370Z oil cooler necessary?

JM Auto Racing · 08-10-2016, 12:43 PM

I have the Mishimoto oil cooler on my Z for about 2 years now. It makes a huge difference when I bring it to the track but it's also a piece of mind on my daily especialyl during the hot summer months when I have the spirited driver in me

A66auto · 08-10-2016, 01:00 PM

I live and drive a 2012 in the foothills of California. I see over 220 during spirited driving in the summer. I see 220 in stop and go traffic when it is 100+. I will be getting an oil cooler. I think your getting differing options on this forum because we live in different parts of the country.

You should drive it and watch the temps. It's really not a big deal.

barncobob · 08-12-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by A66auto

I live and drive a 2012 in the foothills of California. I see over 220 during spirited driving in the summer. I see 220 in stop and go traffic when it is 100+. I will be getting an oil cooler. I think your getting differing options on this forum because we live in different parts of the country.

You should drive it and watch the temps. It's really not a big deal.

Me too, no problems, once while gets to 225 but goes down quickly,,usually runs around 200 for the most part, I keep an eye on it and run Redline 5w30

JM Auto Racing · 08-10-2016, 01:07 PM

Southern states- Oil cooler should be added
Northern States- on track driven cars

For the $300-$400 you will spend on this, it's going to save you more in the long run in terms of headaches and money.

We have some good deals on the Mishimoto so anyone interested please PM us. Other than that, we would be happy to answer any more questions.

Chuck33079 · 08-10-2016, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JM Auto Racing

Southern states- Oil cooler should be added
Northern States- on track driven cars

For the $300-$400 you will spend on this, it's going to save you more in the long run in terms of headaches and money.

We have some good deals on the Mishimoto so anyone interested please PM us. Other than that, we would be happy to answer any more questions.

Agreed with everything but the Mishimoto recommendation. They make the worst garbage possible, and the people who run the company are knockoff artists with terrible customer service.

OP - Look at Z1 or Fast Intentions for your oil cooler needs.

Jhill · 08-10-2016, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Agreed with everything but the Mishimoto recommendation. They make the worst garbage possible, and the people who run the company are knockoff artists with terrible customer service.

OP - Look at Z1 or Fast Intentions for your oil cooler needs.

I would second the FI or z1. I was torn between the two but ended up with z1 in the end. The FI is very nice and I really like that it has Teflon inner liners for its hoses which should last forever. The z1 are a rubber inner (if the guy at z1 was correct). I chose the z1 because the -10 hoses vs FI -8 and not having to remove the factory oil stabilizer seems to be a plus for a daily driver as I think it helps with warm up. It is probably little to no difference but when Nismo factory race cooler is using -10 as well and I do occasionally track I figured better to have more volume than not enough. In the end I am very happy with the 34row setup and nylon coated lines option.

JM Auto Racing · 08-10-2016, 01:22 PM

^ I'm guessing you had a bad experience with them.

I have personally used many of their products and can't complain with anything. Including a faulty radiator which was replaced after 3,000 miles by them free of charge

Chuck33079 · 08-10-2016, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JM Auto Racing

^ I'm guessing you had a bad experience with them.

I have personally used many of their products and can't complain with anything. Including a faulty radiator which was replaced after 3,000 miles by them free of charge

I did, several of my friends did, and there was a huge pile of their parts behind my tuner's shop that had been taken off for being faulty. One member here had his oil cooler fail and puke all the oil on the ground. Mishimoto jerked him around for weeks, and the only thing they gave him was a replacement o-ring for the sandwich adapter. The president of Mishimoto came in here to reply to that debacle and mockingly made comments about the Challenger explosion, since it was a bad o-ring as well. Just not a company to do any kind of business with.

Mishimoto · 08-24-2016, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

I did, several of my friends did, and there was a huge pile of their parts behind my tuner's shop that had been taken off for being faulty. One member here had his oil cooler fail and puke all the oil on the ground. Mishimoto jerked him around for weeks, and the only thing they gave him was a replacement o-ring for the sandwich adapter. The president of Mishimoto came in here to reply to that debacle and mockingly made comments about the Challenger explosion, since it was a bad o-ring as well. Just not a company to do any kind of business with.

Hey Chuck33079,

Thank you for the post.

I would like to apologize if you had a bad experience with us as that is not how we do business here at Mishimoto. We would like to correct any issues you or your friends may have had. If you could please contact us at Support@Mishimoto.com and briefly describe what events took place, we will be happy to work on a resolution for you.

Best Regards,
Mishimoto

Chuck33079 · 08-24-2016, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mishimoto

Hey Chuck33079,

Thank you for the post.

I would like to apologize if you had a bad experience with us as that is not how we do business here at Mishimoto. We would like to correct any issues you or your friends may have had. If you could please contact us at Support@Mishimoto.com and briefly describe what events took place, we will be happy to work on a resolution for you.

Best Regards,
Mishimoto

Get bent. That's exactly how you do business. It's a continued pattern of behavior. I have had that same discussion with 3 of your forum mouthpieces to date with zero to show for it. I'm not sending the same email for the fourth time to get the same lip service nonapology and zero followup. You guys had your chance(s).

Jayhovah · 08-24-2016, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Get bent. That's exactly how you do business. It's a continued pattern of behavior. I have had that same discussion with 3 of your forum mouthpieces to date with zero to show for it. I'm not sending the same email for the fourth time to get the same lip service nonapology and zero followup. You guys had your chance(s).

I have a man-crush on Chuck.

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JARblue · 08-25-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mishimoto

Hey Chuck33079,

Thank you for the post.

I would like to apologize if you had a bad experience with us as that is not how we do business here at Mishimoto. We would like to correct any issues you or your friends may have had. If you could please contact us at Support@Mishimoto.com and briefly describe what events took place, we will be happy to work on a resolution for you.

Best Regards,
Mishimoto

And just what are you going to do? Offer to send them another o-ring to fix the motor that blew after your umpteenth thermostatic plate failed and dumped their oil all over the road?

with that $hit

Chuck33079 · 08-25-2016, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

And just what are you going to do? Offer to send them another o-ring to fix the motor that blew after your umpteenth thermostatic plate failed and dumped their oil all over the road?

with that $hit

The funny part is that his post is pretty much copied and pasted from every other time one of their customers had a problem and they wanted to appear like they gave a damn. Even their posts are knockoffs.

JM Auto Racing · 08-10-2016, 01:34 PM

Definitely sorry for your experience. There products have been nothing but great to us. Funny how different people's experiences are haha

JC-Nismo · 08-10-2016, 03:16 PM

I was pondering over this lately myself because I see temps of 240-260 here in Georgia all the time on hot days and the cars lags like hell, I'll be going to Z1 to get one installed, but it's not my DD so it's no major concern.

08-10-2016, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
JM Auto Racing A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New York Posts: 5,175 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 23	I have the Mishimoto oil cooler on my Z for about 2 years now. It makes a huge difference when I bring it to the track but it's also a piece of mind on my daily especialyl during the hot summer months when I have the spirited driver in me __________________ Call us 855-998-8726 Email us at sales@jmautoracing.com Text us at 516-287-8522 JM Auto Racing

08-10-2016, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
A66auto Base Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 10	I live and drive a 2012 in the foothills of California. I see over 220 during spirited driving in the summer. I see 220 in stop and go traffic when it is 100+. I will be getting an oil cooler. I think your getting differing options on this forum because we live in different parts of the country. You should drive it and watch the temps. It's really not a big deal. SouthArk370Z, Chuck33079 and KapitalZ like this.

08-10-2016, 01:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
JM Auto Racing A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New York Posts: 5,175 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 23	Southern states- Oil cooler should be added Northern States- on track driven cars For the $300-$400 you will spend on this, it's going to save you more in the long run in terms of headaches and money. We have some good deals on the Mishimoto so anyone interested please PM us. Other than that, we would be happy to answer any more questions. JC-Nismo likes this. __________________ Call us 855-998-8726 Email us at sales@jmautoracing.com Text us at 516-287-8522 JM Auto Racing

08-10-2016, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
JM Auto Racing A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New York Posts: 5,175 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 23	^ I'm guessing you had a bad experience with them. I have personally used many of their products and can't complain with anything. Including a faulty radiator which was replaced after 3,000 miles by them free of charge __________________ Call us 855-998-8726 Email us at sales@jmautoracing.com Text us at 516-287-8522 JM Auto Racing

08-10-2016, 01:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
JM Auto Racing A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New York Posts: 5,175 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 23	Definitely sorry for your experience. There products have been nothing but great to us. Funny how different people's experiences are haha __________________ Call us 855-998-8726 Email us at sales@jmautoracing.com Text us at 516-287-8522 JM Auto Racing

08-10-2016, 03:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
JC-Nismo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,244 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 14	I was pondering over this lately myself because I see temps of 240-260 here in Georgia all the time on hot days and the cars lags like hell, I'll be going to Z1 to get one installed, but it's not my DD so it's no major concern.

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