GTM SC build supporting mod requirements

Chuck33079 · 05-25-2013, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirkster

Not seeing the need for the oil pan but that is just me. The oil cooler and lines added another quart for me...

The oil pan seems like more of a "want" than a "need" for me. I'd do the oil cooler and a radiator first and see if my temps were ok.

dmhenderson · 05-25-2013, 03:23 PM

Recommend a radiator?

Chuck33079 · 05-25-2013, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Recommend a radiator?

If you live somewhere that gets hot, yeah. If it doesn't get too hot in the summer you might be ok. I'm in Texas, so it's pretty much a requirement.

dmhenderson · 05-25-2013, 03:36 PM

I'm in Maryland so it's not usually THAT brutal but you never know. Any particular radiator I should look at?

Chuck33079 · 05-25-2013, 03:42 PM

I've got a CSF and it's been great. Fits with stock fans, etc. GTM's got one but it's fairly pricey and I believe you might have to use their fans. The CSF was $600-$650 or so, but it's not really a DIY since you have to evacuate/recharge the AC system when you install it since the radiator is attached to the AC condensor. You may be ok without one since it's a SC setup. My turbos are oil and water cooled, so they ask a lot more of the cooling system. It won't ever hurt to add a radiator. If I were in your shoes, I'd hold off and see if temps are ok at the hottest part of the summer up there.

dmhenderson · 05-25-2013, 03:51 PM

Ill go with the AAM oil pan and oil cooler. If that doesn't do the trick, ill look at radiators

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Chuck33079 · 05-25-2013, 03:53 PM

Does that pan hang lower than stock? I've always been terrified of the oil pans and spacers that make the oil pan the lowest point of the car.

MyKindaGuise · 05-25-2013, 05:00 PM

The oil pan is great because it provides better cooling and it is pretapped for oil feed lines and stuff. Also with zspeed shroud I wouldn't worry about it. Plus DM you aren't lowered at all.

Chuck33079 · 05-25-2013, 05:03 PM

I'm not sure if the zspeed panel works with a significantly lower oil pan. It's pretty close. If the OEM panel fits without bending the hell out of it, the zspeed will fit.

MyKindaGuise · 05-25-2013, 05:51 PM

I'm not sure how it will fit. I mean its only a spacer so might drop it an inch?

GaleForce · 05-25-2013, 07:00 PM

I think version V2 has been redesigned to accommodate lower oil pans.

Edit, yes, verified via their description,

ZSpeed Performance Aluminum Engine Splash Shield 370Z Nissan

dmhenderson · 05-25-2013, 10:56 PM

Too bad the nismo version is $400 or w/e

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MyKindaGuise · 05-25-2013, 11:01 PM

Mark, Pat and I made some good progess today. Check out the new pics. We did injectors and fitted the up pipe and down pipe and some other *****.

dmhenderson · 05-26-2013, 12:11 PM

I saw the stuff you posted on facebook. Looks great. You'll be done LONG before my SC kit is even built and shipped.

dmhenderson · 05-26-2013, 12:13 PM

So was talking about gauges to a friend yesterday and he asked if there's a gauge cluster solution that replaces the OEM gauges - there are several for the WRX. I said I didn't think so and if there is, it's insanely expensive.

Short of buying individual gauges, do I have other options?

05-25-2013, 03:23 PM	#92 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Recommend a radiator? __________________

05-25-2013, 03:36 PM	#94 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I'm in Maryland so it's not usually THAT brutal but you never know. Any particular radiator I should look at? __________________

05-25-2013, 03:42 PM	#95 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	I've got a CSF and it's been great. Fits with stock fans, etc. GTM's got one but it's fairly pricey and I believe you might have to use their fans. The CSF was $600-$650 or so, but it's not really a DIY since you have to evacuate/recharge the AC system when you install it since the radiator is attached to the AC condensor. You may be ok without one since it's a SC setup. My turbos are oil and water cooled, so they ask a lot more of the cooling system. It won't ever hurt to add a radiator. If I were in your shoes, I'd hold off and see if temps are ok at the hottest part of the summer up there. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

05-25-2013, 03:51 PM	#96 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Ill go with the AAM oil pan and oil cooler. If that doesn't do the trick, ill look at radiators Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

05-25-2013, 03:53 PM	#97 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	Does that pan hang lower than stock? I've always been terrified of the oil pans and spacers that make the oil pan the lowest point of the car. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

05-25-2013, 05:00 PM	#98 (permalink)
MyKindaGuise A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,029 Drives: 11' 370z Sprt M6 Rep Power: 19	The oil pan is great because it provides better cooling and it is pretapped for oil feed lines and stuff. Also with zspeed shroud I wouldn't worry about it. Plus DM you aren't lowered at all. __________________ \|445whp398tq\| \|BW S259 Turbo\|3" Downpipe\Exhaust\|ID1000\|AeroMotive\|Tial\|EcuTek\|BC BR\|S0-4\|MaffFab\| MKGs-Single-Turbo

05-25-2013, 05:03 PM	#99 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	I'm not sure if the zspeed panel works with a significantly lower oil pan. It's pretty close. If the OEM panel fits without bending the hell out of it, the zspeed will fit. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

05-25-2013, 05:51 PM	#100 (permalink)
MyKindaGuise A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,029 Drives: 11' 370z Sprt M6 Rep Power: 19	I'm not sure how it will fit. I mean its only a spacer so might drop it an inch? __________________ \|445whp398tq\| \|BW S259 Turbo\|3" Downpipe\Exhaust\|ID1000\|AeroMotive\|Tial\|EcuTek\|BC BR\|S0-4\|MaffFab\| MKGs-Single-Turbo

05-25-2013, 07:00 PM	#101 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51864	I think version V2 has been redesigned to accommodate lower oil pans. Edit, yes, verified via their description, ZSpeed Performance Aluminum Engine Splash Shield 370Z Nissan MyKindaGuise likes this. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

05-25-2013, 10:56 PM	#102 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Too bad the nismo version is $400 or w/e Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk MyKindaGuise likes this. __________________

05-25-2013, 11:01 PM	#103 (permalink)
MyKindaGuise A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,029 Drives: 11' 370z Sprt M6 Rep Power: 19	Mark, Pat and I made some good progess today. Check out the new pics. We did injectors and fitted the up pipe and down pipe and some other ***. __________________ \|445whp398tq**\| \|BW S259 Turbo\|3" Downpipe\Exhaust\|ID1000\|AeroMotive\|Tial\|EcuTek\|BC BR\|S0-4\|MaffFab\| MKGs-Single-Turbo

05-26-2013, 12:11 PM	#104 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I saw the stuff you posted on facebook. Looks great. You'll be done LONG before my SC kit is even built and shipped. __________________

05-26-2013, 12:13 PM	#105 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	So was talking about gauges to a friend yesterday and he asked if there's a gauge cluster solution that replaces the OEM gauges - there are several for the WRX. I said I didn't think so and if there is, it's insanely expensive. Short of buying individual gauges, do I have other options? __________________

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