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ga0358 · 07-22-2011, 11:02 AM

Record temps this summer, what are y'all doing to keep your babies cool? I park in a parking deck, but so does EVERYBODY ELSE and I cringe when I think of door dings...Seems like my MPG is going down as well...I guess because of the temps???

TooCool5 · 07-22-2011, 11:04 AM

AC will kill your MPG around town.

I park my LS in a shaded part of the driveway with foil windshield shade and windows cracked about an inch. No problems keeping it cool.

KSFastah · 07-22-2011, 11:15 AM

It's been 100F+ every day since I've bought the car....I got a nice big foil window shade...it helps alot. Beyond that, well, when it's 104F every day I don't what you're gonna do other than leave your shiny black Camaro home in the garage.

heRS · 07-22-2011, 11:49 AM

Coolish summer here in Spokane, WA but at work, I park in the shade most of the afternoon, and inside the shop building at home. I installed a Roto-Fab CAI so my Camaro can get as much fresh air as possible.

HDRDTD · 07-22-2011, 11:55 AM

I put the top down and DRIVE it.
Simple.

SUX2BU · 07-22-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

I put the top down and DRIVE it.
Simple.

Same here! Top down A/C blasting!

klatterblast · 07-22-2011, 12:04 PM

leave it at home in the garage and drive my old truck

MiracleAces · 07-22-2011, 12:11 PM

Tomorrow will be the first time in about a week and a half that I take it out of the garage. I wanted to wait a little longer, but I my self control is almost gone.

Bonanza7 · 07-22-2011, 12:12 PM

'Cmon, it's not that hot. You haven't seen hot till you have spent a summer in Phoenix. I use a window shade for the front window, but put it on the outside, and close the doors on the edges. Stays there even in wind. Having it on the outside keeps the heat out completely, not just reflecting it back into the front window, which I have been told can delaminate the window. We do that on our aircraft at the field. Works much better than putting them on the inside.

Jekyll-N-Hyde · 07-22-2011, 12:13 PM

24th days straight of 100+ temps here in Texas

My Baby is kept in her Garage when im not driving her.

Yall can have your temps but nothing BEATS Texas Humidity right off the Gulf !!!!!!

I feel even more sorry for you houston and SanAntonio folks lol

HDRDTD · 07-22-2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUX2BU

Same here! Top down A/C blasting!

A/C? Bah. it was only 106 when I left work yesterday.
Today it's cooler, a mere 91 when I left home this morning.

TOMS1SS · 07-22-2011, 12:33 PM

From April to October the temperature is consistently at 100 or greater her in Phoenix. I've never found that running my AC affects my mileage over the years; my Camaro gets about 18 MPG and my DD is running at 41.9. The only two things I've noticed over the years is that the heat will kill your battery with in 2 years and dry rot tires with 5.

PIPE · 07-22-2011, 12:33 PM

She sleeps all week

Brunoz · 07-22-2011, 12:36 PM

Very Hot for Jersey

07-22-2011, 11:02 AM	#1
ga0358 Drives: 2010 ABM LS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Acworth, Georgia Posts: 935 View My Garage	Handling THE HEAT!! Record temps this summer, what are y'all doing to keep your babies cool? I park in a parking deck, but so does EVERYBODY ELSE and I cringe when I think of door dings...Seems like my MPG is going down as well...I guess because of the temps??? __________________

07-22-2011, 11:04 AM	#2
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,244 View My Garage	AC will kill your MPG around town. I park my LS in a shaded part of the driveway with foil windshield shade and windows cracked about an inch. No problems keeping it cool. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI Last edited by TooCool5; 07-22-2011 at 11:16 AM.

07-22-2011, 11:49 AM	#4
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	Coolish summer here in Spokane, WA but at work, I park in the shade most of the afternoon, and inside the shop building at home. I installed a Roto-Fab CAI so my Camaro can get as much fresh air as possible. __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

07-22-2011, 12:04 PM	#7
klatterblast Drives: 2010 camaro 2ssrs blk. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: walker la. Posts: 1,732 View My Garage	leave it at home in the garage and drive my old truck __________________ 2010 Hennessey HPE650 2SSRS Blk/Blk Magnuson TVS2300,ported heads,cam,Hotchkis suspension. Weld 17”s, Mickey Thompson’s.

07-22-2011, 12:11 PM	#8
MiracleAces Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Coupe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sterling Virginia Posts: 317	Tomorrow will be the first time in about a week and a half that I take it out of the garage. I wanted to wait a little longer, but I my self control is almost gone. __________________ "Being persistant and never giving up may not always get the job done, but it just may annoy someone else enough to make it worth your while."

07-22-2011, 11:15 AM	#3
KSFastah Whatevah Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 107 View My Garage	It's been 100F+ every day since I've bought the car....I got a nice big foil window shade...it helps alot. Beyond that, well, when it's 104F every day I don't what you're gonna do other than leave your shiny black Camaro home in the garage.

07-22-2011, 11:55 AM	#5
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,046	I put the top down and DRIVE it. Simple.

07-22-2011, 12:12 PM	#9
Bonanza7 Account Suspended Drives: 2010, Rally Yellow, Black stripes Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 2,363	'Cmon, it's not that hot. You haven't seen hot till you have spent a summer in Phoenix. I use a window shade for the front window, but put it on the outside, and close the doors on the edges. Stays there even in wind. Having it on the outside keeps the heat out completely, not just reflecting it back into the front window, which I have been told can delaminate the window. We do that on our aircraft at the field. Works much better than putting them on the inside.

07-22-2011, 12:13 PM	#10
Jekyll-N-Hyde I put the FU back in FUN Drives: 1969 SS 396 , 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Between Weatherford and Azle TX hway730 Posts: 2,129	24th days straight of 100+ temps here in Texas My Baby is kept in her Garage when im not driving her. Yall can have your temps but nothing BEATS Texas Humidity right off the Gulf !!!!!! I feel even more sorry for you houston and SanAntonio folks lol

07-22-2011, 12:33 PM	#12
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	From April to October the temperature is consistently at 100 or greater her in Phoenix. I've never found that running my AC affects my mileage over the years; my Camaro gets about 18 MPG and my DD is running at 41.9. The only two things I've noticed over the years is that the heat will kill your battery with in 2 years and dry rot tires with 5. __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

07-22-2011, 12:33 PM	#13
PIPE Hating prius's since 1997 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS (JENNA) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,039	She sleeps all week Attached Images __________________ PIPE

07-22-2011, 12:36 PM	#14
Brunoz Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 266	Very Hot for Jersey Attached Images

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