THESE MODS Made My Camaro Run 30 Degrees COOLER!

[@lsxmatt]

I've been busy with work so sorry for the delay in content! Next video we hit the dyno! again..

[@jonellwanger7258]

LsxMatt fuckit. Some are happy just to see new content. Don’t care if it’s been 2 months. I’m lazy on my best days

[@USArmy05]

What part number gas cap did you get? Every damn parts store around here looks at me clueless when I ask for one

[@keilylmm6377]

Hi my friend. I just came across your channel and subscribed. Your 3rd gen z28 is clean and looks great with that LSX motor in.. congrats.. I'm building and restoring my 94 trans am from the ground up and also building my 383 stroker LT1. It's a project trans am. I'm building a show car and also street strip.. it's a fun project. But yet a little pricey lol.. what part of New York are you from??

[@Brutus_Palin]

I cant speak for everyone, but definitely enjoy the in depth videos like this on the Camaro. Its incredibly useful info and for our cars can be hard to find in a easy to understand format for those of us who are new to Camaros and cars in general. Keep it up man there is plenty of support behind these vids.

[@performancefbody615]

Hello, I specialize in 3rd gen car parts, you asked about those cuts on the radiator air bezel. They were meant to go around 2 structure bars that mounted like an x in front of the radiator.

[@DYLANTRIES]

Might be a "boring" video but at the end of the day you provided useful content that me and lots of other people can use to our advantage! Thanks again brotha

[@TheBreaded]

I agree. I'm planning a LSA swap and this kinda info is super useful. It's one thing to see someone do a build, but it takes time to work out all the kinks. It's nice to follow along with someone that's living it.

[@sco68dsl]

The entertainment comes from the work you show!!!!!!!

[@BackPainGarage]

The cuts in the top of the shroud are for an X brace that bolts onto the front side of the core support. Good call on the vented cap, I'll be snagging one of those up soon for my 4.8 swap.

[@jonsquatch]

Great details and very informative. I was certainly entertained you keep putting out content and I will keep watching it. I don't even have a trans am (although I have a 2nd Gen cowl hood on the wall) and my Camaro is a 5th Gen... I came for the truck content and love all the technical details..

[@aaroncolegrove2371]

Perhaps I missed it, but I'm doing nearly an identical build, what heat exchanger did you end up going with? Lq4+ls3 heads+zl1 LSA blower

[@mrodsf150]

Hi what's the part number for the heat exchanger? How is it holding up?

[@MrGriffin23]

To decrease engine temps, try removing the rubber weather strip seal at the rear of the engine bay where the hood seals to cowl area. I used to live in AZ and in 100°+ it lowered my temps pretty good. Pretty much allows the air flow vent out and up the windshield.

[@red96fb]

I have those exact wheels. Do yourself a favor and check the front wheel skirt. On my 4th gen I had trim it up along the fender side because it would rub there. Turning no issues with clearance. It just had a small section that dropped down enough for the tire to rub. I took a multi-tool and trim that section off and reinstalled. I also had to grind down the fins on the rear caliber to clear the rear drag wheels. Not too much just enough to gain clearance.

[@RatdogDRB]

M'be a cowl reduction hood scoop (allowing hot air to escape at the cowl, going up/over the windshield... promoting better airflow while going down the road... and eliminating some of the "lift" of the nose due to air pressure building up at speed.

[@ronygamble7991]

Have been a fan of this channel for awhile. Great content, very knowledgeable. Always look forward to the next video. Keep making them.

[@joelsolizjr.4263]

Just saw the video, third gen. transams had a lower air dam strip that works alot to lower rad. temp., it runs from side to side on bottom it acts as a ram air, it goes on the plastic you were hitting with your hand, don't know if it works on camaros but it helps alot.

[@garytoth8152]

Good to see another mcm fan

[@petersingh4825]

I’m so glad you tested those fans Those are the ones I’m buying for my tahoe and trans am! They said the amp draw is 40 amps. How is your alternator holding up? And the power level of your alternator

[@motorola12slvr]

Get a better alternator and you should be fine

[@cowboysrockthehowdy]

Awesome video! Learned a bunch. Now I'm convinced that I should do some ducting to fix my temp issues.

[@EssMotorsports]

Make sure u have a good high flow thermostat. U don't want that to be the restriction. More flow the better for coolant turbulence in the radiator core. The radiator was most of your problem tho I went through that couple years back.

[@rampagejackson240sx]

On your new track wheels what back spacing and size wheel did you go with because from what I remember the rear end your using is 4th gen camaro length correct?

[@lsxmatt]

Yea its a 4th gen width rear. Rear wheels are backspaced 7.25, front are 2.25

[@RazoE]

Love these "boring" videos to be honest. Problem, thinking, then solution.

[@andrewscatpack3128]

Thanks for this video, We are working on our Camaro and needed a good radiator and fans.

[@jaydubb71]

That cover really helps with airflow thru the radiator...

[@Avi8tor857]

Hard to beat a drill press once you get use to it... though you need some machine oil to save the bits Have you thought of mounting the heat exchanger flat at the bottom so its between the front bumper lip and the airdam that sticks down

[@GhostRider-ii7tz]

Nice job Matt.i had a issue with my trans am.i found out that the air dam was missing.i completely forgot that the car had to have one.then.i upgraded the rad and fan.worked mint.

[@ryanmacewen511]

Are those recall jackstands!? I had the same color 6 ton ones. I brought them in but they were out of replacements. Grrr. Hopefully they come out with something even better when they restock. Similar to Northern tool ones with locking pin. I miss the graphite color. Gave me an excuse to drop my Trans Am finally. I love the long winded explainations, BTW. Anyone can make burnout videos, but few cover the process behind it. Thanks, and stay safe.

[@irockz281982]

Redline has a water wetter additive to help keep engine run cooler. Helped me run 10-15° cooler. It's a pink color bottle.

[@gregbrowne3395]

What brand silicone couplers are you using for your air intake tubing?

[@lsxmatt]

I got everything from intakehoses.com

[@benkalinowski5834]

I'm doing this gas cap mod to my 88 gta 383 sbc I can off the vent and evap line to run the cap ? Or just the vent line?

[@lsxmatt]

You can cap those two and just ran the gas cap.

[@benkalinowski5834]

@@lsxmatt ty very much It's good to know

[@LTJohn]

My Firehawk has the same issue with overheating when it's above 90°. I've even gone to 160 degree thermostat and it does help when I'm in a parking lot but even when I'm driving it still runs hot. Reverse flow cooling on those lt1s. 😔

[@323spy]

It's 2am and I was just about to put some music to sleep with on KZbin. Only to see this at the very top of my feed.

[@TotalCamaroZ28]

Did the vented gas cap work/help?

[@bonecrrusherSS]

Matt - may I suggest replacing that aluminum backed duct tape with some 1/16" thick ABS plastic? Some 3M panel bond should hold it in place - and it being that thin - thats about the same thickness as the stock material.

[@idletime]

Morning from the high desert of Southwest Idaho Matt 😎 . Just wanted to say thanks I really enjoy the channel and I appreciate all your hard work and I'm a Buick guy but I have a weakness for 3rd & 4th gens and I miss my third gen GTA Trans Am. Hopefully I'll have another Street and strip car in the work soon but on the flip side of that coin I recently bought my girlfriend an 07 Tahoe w/ a strong 5.3 in it so will be referencing a lot of the Tahoe stuff for it. Thanks and keep up all the great work bro

[@paulzarobell2753]

Get the side vents off a 78 79 80 or 81 z28 same thing to your Trans Am it works to get heat out of engine bay

[@projectcarz4798]

Whats the power probe that you use

[@lilmacu23]

Why dont u get the ws6 snorkel hood

[@kalanirobb54]

U need a 3/8" gap between heat exchanger and radiator.

[@lsxmatt]

Theres a space but I’m not sure how much

[@itsRobbienotRobby]

I have a MKII Supra and they’re known to have cooling problems without that header panel under the hood that your talking about.

[@jaydubb71]

That upper radiator cover came on RS models. V6 and V8...

[@motorola12slvr]

What’s a idea temperature??

[@MichaelGarcia-bk8rg]

What electric gas pedal you using?

[@lsxmatt]

I think I got one from a vette

[@MichaelGarcia-bk8rg]

@@lsxmatt any type of adjustments you had to do or it fit right in?

[@8t8GTA]

My 92 Camaro 350 TPI has the vents from the factory

[@sincityrick8735]

whats the part number for the gas cap ?

[@IrocinZ]

Those cuts in the air shroud were for cross braces that you don't have on yours....

[@chickenfoundation9323]

You should get an interchiller

[@tsherwoodrzero]

Looks like you learned the biggest yet seemingly-dumbest lesson of all: Ducting. For my 20B RX-7, I had to feed almost all of the grille's opening directly to the radiator. But to keep the V-mount intercooler fed, the edges of the grille opening got some flexible household furnace duct and some 45 degree floor register boxes to force air through the intercooler. Looked kinda odd, but it works. One thing I'd suggest is cardboard is a useful tool for making duct panels with complex contours.

[@FireballMullet]

I just posted a video how I did my heat exchanger, check it out for another idea for ya! You videos are such a help... I do think the front air shroud intake keeps the air from flowing around the HX and condenser. I may do something custom in front with starboard abs stuff 🤷‍♂️

[@davebarron5939]

I see you are a MCM fan too! HA!....YOUR CHOPPED!

[@Corassiam007]

TPI had em too. My 89 🔥🐓 has one still

[@cj599]

Was hoping for a link to the wheels

[@chip6225]

Great video!

[@talmadgehill390]

From factory it comes with a front brace that goes through the plastic air ramp! Lol

[@SnifferSock]

Just a suggestion but listing the mods in the description (maybe with timestamps) would be really nice. To put it bluntly, nobody wants to watch for 20 minutes just to figure out they have all these mods already.

[@Fullyaut071]

This kit might help you out exiting hot air from the engine compartment Functional Louvers for third gen www.hawksmotorsports.com/1985-92-camaro-iroc-z-z28-hood-louver-vent-kit/

[@lsxmatt]

Thanks, I have to look into those and take some measurements👍

[@TurtlDrip]

Fyi 3 core aluminum rad is not necessarily superior to 2 core. Common misconception.

[@lsxmatt]

I know but they only made the dual pass in a 3.

[@brianredding9160]

Slacker!!! lol

[@theANGRIERone]

69th like! Ha! Nice work, brother. That car is a work of art

[@gabrielponce6346]

Hi

[@yungdad9530]

Hire an editor. Also I love watching the work.