Nismo HX vs Aftermarket HX

[ZMidlife]

It seems that Nissan is coming out with competitive aftermarket** parts for the new Z. Does anyone have experience with the heat exchanger they have out?

All of the parts available through nismo seem rebranded?

 

[VR30Z6spd]

AMS wins

 

[ZMidlife]

AMS wins

I'm wondering if AMS is producing it for nismo

 

[FSUZ33]

As I have no experience with these; quality, construction and structural integrity aside, the CZP appears to have the largest core, frontal surface area and coolant capacity, followed closely by AMS.
Chart below from CZP shows coolant capacity, which is important, bit I believe the core size/volume is the most important as that’s what’s doing the actual cooling. Descriptions specify “volume” and I’m not sure if that means specifically the core.

My only beef with CZP‘s and Z1’s is they appear to be powder coated, and powder coating (and paint) affect thermal conductivity. Not sure how much exactly, but it does. And to powder coat the fins of a heat changer thats sole purpose is to transfer heat rubs me the wrong way. We do clear chromate conversion on our bare aluminum parts for corrosion resistance, its invisible, and the cost is comparable to powder coating. Our parts don’t see as much heat as these would, so not sure if that plays a part.

 

[Hubert]

I got the NISMO heat exchanger installed, when I did the harness recall. I have been out of town, so haven't been able to notice any difference.

 

[kevinbonds]

As I have no experience with these; quality, construction and structural integrity aside, the CZP appears to have the largest core, frontal surface area and coolant capacity, followed closely by AMS.
Chart below from CZP shows coolant capacity, which is important, bit I believe the core size/volume is the most important as that’s what’s doing the actual cooling. Descriptions specify “volume” and I’m not sure if that means specifically the core.

My only beef with CZP‘s and Z1’s is they appear to be powder coated, and powder coating (and paint) affect thermal conductivity. Not sure how much exactly, but it does. And to powder coat the fins of a heat changer thats sole purpose is to transfer heat rubs me the wrong way. We do clear chromate conversion on our bare aluminum parts for corrosion resistance, its invisible, and the cost is comparable to powder coating. Our parts don’t see as much heat as these would, so not sure if that plays a part.

I installed the CZP heat exchanger last week, you can order it in the raw aluminum.

 

[dyc1077]

I got the NISMO heat exchanger installed, when I did the harness recall. I have been out of town, so haven't been able to notice any difference.

I was thinking about this. Did the dealership offer a reduced labor cost for installing the heat exchanger? Can you share the labor cost of the installation?

 

[Hubert]

I was thinking about this. Did the dealership offer a reduced labor cost for installing the heat exchanger? Can you share the labor cost of the installation?

The dealer made several other changes. I bring the parts to them. For the heat exchanger install they charged me $985.50.

 

[ZMidlife]

I got the NISMO heat exchanger installed, when I did the harness recall. I have been out of town, so haven't been able to notice any difference.

Let us know!

 

[rvlbrs]

I went with the Mishimoto HX. It's a breeze to install and comes with a bleeder screw that eliminates the need of vacuum bleeding with an air compressor. Results have been amazing, the car continues to pull without robbing me of power!