High Ambient Temperatures (NV, AZ, FL) - Overheating? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

jm88 · 10-13-2013, 09:57 AM

Thinking of picking up a Z... however, I live in NV where the ambient temperatures easily hit 115F. Has anyone seen overheating issues in normal / spirited driving in these states during the peak summer temps?

StealthZL1 · 10-13-2013, 10:10 AM

I live in Vegas and I've had absolutely no issues with my ZL1 here in the peak of the summer heat.

Sven59 · 10-13-2013, 10:30 AM

Same in Tucson, never has gotten hot.

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SamHouseIII · 10-13-2013, 10:43 AM

Same in OK...never overheated.....they run these through GMs test track at Yuma and it gets pretty damn hot there

URBAN LEGEND · 10-13-2013, 10:48 AM

No stock late model vehicle will get hot.

Bowtie724 · 10-13-2013, 12:01 PM

Never overheated. Normal heat soak after a little while. S Fla

ZL1-V · 10-13-2013, 12:33 PM

Driven in bumper to bumper traffic here on the freeway in Los Angeles with the A/C on and no overheating. For the record the temp was 102 so the road surface was even more. They definitely researched and solved and cooling issues prior to release.

BlemsBumble · 10-13-2013, 01:51 PM

110+, city driving, no problem.

kwhizz · 10-13-2013, 04:16 PM

Definitely not like the "OLD" Muscle car day's where you kept one eye on the Temp gauge as the car was building heat in any traffic......LOL.......That was then, and this is now..........and Now is a lot better!!!!

Ken

Sean Summers · 10-13-2013, 04:53 PM

Mine overheated twice in the first two weeks. Took it to the dealership and the fans were not plugged to the harness. Never an issue since.

jessrayo · 10-13-2013, 06:25 PM

Only on the road racing tracks running wide open for lap after lap in 100+ degree temps with 750+ whp. If you don't modify it, it won't overheat. Even if you do you can keep the heat in check with the right cooling system mods, I'm still finding the balance.

jm88 · 10-13-2013, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jessrayo

Only on the road racing tracks running wide open for lap after lap in 100+ degree temps with 750+ whp. If you don't modify it, it won't overheat. Even if you do you can keep the heat in check with the right cooling system mods, I'm still finding the balance.

What are good / simple cooling system mods?

jessrayo · 10-14-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jm88

What are good / simple cooling system mods?

Well, pretty much the first mod to put on the car is a pulley upgrade because GM was pretty conservative in the stock blower speed. It really depends on how much boost you want to run. If you turn up the boost you can get the blower spinning over 20,000 rpm and that is where the heat comes from. If you don't change blower pulleys there is little heat problems.

The only time I got my engine coolant hot and oil temps hot was well after the blower had been boiling coolant for 5 or 6 minutes. In high stress applications with increased blower speeds the car needs a dedicated reservoir for supercharger coolant. I now have about a 3 gallon reservoir mounted in the trunk. If you don't get too crazy the rotofab or d3 small underhood tanks should work fine. Changing the heat exchanger in the grill will help also.

2SSJIM · 10-14-2013, 11:29 PM

Only time I saw heat soak (Car was running on the hot side but not boiling over) was in stop-n-go traffic (Accident had happened) and the only issue was..... The AC was blowing warm air, but went cold as soon as I got good air flow through the nose and the car cooled off also. No issues since that one hot day..... However, I haven't been caught in traffic behind an accident in a while either.

10-13-2013, 09:57 AM	#1
jm88 RJT 2SS RS Auto -"Sookie" Drives: 13 BMW X6 50i - M Perf Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 194 View My Garage	High Ambient Temperatures (NV, AZ, FL) - Overheating? Thinking of picking up a Z... however, I live in NV where the ambient temperatures easily hit 115F. Has anyone seen overheating issues in normal / spirited driving in these states during the peak summer temps?

10-13-2013, 10:30 AM	#3
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Same in Tucson, never has gotten hot. Posted from Camaro5.com App for Android __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

10-13-2013, 10:43 AM	#4
SamHouseIII I Carry! Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fletcher, Ok Posts: 2,722	Same in OK...never overheated.....they run these through GMs test track at Yuma and it gets pretty damn hot there __________________ I am a Modaholic!! Please Help!! Do Not feed my addicition....See build... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261540 From Oklahoma, Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/okcamaros/

10-13-2013, 01:51 PM	#8
BlemsBumble Drives: '13 ZL1 #662; '10 SS; '99 SS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Clovis CA Posts: 457	110+, city driving, no problem. __________________

10-13-2013, 06:25 PM	#11
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	Only on the road racing tracks running wide open for lap after lap in 100+ degree temps with 750+ whp. If you don't modify it, it won't overheat. Even if you do you can keep the heat in check with the right cooling system mods, I'm still finding the balance. __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

10-13-2013, 10:10 AM	#2
StealthZL1 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 321 View My Garage	I live in Vegas and I've had absolutely no issues with my ZL1 here in the peak of the summer heat.

10-13-2013, 10:48 AM	#5
URBAN LEGEND Drives: 20 X3M CP & 19 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 3,517	No stock late model vehicle will get hot.

10-13-2013, 12:01 PM	#6
Bowtie724 Drives: 2000 Camaro SS 2013 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 79 View My Garage	Never overheated. Normal heat soak after a little while. S Fla

10-13-2013, 12:33 PM	#7
ZL1-V Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,155	Driven in bumper to bumper traffic here on the freeway in Los Angeles with the A/C on and no overheating. For the record the temp was 102 so the road surface was even more. They definitely researched and solved and cooling issues prior to release.

10-13-2013, 04:16 PM	#9
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 196	Definitely not like the "OLD" Muscle car day's where you kept one eye on the Temp gauge as the car was building heat in any traffic......LOL.......That was then, and this is now..........and Now is a lot better!!!! Ken

10-13-2013, 04:53 PM	#10
Sean Summers Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Fl Posts: 106 View My Garage	Mine overheated twice in the first two weeks. Took it to the dealership and the fans were not plugged to the harness. Never an issue since.

10-14-2013, 11:29 PM	#14
2SSJIM Drives: 2012 CRT ZL1 #1400 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: AZ. Posts: 942	Only time I saw heat soak (Car was running on the hot side but not boiling over) was in stop-n-go traffic (Accident had happened) and the only issue was..... The AC was blowing warm air, but went cold as soon as I got good air flow through the nose and the car cooled off also. No issues since that one hot day..... However, I haven't been caught in traffic behind an accident in a while either.