how does the 2012 factory oil cooler stand up to track/auto x

Bshields22

Good posts carlito and street. I am doing a track day at autoclub speedway in fontana, CA in Jan. I want to see how the '12 Z hold up with a stock oil cooler first before i go ahead and look into buying an oil cooler. I will post results then

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carlitos_370z

Great dude! enjoy your track day

street2soul

same here. wanted to know what the capabilities of OEM parts were and slowly upgrade the weak links..

honestly, I don't even sweat it at 260F. VQs are fine at that temperature with fully synthetic oil. Honestly I don't think our cars with stock oil cooler run THAT hot as most people make it out to be. 16' Vettes run over 300F on the track. I do start being cautious when I see around 270F. 10+ track days this year in TEXAS but NEVER had limp mode ever. and you definitely won't see limp mode with traffic holding you back.

here's a quick footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo0M00Pe5-I

Bshields22

In my '09 Z i don't recall ever going passed maybe 265ish and same with my '12 Z however my only track day was wet so i pushed it about 85%. I may do one track day all out to get a baseline before I make a commitment. btw, is your video all out like that with oil temps still 260?

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street2soul

keeping this pace for around 10 laps~ 20 minute in the summer time will brings it to 270ish but it plateaus there. maybe if i ran more than 20 minute 100% i would go over, but never experienced it so far.
in this video weather was a cool~55-60F so i was maxing out no more than 260F.. i actually think cooling got better after several track events.. almost like "Track break-in".. maybe i have a freak oil cooler..

Bshields22

Sweet! I should be expecting similar temps then. Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks man!

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totopo

On a like ~90 degree day at acs I hit like 230 on warm up, 265ish after first full lap (usually best time) then close to 280 after 2 more full laps, where the engine is noticeably slower, then ran a cool down lap after 3 green laps which usually got it to the 260-265 range. The stock oil cooler definitely does not cut it. I would strongly recommend you plan to have cool-down laps unless you are stuck behind traffic. For a 20 minute session I think I got usually like 5-6 full laps in, not counting first warm up and ending half a lap after checker. So I did warm up, 3 laps, cool down, 1-2 laps, checker i think. Probably better if you plan warm up, 2 laps, cool down, 2-3 laps, checker. I would also recommend you treat your warm up lap like a warm up and not to go crazy and overheat your engine on a useless lap.

According to motoiq, 280F is bad

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edit: apperently can't link to motoiq? just search for their 370z project car.

Bshields22

See, I can imagine a 90 degree day raising old temps, usually right now, especially in Jan when i begin my "tracking season", ambient temps never exceed 65-70 so i bet that will help a small bit. If I find that im getting to the 260-270 mark rather easy i will def do a cool down lap. Maybe its just me, but i think the guys (like you and maybe some others) are way more intense on the track than I am. I usually run 2:12's at autoclub and consider myself a casual track day guy. some of these guys are brutal which im sure makes the oil temps scream! Plus maybe 7AT dont get the engine as hot because the RPMS might not get as wild as a 6MT? just a theory....

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street2soul

true. if you start grooving on trackdays, sooner or later will need an oil cooler.. i need to stop being lazy and get an oil cooler

carlitos_370z

hahaha! like i said.. i test already my stock oil cooler and work great enough at least for the track that i run here on PR... But already have my Stillen 25 rows oil cooler and can wait to tested

Tomorrow im going to install new rotors, brake pads brake fluid... Almost ready for January track day and test how much hold my new oil cooler.

street2soul

Lol I'm installing new rotors, brake pads fluid this weekend too. This thread made me just pull the trigger on 34 row oil cooler.. i'll be homeless by christmas

carlitos_370z

Looooooool! nice bro! see it this way.... that is your own personal Christmas Gift

BTW what brand of rotors and brake pads do you go?

Im going to install the EBC USR Ultimax rotors, EBC yellowstuff brake pads and Motul RBF600 as brake fluid can wait to see how this setup are going to work in the track and in my daily

street2soul

I heard good things about yellowstuff. not too noisy for DD and bites really well on the track. is the Ultimax rotors 2 piece or 1?
I got OEM blanks, Carbotech XP10 front and RBF600. it's always been the recipe that works for me on the track! Lol my friend suggested getting Duralast blank rotors from Autozone for $38 a piece, but I haven't seen anyone really reviewed them for track purpose. but we go through rotors pretty quick and maybe i'll try them out next time