Is anyone running the Nismo T-stat on your vq35? Any feedback about it? I've been looking at the Nismo T-stat online it opens at 68* celcius. Here's the link to it.

http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C...4866.229.99.69

 

Would it work on the Maxima?

 

I don't know, I'm trying to find out the same thing. If anyone has used this on the maxima or not.

 

I've heard of a lot of people using this thermostat on their Maximas. Many also use the 350z T-stat as well...

Theres a thread around here somewhere talking about each and their benefits.

 

Being in Florida that would help me a bit. Every time I am at the track it is 90 + degrees.....

 

yeah im thinking about gettin me a Z thermostat....anyone have the link to the different thermostats and the benefits???

 

IIRC... people were having problems with the nismo one,... now im not sure if nismo makes 2 diff ones.. a street and a race temp rating.. but i remember looking into this and people had problems and didnt like the nismo one.. ..i also remember reading the the Z one fits..

 

Why is it $70-80 more than a factory thermostat?

 

350Z thermostat. Opens up at 170F iirc.

 

the z33 t-stat works. But if you get it with the housing it has a different orientation so you need to replace your lower rad house with one form a 4th gen. That's how I did mine.

The z is about 10 degrees cooler. I wouldn't recommend the nismo for the northern climates, you will never get any heat. I have a feeling the nismo is made for the z, so you would need to do the same modification. Unless it fits into the existing housing.

 

Nismo stat does work, for those not 3.5 you will have to plug the oil cooler line that comes on the stat. My .02.

 

If the t-stat opens at the wrong temp, it may triger a SES light, be sure to check that.

 

Whay type of problems?

 

i dont really remember... something to do with such a lower temp below normal operating temp that the car was not running right or something.. im not sure..search the forums.. ive read a thread on it before..

 

Had the low temp one on my Maxima for years... it was a NISMO VQ35 one I used in a DE-K and I never had any issues.

I switched to it to keep me from having to do an oil cooler on the car for those hot track days. I was hitting 280F after 20 min session on a 90F day.... after the T-Stat my oil temps would stay around 260F at the same track/temps. Negative is, heat didn't work well in the winter.

 

I got one when my thermostat was bad (probably stuck open). In the winter, it would take 10 minutes of driving to get the temperature to normal.