Oil type and temp Questions (houston area)

fuct · 09-09-2011, 01:47 PM

damn $50 just to increase to 200F? yikes

soooo im starting to rethink my oil cooler needs. normal driving here in sugar land/houston area im at 210-220. then when i get "spirted" haha it reaches 240-250. then quickly goes back down to around the 220 mark. i dont plan on tracking the car anytime soon but this horrible heat doesnt look like its letting up soon either.

i understand 200-220 is a great temp to drive at hard, but im at that temp while i putt to wal-mart...:\

what do yall think?

200F mocal plate
25 row oil cooler

roy'sz · 09-09-2011, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuct

damn $50 just to increase to 200F? yikes

soooo im starting to rethink my oil cooler needs. normal driving here in sugar land/houston area im at 210-220. then when i get "spirted" haha it reaches 240-250. then quickly goes back down to around the 220 mark. i dont plan on tracking the car anytime soon but this horrible heat doesnt look like its letting up soon either.

i understand 200-220 is a great temp to drive at hard, but im at that temp while i putt to wal-mart...:\

what do yall think?

200F mocal plate
25 row oil cooler

I got a 34. It takes a while to warm up. If you plan on modding your z then the 34 is worth the investment. My normal driving was 220 before the cooler and it would skyrocket to the 260's in no time. It would take forever to cool down even runnin the heater with the windows down lol. I didn't know that they had a 200f spring, anyone know the torque requirement for the fittings on the adapter? Im goin to be installing it this weekend or next and needed to know.

ChrisSlicks · 09-09-2011, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuct

damn $50 just to increase to 200F? yikes

soooo im starting to rethink my oil cooler needs. normal driving here in sugar land/houston area im at 210-220. then when i get "spirted" haha it reaches 240-250. then quickly goes back down to around the 220 mark. i dont plan on tracking the car anytime soon but this horrible heat doesnt look like its letting up soon either.

i understand 200-220 is a great temp to drive at hard, but im at that temp while i putt to wal-mart...:\

what do yall think?

200F mocal plate
25 row oil cooler

If you're only getting to 240-250 occasionally I wouldn't do anything at all other than use good quality oil. If you're doing it every day then you might want to consider a cooler, the 25 row would be ample and would hold you to 220 max on the same kind of driving. Overcooling is just as harmful as overheating, although if you go big you can always add a block off if necessary.

sonic370 · 09-09-2011, 08:58 PM

if it helps you feel better. get the oil cooler. under normal driving conditions
imho if you only drive it on the street its not needed...

i live close to the houston area and during this past summer even on 100 degree days i would stay around the 200 degree mark.....

but when the mood strikes and you kick her in the rear every once in a while
it will get up in the 220 to 240 range. but seems to cool down pretty quick.

choose an oil and stick with it. ask 5 guys and you will get 5 different answers. i use mobil 1 5w30.. im at 27.000 miles and it doesn't burn a drop..

09-09-2011, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 26	damn $50 just to increase to 200F? yikes soooo im starting to rethink my oil cooler needs. normal driving here in sugar land/houston area im at 210-220. then when i get "spirted" haha it reaches 240-250. then quickly goes back down to around the 220 mark. i dont plan on tracking the car anytime soon but this horrible heat doesnt look like its letting up soon either. i understand 200-220 is a great temp to drive at hard, but im at that temp while i putt to wal-mart...:\ what do yall think? 200F mocal plate 25 row oil cooler Last edited by fuct; 09-09-2011 at 01:53 PM.

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09-09-2011, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 20	if it helps you feel better. get the oil cooler. under normal driving conditions imho if you only drive it on the street its not needed... i live close to the houston area and during this past summer even on 100 degree days i would stay around the 200 degree mark..... but when the mood strikes and you kick her in the rear every once in a while it will get up in the 220 to 240 range. but seems to cool down pretty quick. choose an oil and stick with it. ask 5 guys and you will get 5 different answers. i use mobil 1 5w30.. im at 27.000 miles and it doesn't burn a drop..