Upgraded Thermostat from another vehiocle in a Maxima?
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Upgraded Thermostat from another vehiocle in a Maxima?
Has anyone changed their T-Stat in a DE-K or 3.0 DE using one from another vehicle, say from a 350z for example? If so how did you do it and how easy is it to do?
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This is actually a VERY common practice in the 'warmer' states, as we don't have to worry about the 'winter' in our cars - however - with ambient outside temps running over 90oF for much of the year - a cooler running car for a DD is needed. (try being stuck on I-4 in Orlando for 2 hours behind an accident with a stock thermostat ... no you probably won't overheat, but your poor car is being tortured, same scenario with a 10oF cooler thermostat - and you engine is working more optimally at a cooler temp in order that when traffic does start moving again, it's ready to go.
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I have no doubt that they do, under 'precise' conditions, which do not exist in the real world traffic, especially the dead stop of traffic behind an accident with some pickups dual exhaust blowing straight into your radiator....
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Is there any reason why they use a cooler item in the Z33?
The VQ was designed to be cheaply mass produced, and some of us like our cheaply mass produced engines to run with respect to the way we want and/or desire, whether it be tracking it, beating it down in hot weather. Most on here do not want some some general design that fits the average 4 door FWD solid rear beam axle'd vehicle.
I agree with this.
Watching my ECT go past 200ºF doesn't make me want to drive it much 'harder' than it already is, even if it is just sitting in traffic.
But in the end, a radiator is where the real meat and potatoes of the cooling system is at. Just an FYI, I'm not making out the Z to be Jeebus, but, it has an Al radiator... The design engineers were thinking that the customers for an RWD Coupe might be interested in that sort of thing.
The VQ was designed to be cheaply mass produced, and some of us like our cheaply mass produced engines to run with respect to the way we want and/or desire, whether it be tracking it, beating it down in hot weather. Most on here do not want some some general design that fits the average 4 door FWD solid rear beam axle'd vehicle.
Originally Posted by SiathLinux
This is actually a VERY common practice in the 'warmer' states, as we don't have to worry about the 'winter' in our cars - however - with ambient outside temps running over 90oF for much of the year - a cooler running car for a DD is needed. (try being stuck on I-4 in Orlando for 2 hours behind an accident with a stock thermostat ... no you probably won't overheat, but your poor car is being tortured, same scenario with a 10oF cooler thermostat - and you engine is working more optimally at a cooler temp in order that when traffic does start moving again, it's ready to go.
I agree with this.
Watching my ECT go past 200ºF doesn't make me want to drive it much 'harder' than it already is, even if it is just sitting in traffic.
But in the end, a radiator is where the real meat and potatoes of the cooling system is at. Just an FYI, I'm not making out the Z to be Jeebus, but, it has an Al radiator... The design engineers were thinking that the customers for an RWD Coupe might be interested in that sort of thing.
Last edited by NmexMAX; 09-09-2010 at 11:58 AM.
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Typically the upgrade that the Z33 users go with is the, IMO, too cool nismo unit IIRC 160ºF.
Jime tried this and wasn't able to get to operating temp and saw some drive ability issues because of it (closed loop/open loop). I still say an upgraded radiator is best bet for adding cooling capacity.
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We certainly agree on the rad. I wonder if the alum rad on the Z is required due to a decreased frontal area, so a better heat transfer quality is required for the given area?
Food for thought.
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