp on $.

the other thing is, while your advice is great for buyers, it usually is NOT the best strategy for suppliers... better to make twice as much gross margin $ at half the volume when you're a small business... same overall GM $ but comes with less work (managing customer orders)... you prob don't want to hear it but it's true... i'm not saying that's what AE is doing here at all, by the way

Ofcourse not it is what it is. It does look like a great kit don't get me wrong..

The markup on these is close to 100%, but that's not unusual for small market kits.

For anyone who tracks their car, this is a must!

What core do you guys use in this kit? Is it your own?

We use top of the line Setrab cores. This is the same core setup we use on our Porsche GT3 race cars.

Bump!

We have these in stock ready to ship!

Price shipped + tax and all that jazz to 95131, please?

Lol we wish. As many of you know this is not a money making product for us. We got into this market bc everything out their that we tried wasn't enough. Built our own kit and then local customers saw them and wanted them. Just as a reference our cores alone cost us just over $600.00. Add the billet adaptors and brackrts we have made plus the best fittings and lines out there. Then have all the lines build and pressure tested by a third party company it adds up fast. But this is the same lengths we go with our porsche, BMW, and Audi customers as well as our race cars so we can't skimp on this.

Our new batch of kits will be ready to ship out at the end of this week!:tup:

Bump for the best Oil Cooler Kit on the market!

Damm it all. I can't get this thing over 200 anymore! And it ain't for lack of trying. Goodbye to heat soak and limp mode. AE FTW! :woot:

I'm glad to see everything worked out for you and you're enjoying the kit!

-Dustin

We have these kits in stock!

Get them while they're hot!:happydance:

pm price please?THanks

I want to see how this compares to the 25 row stillen kit I had installed on the 09 370z I traded in for my 40th. Please pm for aggressive pricing shipped to 92126 or 92114. Whichever is cheaper. Thanks!

It has twice the cooling capacity of the Stillen 25. It is only worth the money if you track the car hard, for the street it is overkill.

Bump! We have these in stock and ready to ship out! Pm or email me with any questions you might have.

Regards,


Dustin
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Unless you plan on TT.

PM me price to Brunei Darussalam.. Thanks