Denver Thread

[jskracht]

I can't do this friday... but I'm sure I'll be able to go out to the track with you guys sometime here! Especially since it seems I have an oil cooler?.... At least that looks like the one Surfdog showed me on his Z.

But according to what I can see on the forums thats a Power Steering Cooler?

[SurfDog]

Originally Posted by jskracht

I can't do this friday... but I'm sure I'll be able to go out to the track with you guys sometime here! Especially since it seems I have an oil cooler?.... At least that looks like the one Surfdog showed me on his Z.

But according to what I can see on the forums thats a Power Steering Cooler?

look where your oil filter screws in. if you have an oil cooler, two oil lines will run from right where your filter screws on out front to a heat exchanger (radiator grill like in your picture). the picture you showed does not look like an oil cooler because it does not look like oil lines coming into the radiator

[zracer44]

Hello, have a base 370z. I am going to order Quaife LSD soon. looking for a professional shop to install it. Any good recommendation?

[Shadezz]

Originally Posted by zracer44

Hello, have a base 370z. I am going to order Quaife LSD soon. looking for a professional shop to install it. Any good recommendation?

I know Surfdog had his installed at Mac Autosports...I'm sure he'll chime in!!

He has a thread with pics of him getting it installed!!!

Surfdog's 09 journal

[SurfDog]

Originally Posted by jskracht

Thanks guys! Makes sense now.

Shadezz isn't a new radiator more expensive than an aftermarket oil cooler?

I know some guys put in new radiators to lose weight up front where it counts (we are nose heavy and our stock radiator is very heavy apparently). people also swap out for lighter batteries. (moving them back adds cable weight and is a wash on weight.)

But you are right a new radiator will not help oil temps at all, just water temps which I do not believe to be problematic in the 370. We all need oil coolers to avoid 'limp mode" for serious driving. (especially up here in the thin air which provides less convective cooling)

p.s. I hope I don't come off sounding like I think I know anything about our cars or racing, I'm just a forum troll when I get bored.

[Shadezz]

Originally Posted by jskracht

I can't do this friday... but I'm sure I'll be able to go out to the track with you guys sometime here! Especially since it seems I have an oil cooler?.... At least that looks like the one Surfdog showed me on his Z.

But according to what I can see on the forums thats a Power Steering Cooler?

Yeah...that's not an oil cooler my friend. This Friday will overall make my decision on going oil cooler or new larger radiator....even though I need booth people say just the larger radiator makes a world of difference, but so does the oil coolers. My 12 has the half *** oil cooler which is really no cooler. My temps have never gotten over 240.....but I'll see at the track this Friday.