04-26-2009, 07:10 PM
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Enthusiast Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 357
Drives: 09 370Z 6speed
Rep Power: 608
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Originally Posted by 7sudden
I picked up my 370z Friday night in Phoenix. (82 degrees) -I then drove approx 200mi home, averaging 70-80mph and varying RPMs etc. I never saw temp get past 220degrees
Car now has 291mi on it. After reading this thread, I took the car out and warmed it up. (60 degrees) Then I drove it hard for about 20min, including a few short bursts into 5000-6000rpm range. It still seems to cap out at 220degrees.
Am I just not driving it to the point of soliciting higher temps? My particular car appears to be a newer car (VIN number 5xxx). Could Nissan have fixed/changed something? Calibrated the sensor, etc? Am I just lucky?
Living in Arizona, this is going to be a concern to me. I would like to replicate the problem if my car has it. If it doesn't, I will start focusing on other upgrades/improvements.
If it does... I will demand the dealer fix it, or return my car.
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The conditions for overheating weren't met. In my personal experience the car only overheated at the track. However the weather prior to me installing the oil cooler was only up to 60 degrees as a high. Today it was almost 90 and when I was sitting in traffic my oil temp rose to 220, once I started driving it quickly cooled down to 180. Also at the track now the car does NOT overheat. It was able to handle full back to back sessions. I think the cold air intake helps also.
My concern is for owners that live in hot & humid climates and frequently get stuck in bumper to bumper traffic when commuting.
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