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Old 02-02-2011 | 01:18 AM
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Nismo Radiator Caps

Today I got new Nismo Radiator Caps for my G37. Other than urethane in place of OEM black rubber I could not find any major difference. I did not weight them but seem little heavier.

Of coarse looks nicer too. Just having fun with little extra money.



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They recomend you replace your radiator cap at 30K miles which to me is odd but I did the same thing and replaced it with the Nismo. Pretty sure its juts a stock cap with a sticker on it though..lol.
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Originally Posted by Kidcane
They recomend you replace your radiator cap at 30K miles which to me is odd but I did the same thing and replaced it with the Nismo. Pretty sure its juts a stock cap with a sticker on it though..lol.
LOL at weighing the caps.

change at 30K miles? really?? Gotta change mine soon then.

I just got a cheapo ebay NISMO ones.... $10 baby!
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hah right on, getting mine + nismo oil cap hopfully today!
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Originally Posted by joo030879
$30 at Jeb Performance
I could do less if this forum does a group buy. They are sold to me by three caps. So lets multiply 3 time 30 members. Maybe under $10 each.
Originally Posted by Kidcane
They recomend you replace your radiator cap at 30K miles which to me is odd but I did the same thing and replaced it with the Nismo. Pretty sure its juts a stock cap with a sticker on it though..lol.
Nismo is actually Stock. Just better packaging though
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LOL at weighing the caps.

change at 30K miles? really?? Gotta change mine soon then.

I just got a cheapo ebay NISMO ones.... $10 baby!
Good Price, how much shipping?



I could probably do package deal

+

UNDER $25 SHIPPED if I can sell 30.

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f you john, i would of waiting to buy mine if you would of told me about this!
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OMG did you guys not notice the pressure differance between the 2. The stock on has an extra 7 KPa. thats 7000Pa OMG this will ruin the car.




















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^^^^ i put on my nismo cap, drove out of my drive way and my engine block ceased, radiator cap shot through the hood
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THE NISMO is not the same has your OEM for G37. The NISMO is only rated at 1.3 the 370 and G37 are 1.37 so your decreasing the pressure.

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^^ i dont think nismo vs stock cap will really make an different in the car what so ever, its more of a look thing
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There's gotta be a safety factor of about 20% on those ratings. So you're probably good to almost 1.5 MPa.

Just did some googling, and it looks like average gauge pressure is about 1 atm, so total pressure inside the radiator is about 2 atm. The cap is rated to over 10 atm. I think you're fine.
Old 02-08-2011 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by surfjax87
There's gotta be a safety factor of about 20% on those ratings. So you're probably good to almost 1.5 MPa.

Just did some googling, and it looks like average gauge pressure is about 1 atm, so total pressure inside the radiator is about 2 atm. The cap is rated to over 10 atm. I think you're fine.
Unless I my understanding of safety factor is incorrect, 20% would put you at .15 MPa, not 1.5 MPa, which is about 1.5 atm if I remember my units conversions correctly, so if the pressure in the radiator is 1 atm gauge, then we are totally screwed.



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