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Fraxum · 10-07-2015, 07:12 PM

I have lots of Camaro stuff left over from my previous 5th gens. I had not much to do on a Saturday afternoon. Well, stuff I wanted to do anyway. And it was raining off and on. So I decided to spend a couple of hours on some EZ mods, leftover mods. So I picked three I knew would be simple. One surprised me a bit.

1. Exhaust Commander. This one is now hard to replicate as I think the small company who made it is out of business. One reason I chose it is it does not take any power when the car is shut off. It allows you to run NPP in the stock method or allow you to run with the flaps open all the time. Even cooler you can use the EC controller to program your Homelink. So quiet or bad boy is ready at the touch of a button. I forgot to get a pic of this but it takes about 15 minutes to pull the trunk panel out and plug the device into the rear fuse box. Fun mod.

2. BA Amp Upgrade. This is Steve @ ST amp harness and amp plate with a JL Audio 4 channel mini amp that fits right into the stock Amp location. This took all of about 30 minutes to install. I just pulled it out of my 1LE and left all the connections in place. I just pulled the old amp out and made the simple battery connections and then enjoyed the sound. The BA system sounds pretty good stock, but the JL Audio amp gives the music more depth, volume, and bass. Awesome mod.

3. GTO Clutch Reservoir. This mod keeps your clutch fluid seperate from your brake fluid. This does two things if you run your car hard, it keeps the fluid that moves the clutch away from the important brake fluid and and brake system. This fluids gets dirty fast due to the Camaro clutch slave design. So this also lets you change out the clutch reservoir fluid often to prevent the dreaded Camaro clutch stuck to the floor syndrome. This mod was the surprise. On my 1LE the stock clutch line was long enough to reach the GTO reservoir. Not so on the ZL1. I had to extend the line. Doing that I found an easy way to get the air out of the line. Simply un-bolt the reservoir and hold it up on an angle and add some brake fluid to the reservoir. That forces out the bubbles nicely.

More to come.....

10-07-2015, 07:12 PM	#2
Fraxum Drives: a M6 LT1 ordered From Becky!!! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,520	Let the Mods Start I have lots of Camaro stuff left over from my previous 5th gens. I had not much to do on a Saturday afternoon. Well, stuff I wanted to do anyway. And it was raining off and on. So I decided to spend a couple of hours on some EZ mods, leftover mods. So I picked three I knew would be simple. One surprised me a bit. 1. Exhaust Commander. This one is now hard to replicate as I think the small company who made it is out of business. One reason I chose it is it does not take any power when the car is shut off. It allows you to run NPP in the stock method or allow you to run with the flaps open all the time. Even cooler you can use the EC controller to program your Homelink. So quiet or bad boy is ready at the touch of a button. I forgot to get a pic of this but it takes about 15 minutes to pull the trunk panel out and plug the device into the rear fuse box. Fun mod. 2. BA Amp Upgrade. This is Steve @ ST amp harness and amp plate with a JL Audio 4 channel mini amp that fits right into the stock Amp location. This took all of about 30 minutes to install. I just pulled it out of my 1LE and left all the connections in place. I just pulled the old amp out and made the simple battery connections and then enjoyed the sound. The BA system sounds pretty good stock, but the JL Audio amp gives the music more depth, volume, and bass. Awesome mod. 3. GTO Clutch Reservoir. This mod keeps your clutch fluid seperate from your brake fluid. This does two things if you run your car hard, it keeps the fluid that moves the clutch away from the important brake fluid and and brake system. This fluids gets dirty fast due to the Camaro clutch slave design. So this also lets you change out the clutch reservoir fluid often to prevent the dreaded Camaro clutch stuck to the floor syndrome. This mod was the surprise. On my 1LE the stock clutch line was long enough to reach the GTO reservoir. Not so on the ZL1. I had to extend the line. Doing that I found an easy way to get the air out of the line. Simply un-bolt the reservoir and hold it up on an angle and add some brake fluid to the reservoir. That forces out the bubbles nicely. More to come..... Last edited by Fraxum; 10-08-2015 at 05:01 PM.