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02-04-2017, 08:42 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Georgetown, SC
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Best hood for downforce?
Hello, I'm wanting to know which hood offers better downforce and heat extration, the ZL1 hood or the 14+ SS/Z28 hood? I plan to track my car eventually and with how I drive it through the windy roads where I live, I would like the get more downforce than the stock non vented hood. Plus help pull out some heat within my engine bay too.
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02-04-2017, 03:19 PM
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Apex Predator
Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Rally Yellow Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Seymour, IN
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I'm not certain if anyone's done any kind of definitive testing to say which is "better". But I can say going in that direction can't hurt anything. I know of members who have installed the SS/Z28 hood extractor on the non-vented hood and were pleased with the results. I'd probably do that AND invest in a good splitter.
The OEM designs are definitely not the most optimal outright but they had aesthetics, cost, packaging, water intrusion, etc. constraints to consider for a street car.
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02-04-2017, 03:21 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Jul 2015
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I don't like the way it looks just cutting a stock hood and putting the vent it, those body lines really help it blend it. And I've already invest my money into everything else other than the hood.
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02-04-2017, 04:04 PM
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Apex Predator
Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Rally Yellow Join Date: Jul 2013
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Hard to tell that from your post.
Each his own. I think this turned out just fine. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346744
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02-18-2017, 10:56 PM
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2013 Camaro SS1LECTSVZ28
Drives: 2013 AGM 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Suburbs of Detroit, MI
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Swapping hoods will not create down force....It will reduce the inherent lift associated with the non-vented 2010-2013 cars without vented hoods at triple digits speeds
If you install a ZL1 hood upgrade the front and grille as well. The SS grille creates a buffering/turbulence when used with the ZL1 hood. That is why GM uses a unique grille on the ZL1.
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