Who Actually Goes to the Track with Their 370Z?

m4a1mustang · 07-18-2010, 11:52 AM

The 370Z is perfectly set up for street use from the factory. Oil temp is a non-issue unless you do track days or a lot of canyon runs. But the bottom line is on the street you really shouldn't be driving hard enough to run into oil temp issues. That's just unsafe.

And the only things you really need to for the track are brake pads and an oil cooler... that says a lot for how good this car is....

And FWIW, to qualify my poll response, I have not taken the Z to the track yet. But I've done the whole track thing with other cars.

Kirkster · 07-18-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The 370Z is perfectly set up for street use from the factory. Oil temp is a non-issue unless you do track days or a lot of canyon runs. But the bottom line is on the street you really shouldn't be driving hard enough to run into oil temp issues. That's just unsafe.

And the only things you really need to for the track are brake pads and an oil cooler... that says a lot for how good this car is....

And FWIW, to qualify my poll response, I have not taken the Z to the track yet. But I've done the whole track thing with other cars.

I plan on eventually taking my roadster to summit point (anyone have rollbar info for the roadster). But I am very concerned about the oil temp.

I can push it to the 250s just on local back road twisties, of course the ambient temps in MD have been well over the 90s. I am worried about what tracking it will do when it is so easy to push it over the normal of 220ish.

Matt · 07-18-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirkster

I plan on eventually taking my roadster to summit point (anyone have rollbar info for the roadster). But I am very concerned about the oil temp.

I can push it to the 250s just on local back road twisties, of course the ambient temps in MD have been well over the 90s. I am worried about what tracking it will do when it is so easy to push it over the normal of 220ish.

That's so weird. I have never hit 220 in mine, even on the ~110 degree days and driving hard. I wonder what causes the gap between temperatures.

LunaZ · 07-18-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

That's so weird. I have never hit 220 in mine, even on the ~110 degree days and driving hard. I wonder what causes the gap between temperatures.

220ish seems to be the norm for me running around the beltways on the 90-100 degree days we've been having.
If I drop down a gear and go WOT to get past traffic or have some fun on the onramps, I'll spike up to 240, but it goes right back down to 220 in a short time.

View Poll Results: Who Actually Goes to the Track with Their 370Z?
I take my 370Z to the track once a month or more	10	9.62%
I take my 370Z to the track once to a few times a year	27	25.96%
I've never taken my 370Z to the track	67	64.42%
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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	The 370Z is perfectly set up for street use from the factory. Oil temp is a non-issue unless you do track days or a lot of canyon runs. But the bottom line is on the street you really shouldn't be driving hard enough to run into oil temp issues. That's just unsafe. And the only things you really need to for the track are brake pads and an oil cooler... that says a lot for how good this car is.... And FWIW, to qualify my poll response, I have not taken the Z to the track yet. But I've done the whole track thing with other cars. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by m4a1mustang; 07-18-2010 at 11:55 AM.

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