Oil Cooler on 2015 Nismo
 

Hi all,

Even in the cool spring weather, I find the oil temp. creeping up on track days. I have found plenty of pictures and general information regarding aftermarket oil coolers for the 370 in general, but as I understand, the 2015-16 Nismo has some additional equipment up front.

Does anyone have further information regarding what kits may fit better, or on any particular obstacles that that 2015-16 creates?

Thank you!

The Oil coolers that Nissan put in the later 370Z's was their answer to earlier problems, but it really hasn't fixed the issue especially if u drive ur car hard or track it....the method they used is simply the same method they used of routing coolant lines to the Throttle Chambers to avoid them from sticking in cold weather....This coolant line tries to keep ur oil temps down but as u have realized it isn't efficient.

U will need to get an aftermarket oil cooler to keep ur temps down....a 25 oil cooler will be suffice if ur N/A....if u have plans of going F.I. I would recommend that u get a 34 row....there's a few companies that offer good oil coolers...Stillen, Z1 Motor Sports and Fast Intentions. I personally went with the Fast Intentions set up and couldn't be anymore happier.

Keep in mind that when u install the aftermarket oil cooler that u will have to re-route the plumbing on the joke one that Nissan put in. Most aftermarket oil coolers have directions of how to deal with this.

So to be clear, if I wanted to go FI in the future but want an oil cooler for now that I can still
Use once I'm boosted, how do I avoid overcooling? I've heard of sand which plates being used but how does that all work?

Thermostatic sandwich plate allows partial oil flow to the oil cooler (usually ~20%) when the oil is not warmed up enough. Once the oil warms up enough (usually ~180F) it will allow 100% flow to the oil cooler. Even with it, some people still have to fabricate a block off plate for their oil cooler; this is usually a sheet of metal attached to the front of the cooler to block air from passing over the cooling fins. Install the block off plate in the cooler months (when you're having trouble getting up to 180F temps) and remove it in the warmer months for full cooling capability.