Nissan 370Z Forum  

High Altitude, heat, tuning and intake/exhaust

Originally Posted by _ace_ Yeah, the oil cooler is my first performance mod, just for that reason. I did bolt-ons and a tune in my S2000 (previous car), and yes

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z Tech Area > Engine & Drivetrain


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 12-15-2011, 09:37 AM   #9 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
BlackZeda's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Englewood, CO
Posts: 1,109
Drives: 19 Audi TT RS
Rep Power: 23
BlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond reputeBlackZeda has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by _ace_ View Post
Yeah, the oil cooler is my first performance mod, just for that reason. I did bolt-ons and a tune in my S2000 (previous car), and yes it helped. I was still making ~85% of the power I would make at sea level, but with the bolt-ons and tune, I just would have made noticeably more power at sea level, so I enjoyed the improvement.

...

And of course with boost, you'll burn more fuel at a time and will have that much extra heat to shed. Like we're finding, it's harder for the car do deal with it up here. So at the end of the day you'll get back to square one, cooling, except the car will be a lot more powerful.
That is a lot of great information and helps me understand what to expect when I start adding mods. My takeaway is that more than anything the oil cooler and the tune may be the most valuable things I can do to help my Zeda perform better at altitude.

I am sure someone else will appreciate the information in the future.

Thanks a bunch and I will let you know how things turn out.
BlackZeda is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Intake Tube Heat Shielding butters167 Intake/Exhaust 13 08-07-2015 06:48 AM
[FOR SALE] Stillen high flow cats and g3 intake EVOHUNTER Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 18 02-13-2012 05:16 PM
Takeda Short Ram Intake Sale at R/T Tuning Erik@RTTuning R/T Tuning 3 01-24-2012 09:52 AM
tuning the Intake valve timing control? indyn Tuning 12 04-26-2011 08:56 PM
Q. Which heat wrap should I use for rather than the heat shield? Click Intake/Exhaust 4 07-15-2010 11:13 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:13 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2