Oil Cooler no more limp mode at the track

joo030879 · 11-14-2009, 10:35 PM

Setrab Series 6, 16 row oil cooler. $145 Shipped.

Bought from eBay seller. Setrab is made in Sweden and it is best oil cooler out there.

8AN 90 Degree Double Swivel Hose End - Anodize from sweet performance. $16.94 each you need two.

8AN 45 Degree Double Swivel Hose End - Anodize also from sweet performance. $16.94 each you need two.

You have option of using 8AN or 10AN. We chose 8AN, no special reason. But make sure to fit all hose and hose ends to match the size. Make sure to use Anodized hose ends.

8AN Stainless Steel Braided Hose - $6.50 per foot from sweet performance. We used 6ft, but I recommend 8ft. All aftermarket oil cooler kits use, nylon hose. But we opted for stainless steel for protection against rocks and debris.

Mocal Hi Flow Sandwich Plate Thermostat BSP Adaptors, $95 shipped from eBay Seller.

Oil Cooler $145
Anodize Hose Ends (x4) $67.76
Stainless Steel Hose 6ft $39
Mocal Hi-Flo T adapter $95
10AN to 8AN adapter (x2) $20

Total cost before tax $366.76

After acquire, all item above fitting is pretty easy. Almost

1. Remove bumber
2. Fit 90 degree hose ends on Sandwich adapters
3. Run hose up and over intake duct.
4. Secure oil cooler in front of radiator. I ran holes through center steel post and secured with some bolt. But there are brackets out there.
5. fasten 45 degree hose ends to the oil cooler.

we have originally planned to place the oil cooler on the driver side of the vehicle. However 3 ft stainless hose we bought forced us to move the oil cooler over to passenger side. Oil filter is closer to the passenger side of the G37.

Yes we are lucky, one of our friend owns a service center. So we got to use his.

Drain all you oil before any fitting

Remove oil filter and fit the thermostat sandwich adapter

Run the hose over and through intake duct.

Make sure to adjust angle of the oil cooler so the hose nor the ends touch other parts of the car. We fitted our between front sway bar and ignition motor on top. It is tight.

For now at the street, I am not able to test. However December 20, 2009. I will be attending track event at the SpeedVentures. I will post Oil Temperatures through the track event. Wish me luck.

g37mobbin · 11-15-2009, 01:48 AM

good to hear and see joo

G37Sam · 11-15-2009, 11:55 AM

Is this street friendly though? Oil needs to be at a certain temperature to operate, if you cool it down while say cruising on the highway with no aggressive driving, it might actually do more damage than benefit

joo030879 · 11-17-2009, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G37Sam

Is this street friendly though? Oil needs to be at a certain temperature to operate, if you cool it down while say cruising on the highway with no aggressive driving, it might actually do more damage than benefit

yes, that is why i fitted thermostat sandwich adapter. disables oil to circulate cooler,if temp. is below 180 degrees.

Mike · 11-17-2009, 10:53 PM

There's a lot of pros and cons to an oil cooler, but generally, the pros outweigh the cons in nearly every case.

G37Sam · 11-18-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joo030879

yes, that is why i fitted thermostat sandwich adapter. disables oil to circulate cooler,if temp. is below 180 degrees.

Now that's pimping! Excuse my noobness, but does that come standard with the cooler or did you buy them separate?

Mike · 11-18-2009, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G37Sam

Now that's pimping! Excuse my noobness, but does that come standard with the cooler or did you buy them separate?

It's typically part of the sandwich plate. It keeps the "cooler" part of the system inactive until your oil temp gets to a preset level or drops under that preset level.

G37Sam · 11-18-2009, 02:06 AM

I like that! Thanks for the clarification

joo030879 · 11-18-2009, 05:48 PM

MIKE and SAM you guys should use the phone. I did not post this for you guys to chat.

G37Sam · 11-19-2009, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joo030879

MIKE and SAM you guys should use the phone. I did not post this for you guys to chat.

We would, but it's like 10$ a minute haha

Sorry for jacking your thread up (even though we were talking oil cooler business

)

joo030879 · 11-19-2009, 02:42 AM

well to better explain Thermostat sandwich adapter. It is not activated or deactivated at preset temperature. Rather a simple yet ingenious devise which uses gas or fluid. Higher temperature gas or fluid expends to push valve shut. So oil goes out from Oil filter to Oil cooler. And vice-verse.

gshb · 12-15-2009, 12:50 AM

have fun at buttonwillow. the event on sunday is sold out, so i cant do it. man, it seems there are never any infinitis out when i go. there are at least 3 G35/37s this time.

jungwoo0622 · 03-10-2010, 01:43 AM

joo and me went to buttonwillow at jan/30/2010
with extra oil cooler it was less than F250
checked by access port

w0ady · 03-10-2010, 10:23 AM

nice work. any luck finding a low temp thermostat for our cars?

jungwoo0622 · 03-10-2010, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by w0ady

nice work. any luck finding a low temp thermostat for our cars?

on the manual says it will starting to open F160 but
i found that it is open way lower temp like f120
or you can get the sandwitch adapter without termostat so it will open all the time

11-14-2009, 10:35 PM	#1
joo030879 Registered User 2008 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 116	Oil Cooler no more limp mode at the track Setrab Series 6, 16 row oil cooler. $145 Shipped. Bought from eBay seller. Setrab is made in Sweden and it is best oil cooler out there. 8AN 90 Degree Double Swivel Hose End - Anodize from sweet performance. $16.94 each you need two. 8AN 45 Degree Double Swivel Hose End - Anodize also from sweet performance. $16.94 each you need two. You have option of using 8AN or 10AN. We chose 8AN, no special reason. But make sure to fit all hose and hose ends to match the size. Make sure to use Anodized hose ends. 8AN Stainless Steel Braided Hose - $6.50 per foot from sweet performance. We used 6ft, but I recommend 8ft. All aftermarket oil cooler kits use, nylon hose. But we opted for stainless steel for protection against rocks and debris. Mocal Hi Flow Sandwich Plate Thermostat BSP Adaptors, $95 shipped from eBay Seller. Oil Cooler $145 Anodize Hose Ends (x4) $67.76 Stainless Steel Hose 6ft $39 Mocal Hi-Flo T adapter $95 10AN to 8AN adapter (x2) $20 Total cost before tax $366.76 After acquire, all item above fitting is pretty easy. Almost 1. Remove bumber 2. Fit 90 degree hose ends on Sandwich adapters 3. Run hose up and over intake duct. 4. Secure oil cooler in front of radiator. I ran holes through center steel post and secured with some bolt. But there are brackets out there. 5. fasten 45 degree hose ends to the oil cooler. we have originally planned to place the oil cooler on the driver side of the vehicle. However 3 ft stainless hose we bought forced us to move the oil cooler over to passenger side. Oil filter is closer to the passenger side of the G37. Yes we are lucky, one of our friend owns a service center. So we got to use his. Drain all you oil before any fitting Remove oil filter and fit the thermostat sandwich adapter Run the hose over and through intake duct. Make sure to adjust angle of the oil cooler so the hose nor the ends touch other parts of the car. We fitted our between front sway bar and ignition motor on top. It is tight. For now at the street, I am not able to test. However December 20, 2009. I will be attending track event at the SpeedVentures. I will post Oil Temperatures through the track event. Wish me luck.

11-15-2009, 01:48 AM	#2
g37mobbin turn my SWAG on 2009 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 651	good to hear and see joo __________________ You got 2 doors? Well i got 2 more

11-15-2009, 11:55 AM	#3
G37Sam Administrator 2008 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UAE Posts: 6,608	Is this street friendly though? Oil needs to be at a certain temperature to operate, if you cool it down while say cruising on the highway with no aggressive driving, it might actually do more damage than benefit __________________ '08 AG G37S 5AT \| Fully Loaded \| Tint \| Clear Bra \| FI CF Catback \| PC Rims \| BB's V2 GK \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Painted Grille \| 4x20mm H&R Spacers \| Stillen 3rd Gen Intakes \| FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| Customized Fox Resonators \| FR:245/40 RR:275/35 \| UR Crank Pulley \| PIAA Fogs \| Debadged & Valenced \| Painted Headlights Before you post: - Check out this lovely feature! - Read our Guidelines - Read the forum rules - Learn how to post Getting lost in this place? \| Want to become premier? \| Want to mod but don't know where to start? \| Need specs of OEM wheels? \| Got G? Check In! \| We know what a G looks like, what do you look like? \| Classic post? Post it up

11-18-2009, 02:06 AM	#8
G37Sam Administrator 2008 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UAE Posts: 6,608	I like that! Thanks for the clarification __________________ '08 AG G37S 5AT \| Fully Loaded \| Tint \| Clear Bra \| FI CF Catback \| PC Rims \| BB's V2 GK \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Painted Grille \| 4x20mm H&R Spacers \| Stillen 3rd Gen Intakes \| FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| Customized Fox Resonators \| FR:245/40 RR:275/35 \| UR Crank Pulley \| PIAA Fogs \| Debadged & Valenced \| Painted Headlights Before you post: - Check out this lovely feature! - Read our Guidelines - Read the forum rules - Learn how to post Getting lost in this place? \| Want to become premier? \| Want to mod but don't know where to start? \| Need specs of OEM wheels? \| Got G? Check In! \| We know what a G looks like, what do you look like? \| Classic post? Post it up

03-10-2010, 10:23 AM	#14
w0ady Registered User Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 4,151	nice work. any luck finding a low temp thermostat for our cars? __________________ 09 athens 7at g37s coupe 12/22/08; 05 athens 5at g35 coupe r.i.p. 5/13/05-10/29/08

11-17-2009, 10:53 PM	#5
Mike Registered User Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,975	There's a lot of pros and cons to an oil cooler, but generally, the pros outweigh the cons in nearly every case.

11-18-2009, 05:48 PM	#9
joo030879 Registered User 2008 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 116	MIKE and SAM you guys should use the phone. I did not post this for you guys to chat.

11-19-2009, 02:42 AM	#11
joo030879 Registered User 2008 Infiniti G37 Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 116	well to better explain Thermostat sandwich adapter. It is not activated or deactivated at preset temperature. Rather a simple yet ingenious devise which uses gas or fluid. Higher temperature gas or fluid expends to push valve shut. So oil goes out from Oil filter to Oil cooler. And vice-verse.

12-15-2009, 12:50 AM	#12
gshb Registered User Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 129	have fun at buttonwillow. the event on sunday is sold out, so i cant do it. man, it seems there are never any infinitis out when i go. there are at least 3 G35/37s this time.

03-10-2010, 01:43 AM	#13
jungwoo0622 Registered User Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: los angeles Posts: 120	joo and me went to buttonwillow at jan/30/2010 with extra oil cooler it was less than F250 checked by access port

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