Installed Z1 Oil Cooler

Rusty · 08-21-2016, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismonerd

Takes a little longer dealing with the nismo damper and in my case fabricating a plate to mount the cooler in front of the damper so the cooler ports were pointed down.

You screwed up! The dampener gets flipped. The fat end goes from the left side to the right side. Then you add a 1/4" spacer behind the dampener mounts. And the ports are to be on top. This way, your cooler will not drain every time you shut off the engine. If it drains. You end up with an air pocket in it.

jcosta79 · 08-21-2016, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You screwed up! The dampener gets flipped. The fat end goes from the left side to the right side. Then you add a 1/4" spacer behind the dampener mounts. And the ports are to be on top. This way, your cooler will not drain every time you shut off the engine. If it drains. You end up with an air pocket in it.

Hmmmm, my kit did not come with spacers even though I specified I had a Nismo.

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Rusty · 08-23-2016, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

Hmmmm, my kit did not come with spacers even though I specified I had a Nismo.

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Had to make my own.

Spooler · 08-23-2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Had to make my own.

If you buy an oil cooler kit from Fast Intentions you get everything you need. Just sayin. One stop shop for an oil cooler for a Nismo.

Rusty · 08-23-2016, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

If you buy an oil cooler kit from Fast Intentions you get everything you need. Just sayin. One stop shop for an oil cooler for a Nismo.

Well...I bought mine before FI thought about one.

Nismonerd · 08-22-2016, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You screwed up! The dampener gets flipped. The fat end goes from the left side to the right side. Then you add a 1/4" spacer behind the dampener mounts. And the ports are to be on top. This way, your cooler will not drain every time you shut off the engine. If it drains. You end up with an air pocket in it.

Didn't screw up, just chose to do it differently. I did flip the damper so as to provide more room to mount the cooler in front of it. The thermo plate somewhat isolates the cooler and prevents drainback as it's routed through the filter, which is a Purolator that has a more robust anti-drainback system.
Also, with the ports down, makes it much easier to get all of the old oil out during an oil change. With the ports up, you're leaving almost a quart of dirty oil in the cooler that you need to deal with getting out somehow.

Spooler · 08-22-2016, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nismonerd

Didn't screw up, just chose to do it differently. I did flip the damper so as to provide more room to mount the cooler in front of it. The thermo plate somewhat isolates the cooler and prevents drainback as it's routed through the filter, which is a Purolator that has a more robust anti-drainback system.
Also, with the ports down, makes it much easier to get all of the old oil out during an oil change. With the ports up, you're leaving almost a quart of dirty oil in the cooler that you need to deal with getting out somehow.

Well, you don't drain the oil cooler during an oil change. More chances of an air pocket and engine damage. If you leave the factory oil stabilizer on the car it defeats the purpose of the oil cooler.

Chuck33079 · 08-22-2016, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Nismonerd

Also, with the ports down, makes it much easier to get all of the old oil out during an oil change. With the ports up, you're leaving almost a quart of dirty oil in the cooler that you need to deal with getting out somehow.

I've got years of Blackstone test reports that show zero effect of having that one quart left behind in the cooler.

Rusty · 08-23-2016, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismonerd

Didn't screw up, just chose to do it differently. I did flip the damper so as to provide more room to mount the cooler in front of it. The thermo plate somewhat isolates the cooler and prevents drainback as it's routed through the filter, which is a Purolator that has a more robust anti-drainback system.
Also, with the ports down, makes it much easier to get all of the old oil out during an oil change. With the ports up, you're leaving almost a quart of dirty oil in the cooler that you need to deal with getting out somehow.

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