For Sale: Z1 25 row oil cooler--southern MD
 

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This is the exact product I have on my car. Does great in summer and at the track.

Agreed shado, worked great all summer keeping the temps in check. Just don't think I'll be having a Z by next summer so letting this go now.

Good luck with the sale! I hate to hear that you are possibly becoming Z-less.

If the new owner needs a copy of the current installation manual, please feel free to message me. I will be more than happy to send it over (unless Falconfixer still has his copy).

glws. seems tough to pitch for winter driving...

how complicated is the install?

It's slightly complicated. Remove your bumper, drill a hole for a mounting screw, mount the core in front of your radiator, attach and run the lines, drain the oil and remove the oil filter, affix the sandwich plate (with a rather large ratchet) and lines, screw on new filter, fill oil, re-place bumper.

I've probably missed a few steps there. It's not "easy peasy", but it's an install that a slightly above average wrench turner can do. Bobo did most of the work installing mine.

Thanks Dustin. The directions sent with your kits are one of the best I've seen for aftermarket mods.


It's not that hard at all. Time consuming but really, if you can change your oil you can install this in a few hours. At most a day. I even put a DIY for this kit when I installed mine. Might be tough to sell now but it'd be a good project for someone while their Z is hibernating till Spring.

Will this mount where the stock nismo oil cooler sits?

Not quite sure where the cooler is on a Nismo. Dustin or John at Z1 might be more know better....or someone else that swapped on their Nismo.

There is no "stock NISMO" oil cooler. So I am a little confused as to what you are talking about. Are you referrring to the Nissan Motorsports Oil Cooler that is an add-on like our kit? Or are you referring to the 2012+ 370Z models equipped with a different type of "oil cooler" [we will not thread jack falconfixer's ad with discussing the differences. PM if you need clarification on the differences].

Our oil cooler mounts on the front of the core support on the Driver side if that helps any.

The latter. I have a '12 nismo. PM me because I'm not sure what the differences are?

No problem. I will PM you shortly :tiphat:

Threadjack away. I'm curious to the differences anyway in case someone else asks this question. I gotta set a reminder on my phone to take some pictures too.

No PM received...? Still curious about this. I don't track my car but want to know if I actually need something other than what came on the car.

The oil cooler that is on your nismo is the same that is on the other 2012 Z's. Most people that have 2012 Z's with the oil cooler will still say that it is not enough. A lot of people can get their oil temps up high with just spirited street driving. I would recommend an aftermarket oil cooler if you ever decide to track it.

*sigh* I'll add it to the list

Sorry for failing on getting this info over to you dmhenderson, the primary difference between the 2012+ and 2009-2011 370Z is the oil cooler (for most people anyway).

The oil cooler found on the 2012+ is not like the one Falconfixer is selling here. This type of cooler features a more traditional Air-Liquid Heat Exchanger in the form of small radiator mounted in the bumper of the vehicle.

The 2012+ models (in the USA) have a Liquid-Liquid Heat Exchanger. If you look near your oil filter, you will see a small "puck" with two fittings coming off of it. This heat exchanger circulates coolant through this part which also has engine oil flowing through it as well. In MOST cases, the oil is hotter than the coolant. The coolant, being cooler, absorbs the heat from the oil and eventually cools it through the radiator.

The problem with this design is that you are adding additional stress to your cooling system. You are essentially asking it to cool not only your coolant, but your oil as well which can reach nearly 300 degrees F.

On the other hand, the Liquid-Liquid Heat Exchanger can also work the opposite way and can be beneficial. A plaguing issue of the traditional Air-Liquid oil cooler like the one for sale in this ad is that they have a tendency to OVER COOL the engine's oil depending on driving conditions, style and ambient temps. The Liquid-Liquid Oil Cooler can help regulate the oil temps and prevent it from being over cooled.

The bottom line is that you want to bring you oil temps up and stay within a range. This range helps maintain proper oil viscosity and will prolong the oil's useable life.

Thanks - understood. I guess I'll cross it off the list for now then. I don't plan on tracking the car any time soon.

Thanks for the info Dustin :tup:

I'm always looking to make a sale but I'll agree, unless you track or beat the hell out of the car in the back twisties, this is not needed.

Now that I've done it enough times, I can do it in about 2-3 hours max, unless you have something funny done behind your front bumper that I don't know about.

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I don't want another incident of someone else's fluids being spilled all over me.

lies! You enjoyed that and you know it

I wonder how complicate to make that as a diff. cooler :confused:

No way - it's WAY too big of a cooler. If you arent racing, you dont need a diff cooler anyway.

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