The 1LE Needs the New Flowtie - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

CrystalRedTintcoat · 03-08-2014, 12:47 AM

I already removed my SS logo, but I am so buying this as soon as I can find it for my track days!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveo...owtie/6112615/

pasted from the above USA Article - please click USA TODAY link to see a photo of the FlowTie

Chevrolet replaces 'bowtie' with 'flowtie' in Z28

Quote:

When it comes to making cars faster on the raceway, it is amazing to see the level of detail that goes into squeezing out an extra fraction of a second. In the case of Chevrolet's 2014 Camaro Z/28, even the little logo on the grille can make a difference.

Like every Chevrolet, the Camaro carries the little Chevy logo on its front, what's known within the company as the "bowtie" because of its shape.

During aerodynamics testing, engineer Richard Quinn noticed that the bowtie on the Z/28's grille was blocking air away from the radiator. Not a lot, but enough that it could potentially make a difference when it comes to engine cooling.

So rather than banishing the logo, he cut out all of its golden innards. That left only the silver outline of the logo.

"There are engineers in our team that race as a hobby," said Quinn, "and we used that racer's mindset to look for ways small or large to get better performance out of the Z/28."

The new grille badge is called a "Flowtie," named for how air wraps around it.

h018871 · 03-08-2014, 09:06 AM

i went with the "no tie"

BigBlock69RS · 03-08-2014, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h018871

i went with the "no tie"

X2

hcsi99 · 03-08-2014, 09:42 AM

Instead of buying a "flowtie" I wonder if I can just cut the innards out of mine?

CrystalRedTintcoat · 03-08-2014, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h018871

i went with the "no tie"

I have no tie too. But it looked a bit naked.

Firefighter · 03-08-2014, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hcsi99

Instead of buying a "flowtie" I wonder if I can just cut the innards out of mine?

Search it has been done. I went billet recently and almost wish I had seen this first. Might mess around and mod the one sitting in my garage. See how it comes out.

GONIF · 03-08-2014, 12:43 PM

I like it . I'm going to cut mine out .

cdb95z28 · 03-08-2014, 12:53 PM

[QUOTE=CrystalRedTintcoat;7478014]I already removed my SS logo, but I am so buying this as soon as I can find it for my track days!
QUOTE]

When I get a 14 or 15 1LE, this along with a Z/28 grill will be my first mod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrystalRedTintcoat

I have no tie too. But it looked a bit naked.

I like the no tie also, but agree, makes the car look naked, I think the Flowtie is perfect.

CamaroTom · 03-08-2014, 01:48 PM

Im not sure if the flowtie would be effective on 2013's. Since the stock grill crosses behind the bowtie.

Firefighter · 03-08-2014, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1LEMayhem

Im not sure if the flowtie would be effective on 2013's. Since the stock grill crosses behind the bowtie.

I thought about that but if one has a heritage grille they would benefit from the mod.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk

Fraxum · 03-08-2014, 04:57 PM

Heritage grill FTW.

beany323 · 03-08-2014, 06:35 PM

is that like swimmers who shave their whole body to be faster.. or more "manly" lol...

CrystalRedTintcoat · 03-08-2014, 07:33 PM

Beany. Yes. Plus it make things look bigger. Faster. Bigger. :-)

beany323 · 03-08-2014, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrystalRedTintcoat

Beany. Yes. Plus it make things look bigger. Faster. Bigger. :-)

its the 2 small sized speedos.

03-08-2014, 09:06 AM	#2
h018871 Geoff Drives: 2022 SS 1LE Join Date: May 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 1,768	i went with the "no tie" __________________ Having a Blast https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...php?p=10741733

03-08-2014, 09:42 AM	#4
hcsi99 Cadillac Service Manager Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS, 1LE, NPP, RECAROS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 672 View My Garage	Instead of buying a "flowtie" I wonder if I can just cut the innards out of mine? __________________

03-08-2014, 12:43 PM	#7
GONIF Drives: 73 VETTE ,, 05 2500hd diesel,14 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The Left lane PHOENIX AZ Posts: 2,626	I like it . I'm going to cut mine out . __________________ OLD GUY FLYING FAST AND LOW

03-08-2014, 01:48 PM	#9
CamaroTom Drives: 1/70 2013 BRM 2SS RS 1LE NPP NAV Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Parrish, Florida Posts: 1,082	Im not sure if the flowtie would be effective on 2013's. Since the stock grill crosses behind the bowtie. __________________

03-08-2014, 04:57 PM	#11
Fraxum Drives: a M6 LT1 ordered From Becky!!! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,520	Heritage grill FTW. __________________ "Democracy Dies in Darkness" My LT1 Keeper ..... ..... My Car Blog CarPlayList, a free App to build USB and Android Music drives.

03-08-2014, 06:35 PM	#12
beany323 Drives: Camaro 2SS /RS/1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Cali. Posts: 1,566 View My Garage	is that like swimmers who shave their whole body to be faster.. or more "manly" lol... __________________ "The fact the GT500 can barely beat a $37k car with 200 less horsepower speaks volumes. There are about a million mods you can do to a LS3 to make a Camaro do the 1/4 faster then a GT500." (Vroom.) Updated w/ Willow Springs: 1. Nissan GTR Track Pack 1:19.6 2. Ducati 1198 S 1:19.7 3. Nissan GTR 1:20.3 4. Corvette Z06 1:20.4 5. Audi R8 V10 Plus 1:22.0 6. Ferrari 458 Italia 1:22.3 7. CAMARO SS 1LE 1:22.7 8. Shelby GT 500 1:23.5 9. Mustang Gt Track Pack 1:25.8

03-08-2014, 07:33 PM	#13
CrystalRedTintcoat Drives: 2013 2SS 1LE NPP GBE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, online, & in my 1LE Posts: 2,667 View My Garage	Beany. Yes. Plus it make things look bigger. Faster. Bigger. :-) __________________ 2013 1LE NPP GBE Mods Track Days