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LCPLPunk · 11-12-2018, 06:19 PM

Hey guys,

So I did a track day yesterday and their was a red 1LE there that had it's hood opened. The owner and I were talking about our engines and I noticed that his radiator had a shroud looking thing that mine didn't. It also appeared that the radiator is actually different.

So, it made me wonder, is the newer radiator style better? Is it swappable? Does the 1LE have a different radiator then the regular SS?

Actually, now i"m really curious because I did a search for 2015 Camaro SS engine pictures and a few of the images don't show the cowl on them.

I drew a line around the cowl I'm seeing...

AGM 1LE · 11-12-2018, 06:34 PM

The piece of plastic you circled is the rain drip-shroud for the hood vent. Water from the drip tray on the hood vent flows onto that and it directs it the ground.
1le and SS have the same radiator. Starting in 2012 the hoses to the oil cooler were updated and a new port was added for it on the lower driver part of the rad. That is the only difference I can think of but the cores are the same

LCPLPunk · 11-12-2018, 06:35 PM

Is that rain shield swappable to my radiator? I"m looking to do the hood vent on mine so it would be nice to have that shield.

AGM 1LE · 11-12-2018, 09:32 PM

If I remember from my Dewitt's install the shroud attaches via plastic tabs on the fan. So if your fan doesn't have the tabs, you would need to find another way of attaching. There are people on here that have put vents on pre 14 cars so they might have solved that already.

christianchevell · 11-23-2018, 09:17 AM

2010-2011 had the Radiator neck in a different place, and then the radiator changed....thus why you can get a Vararam Over the radiator CAI in there for those years by tilting the radiator.

11-12-2018, 06:19 PM	#1
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	Radiator differences in my 2010 SS to a 2014 1LE? Hey guys, So I did a track day yesterday and their was a red 1LE there that had it's hood opened. The owner and I were talking about our engines and I noticed that his radiator had a shroud looking thing that mine didn't. It also appeared that the radiator is actually different. So, it made me wonder, is the newer radiator style better? Is it swappable? Does the 1LE have a different radiator then the regular SS? Actually, now i"m really curious because I did a search for 2015 Camaro SS engine pictures and a few of the images don't show the cowl on them. I drew a line around the cowl I'm seeing... Attached Images __________________ "A Camaro in the garage is safe, but that's not what Camaros are built for..." R2C CAI / Apex Scoop / VMAX Ported TB / Speed Engineering LTHs / X-pipe / GPI port/rod-mod intake manifold / Circle D 3200 278mm Converter / 3.91 gears / DynoSteve tuned / 1LE Shocks/Struts/Toe Links / ZL1 Rear Sway Bar / Z/28 Trailing arms / Prothane Radius Arm & Subframe Bushings / BMR UCA Bracket, Steering rack bushing / B&M Tranny Cooler / RX Catch Can / Jannetty Tranny Dipstick / 2012+ Heater Hose / 2013+ Rearview Mirror / Fuel rail flip / Drake shifter / Oil Cooler Delete

11-12-2018, 06:34 PM	#2
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 922	The piece of plastic you circled is the rain drip-shroud for the hood vent. Water from the drip tray on the hood vent flows onto that and it directs it the ground. 1le and SS have the same radiator. Starting in 2012 the hoses to the oil cooler were updated and a new port was added for it on the lower driver part of the rad. That is the only difference I can think of but the cores are the same __________________ 2014 1SS/1LE AGP 57/57s, E85 + meth injection, Monster triple, ZL1 diff swap, Z28 coilovers

11-12-2018, 06:35 PM	#3
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	Is that rain shield swappable to my radiator? I"m looking to do the hood vent on mine so it would be nice to have that shield. __________________ "A Camaro in the garage is safe, but that's not what Camaros are built for..." R2C CAI / Apex Scoop / VMAX Ported TB / Speed Engineering LTHs / X-pipe / GPI port/rod-mod intake manifold / Circle D 3200 278mm Converter / 3.91 gears / DynoSteve tuned / 1LE Shocks/Struts/Toe Links / ZL1 Rear Sway Bar / Z/28 Trailing arms / Prothane Radius Arm & Subframe Bushings / BMR UCA Bracket, Steering rack bushing / B&M Tranny Cooler / RX Catch Can / Jannetty Tranny Dipstick / 2012+ Heater Hose / 2013+ Rearview Mirror / Fuel rail flip / Drake shifter / Oil Cooler Delete

11-12-2018, 09:32 PM	#4
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 922	If I remember from my Dewitt's install the shroud attaches via plastic tabs on the fan. So if your fan doesn't have the tabs, you would need to find another way of attaching. There are people on here that have put vents on pre 14 cars so they might have solved that already. __________________ 2014 1SS/1LE AGP 57/57s, E85 + meth injection, Monster triple, ZL1 diff swap, Z28 coilovers

11-23-2018, 09:17 AM	#5
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,588 View My Garage	2010-2011 had the Radiator neck in a different place, and then the radiator changed....thus why you can get a Vararam Over the radiator CAI in there for those years by tilting the radiator. __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop