Under 180 degrees you're still most likely on the warmup map. I wouldn't be beating on the car until its over 180.

On a related note, to the best of my knowledge, pushing the car hard before temps approach 170-180* isn't a great idea (but if more recent data says otherwise, please correct me).

A tuner friend has told me that the ECU will pull a bit of timing as the oil temps climb over 200*F.

OP, unless you are routinely seeing temps over 240* F in normal driving, I wouldn't even worry about it.

220F is not normal. It is freakin' hot. This has been discussed ad nauseam. Get an oil cooler! It is my next mod. :tup:

Oil Temperatures ?
 

On this car, 220 is nothing to be concerned about. It's not ideal, but its not a huge problem. Still, get an oil cooler and use a good full synthetic oil.

yeah not beating on it but i can feel the difference even at light throttle its so much more responsive even at very low rpms .

i imagine with a tune and a smooth throttle map it will feel so much better

That's probably more a function of the fact that underhood temps haven't really started to climb rather than oil temps. You're still on the cold start enrichment map, so RPM are higher too, which may be partially responsible for what you're experiencing.

Even with the crappy stock cooler, I reach 220 easy on the streets without pushing it.

On a 96F day. 30 minute session at a trackday. The hotest I've seen my oil temp was 222F with a 34 row oil cooler and an oil pan spacer. ;)

When I had the nismo adapter for my 34row iwas doin a lot of canyon caeving and it was 115* in palmsprings. Oil never got over 220*.

Just wanted to confirm, if I was to purchase the oil cooler that Nissan is offering does it void warranty??

If something happens as a direct result of the oil cooler or install, yes. Otherwise, no.

Buy the z1 kit!

Instead of Nissan's? While still not screwing my warranty?

You should have used the search button on this site to see the hundreds of discussions in regards to this subject matter. None the less they are better boses and it has a thermostat co trolled adapter...