Best Mod EVER! FUNCTIONAL IROC-Z Heat Extractors! *Trackspec Motorsports*
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- This is easily the best appearance modification you can do to a third generation Iroc-Z Camaro. These are from Trackspec Motorsports, and are the BEST MOD EVER. This installation video will go over how to install functional heat extractors into your car at home!
They are also referred to as "hood louvers", or "hood vents", and are made to be cut into the factory location of your car's inserts.
This information is applicable to the third generation (1982-1992) Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am/Formula, and Chevrolet Camaro RS/Z28.
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Would YOU do this to your car? There's no going back now!
I would and am to my 85 IROC. Always wanted functioning hood vents.
I'd love to but my firebird has the turbo bulge hood...
@@Bozemanjustin I noticed that on the rear most vent
I’d love too, but I’d need to get a 3rd gen first and unfortunately no one in my area is selling one
@@willkeith8699 well bud, they're older cars so your gonna have to look hard and long for a clean original one with all the good options. I drove 8 hours to and from 3 different third gens that ended up being bad buys. Finally drove another 8 hrs to go see my final one. 91 formula ws6 5 spd 5.0 tpi , t tops 100% original complete interior and exterior 130k miles for $6k. Don't settle and check marketplace,offer up, and craigslist at least once per day and you'll find one for sure. It's mostly a waiting game and turning down a lot of sellers. Good luck!
Nice upgrade looks cool and I'm sure it lets a ton of heat out of the engine bay that's for certain. As far as airflow that's not the correct way to measure the airflow coming out of the engine bay what you're doing is you are looking at airflow traveling over the hood. don't drive the vehicle, place a large fan below the hood line and see what that gets you. What you want to do is simulate air flow passing through the radiator and exiting the vents.
I would love to know the ambient temp under the hood before and after these vents were installed.
Maybe I can do some testing.... I do have covers now. It would be pretty easy to simulate a sealed hood vs. a vented hood.
I did it to my camaro well only 4 fins on both sides I didn't finish but I drove the car n the temperature would drop asap when moving go to normal in stop I think if I were to cut all the fins like the video it be to cool n my engine wouldn't warm up to right temp
I did made my trans am hood functional about 2 years ago. I have an old video about it on my channel . It worked out very nicely and rain doesn’t bother anythingn
Hey cool vid, i owned a lot of camaros and firebirds over the years. The best way you can help those heat extractors work the best is to remove the plastic lip at the bottom of the radiator and cut out the front bumper. The black peice dead center in the front of the bumper you will get tons more flow across the radiator and out the engine compartmentup through the vents.
I would of left the under hood bracing in place for strength. Painted black you wouldn't see it and the hood would flex and bend less. Only Pontiac ever figured out real engine bay venting like the fiero and Trans am had.
I had an '87 with the 5.7ltr. After installing performance exhaust, a .30 bore & just about everything else you could do to the car to make it go fast (NO2) it was a hot engine. Those louvers look perfect! There was an IROC-Z TURBO hood one could buy to vent the added heat souping up the engine does. The Louvers should be adjustable for speed.
I always wanted to do this and always thought they should of from factory. Very clean looking as well man. Thanks for showing us how to do this
No problem bud, it was fun to do. Glad you enjoyed it! More to come.
Should have or should've. There is no "should of."
Will be waiting for the catch can video on the Trans Am.
Hope to get it coming in a few weeks. I have some parts for it right now.
I just ordered mine from Mighty Mouse. Found oil in my intake and that I have the two port valve cover on the passenger side. GM discontinued them. I have a refurbished set of covers being powder coated 👍
Sweet. I'll have to figure out what to do with mine too. I planned on changing over to the LS6 pcv system, but apparently you can reuse the LS1 style.
@@Greenlightfilming I believe the Ls6 valley cover is the better choice and I will down the road but for now keeping the Ls1 in place with the catch can and a new Pcv valve in line before the catch can will work.
Some people used to take out the weather stripping to allow the hot air to come out by the windshield.
Yes, I've heard of that. It's not a bad idea, but it actually forces air into the e gine bay at that location (that's how a cowl hood functions)
In 1988 I bought a barely used 1987 Iroc-7 350 TPI white with Grey cloth interior I bought it for $11,800, it had 9,000 miles on it. Sticker was $19,278
Loved the car, drove it everywhere, sold it in Florida. Kinda wish I still had it.
I’m down for any F-body video and the hood is the easiest to replace if ever need be😀 another great video, thanks😁
Yep, not out much if anything lol. They are still around and cheap enough to get a clean one. This has a bunch of rust underneath it.
@@Greenlightfilming yes sir😜😜
Lol
Good to see the install video up. Clean and easy install from the looks of it. Planning to install and cut into my hood next week.
Sweet. Glad it helped make up your mind on them. There are some obvious downsides, but I'd argue nothing looks cooler.
Much love to all your cars! I got a 92 camaro RS right now i'm working on as well! So far, i got like $4.5k on suspension alone! Can't wait til i do this mod! Merry Christmas to you and your fam!
That will greatly reduce the underhood heat temperatures in your car. However what countermeasures do you have in mind to prevent rainwater from getting into your engine bay
That's the question I have - I wouldn't do this mod - anything involving cutting up a body part I try to avoid. Original parts are getting much harder and more expensive to find.
Love the white hardtop. Working on mine now. I dig the upgrade👍.
Sweet, good luck with your project!
I think the the way the flat camaro head lights catch air is the reason the air is moving faster over the center of the hood creating a vacuum effect...Also one of the many reasons 3rd and 4th gen trans ams were always better..
3rd gen camaros get their cooling air from under the car. There is a dam under the car that pushes the air up. It's about 3 feet wide and 6inch tall.
I'm probably going to do this to my 92 RS. I just need some more youtube courage.
Finally bought them...lol hood is from a 89 iroc. Car is not perfect but it's going to be a fun weekend car. When I was growing up I wanted one of these and now I have some extra money that I can actually have fun upgrading and modding it.
Liked the video man! I ordered some custom ones with less aggressive fins... I was afraid these would have hood clearance for my LSA blower going on soon. Keep them coming bud!
Those look awesome! That car is going to be a stunner.......... can’t wait for the next update !!
More to come. This car will be sweet
You did a great job on your car and Hood Vents function better than the fake vents
Sweet, glad you liked it! This is easily the coolest mod you can do to these cars. I like them a lot.
I bought an '85 IROC-Z brand new. It always ran hot here in So Cal. I wish I thought of it.
Looking at the hood reinforcements underneath, it is almost like GM expected folks to do this mod.
I wouldn't expect the tufts to move much. There's a lot more air flowing over the hood vs through the radiator. The vents are also so big that the air coming out isn't moving very fast. Look at how big the C7 hood vents are. I did notice the tufts standing up a bit, which is a good sign that there is air flow. under hood temps should be much lower now.
I cut a hole in the hood of a f250 and it's incredible how much air flows out if the vents just behind the rad fan. My AC works 200% better in stop and go traffic.
I like Your Iroc .
Ive got a 84 Z28 T top car and Im out of room , myself , due to otther cars .
Im surprised you dont cover it up . It might help keeping the door handle from freezing .
I'm out of indoor room too, and at the time I wasnt sure if I'd be keeping the car long term. It was in very rough shape when I bought it. Sitting outside was no factor for one more winter.
I did this to the hood slats on my Trans Am , 1985 blue and gray, with t tops, man I miss that thing , had dart heads, weiand intake, isky cam , erson rockers, hypertek chip, flowmaster muffler, thrush racing cat, shift kit, it was still slow, but it was awesome
Sweet, that was probably a fun ride! These cars respond pretty well to modifications.
I opened the fake scoops on my 78 Formula..on a cool night, it really upped the power.
I had a 89 iroc and always noticed in the snow that as it air went over my car it would always end up coming down the center of the rear window. No rear louvers, and stock louvers in the hood. Must be just the way air flows over that 3rd gen shape.
Must be. If I get out in the snow again I'll pay attention to how the snow runs over the hood/car
I plan to add those to my fiberglass hood on my Z28, but I want to fabricate a mechanical linkage to open and close the area under the louvers.
Been looking for a fiberglass hood too👍
I got lucky and found a cheap iroc hood guy wanted $50 I offered $20 and he accepted. I got a RS but since i will be building a mean 350sbc for it and it gets really hot here i wanted a summer hood with functional louvers and I didn’t want to cut up my RS hood since I personally like it.
looks good ,but would be a hassle always having to cover them up when it rains/snows or when ever the car is washed
Hoping to have a good solution to this in the next video. It's a common concern for sure
I've driven mine in the rain a few times with no issues but mine is LS swapped if that matters. Your engine bay will never be clean again with these.
It extracts or allows heat to escape it is not aerodynamic so the air is not flowing out that comes in. Great video thanks for posting.
Thanks for checking it out! It was a fun project and really makes for a unique modification on these cars. I really liked having the functional louvers.
Looking good brother!!!! You made it look real professional!!! It's going to be a nice touch to make your car stand out from the rest!!! What an awesome idea!! Another awesome show!! You must be so doing well there were a lot of commercials. 😂😂. Blessings Brother!!!!
Thanks bud! Trying to keep the content coming as often as possible. Ads are annoying but you have to pay for parts somehow! Lol.
You know that's right!!!! The ads mean, they know people are watching you. It's a sign of success!! You have definitely earned it!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Lol let's hope so! Itd be sweet if I was able to do some more stuff with manufacturers on these cars.
You could either paint or wrap the hood a flat/satin black finish to give it a more aggressive look.
That thought has crossed my mind. Not 100% sure I like the idea of the black, or partially black hood on a white iroc.
No problem with cutting since you're not changing the form but making the function what it should have been from the factory.
Great vid! I've always wanted a video on these and you have delivered! Now I have a much better idea of what I'm going to need to pull this project off. Thanks for your efforts. Now regarding your string test, I kind of feel like if the strings were attached on the inside of the engine bay, and were a bit longer, then you could see if the strings flowed out from the inside. Just my thoughts as I was watching that test. Keep the vids coming, thanks for all you do. Can't wait to see how you keep it dry in the next vid!
Thanks for checking it out, and I'm glad it was enjoyable! I've got more parts lined up in the next week or two so stay tuned.
If I did the string "test" over theres some things I would redo for sure. I'm no expert haha
Hmm look really good vapor lock will be a thing of the past cooler temp as well it a sham they're not vacuum actuated or have underhood trays that vents air from the rad and headers
As for do it you self stuff it a go.
A jigsaws would have work as well
Hey have a marry Christmas and happy new year or happy holidays man
If they didnt recommend using a cutoff wheel I probably would have used a sawzall to be honest. There are cleaner ways to do this haha
Vacuum operated ones would be absolutely cool. Like the Fonz cool.
Please don't take any offense, but I would of kept the hood totally stock.
A manual over ride switch that could turn on radiator fan(s) would be an asset.
Aftermarket extra (1) fan blade option would help cooling, instead of metal work.
Fresh oil, gas, filters, and coolant, are always big treats for your loyal powertrain.
Really good video. Music is good. Content great. Thanks!
Thanks bud, appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it
Harwood Daytona fiberglass hood takes the same louvers oh, I had it on my 92... Man it would have look sick with those real ones!
You could always add some Racing Stripes if rest of the paint is in decent shape on the car, to cover up the paint issues on the hood rather than try and repainting the whole hood, and then have to worry about it matches the body. My 92 add dual black stripes on the Daytona Hood rear trunk deck and a Z28 wing, however rather than just straight wide racing stripes on the hood we followed the Louver line and they taper down in the front to thinner stripes oh, give it a unique racing stripe, that definitely looked good. Again that was with the Harwood Daytona Style Hood.
Love your videos, try your test with one side blocked off underneath with tassels on top to get a good side by side comparison
Love seeing you work on this. Just wish I had one... :)
Hi, just subscribed. I'm a 3rd Gen owner and enjoying your videos. Merry Christmas!
Thanks bud, I appreciate it. Merry Christmas to you too!
I would absolutely 💯 do this if I had a third gen. I hate buying a sports car and there is fake stuff on it. Kinda annoys me that the brake heat extractors on the ws6 are not functional. Or how are the hoods say ram air but they are technically not ram air unless you take those pieces out in the nostrils.
I agree 100%. I do get how they have to make gimmicky things practical, but I'd rather things be functional too. Wish there was some cool options for 4th gen firebirds.
I like this look and functionality but they do make these hoods in fiberglass so you don't have to destroy your original hood. I think you can get them with vents already cut. Either way I live in Florida and it rains a lot I see you have a way to keep water out but man it rains here a lot and I don't believe I could keep the water out
Good point. If the hood wasnt so damaged, and the structure underneath didnt have some rust I would have felt bad doing it. On a nicer car it does make more sense to save the OEM hood and cut up a lighter replacement one.
Obviously for the next time you do this my only recommendation would be to take the hood off the car still looks good
That was the first thought i had in hindsight lol. I usually work 100% alone so I did what I felt was easiest.
The template should have had screw hole markings so you didn't have to line it up on your own. Other than that nice job.
It doesnt have markings to align it other than what's in the instructions. It would be neat if it used the factory holes to align it.
Very nice. I've always wondered why chevy never made fictional vents out of those.
Thank god theres the aftermarket lol. Many people have wondered the same thing, including me.
I’m guessing didn’t want to spend more money on mods this car eventually was for a cruise daily driven car but fuel economy but with a nascar look n a little bit of handling too so you can feel like a nascar driver when you bought it that was there aim remember they saving $
How much louder is the engine when inside the car?? A badass exhaust system sounds great but engine noise, not so much.
I’m brand new here. I subscribed for the black Vette. Nice 3rd gen. My uncle had a blue ‘87 with a 406 restored.
Sweet, one of the few here for the Z06! I love that car, but I'm considering selling it. Might be looking at a C7Z or C6 ZR1 in the future. Cool we both dig third gens too!
@@Greenlightfilming Man if I had the choice I would pick the ZR1. I’m a huge Vette fan but I fell in love with my 5th gen Camaro. What are your plans with the 3rd gen ?
Im sold! Will do in the spring. Thanx.
Sweet, good luck! They vents are killer. I love them so far
Nice... alot of work but looks good when installed ! I'm considering these hood louvers for my 3rd gen. great video !!!!
*a lot. It's two words, not one.
@@QS-si3cq PETTY ! a word that best describes you !! thanks VIEWER !! KEEP UP THE SUPPORT !!
Did you ever do the video of how to cover the vents?
you could have painted the entire chipped pain area in a black matching the black of the inserts up to the lip. Maybe that is a quick fix to prevent the rest of the hoods paint from becoming distressed like the pain in the vents?
You are right, and I do regret not taking a little more time to repaint things. In the grand scheme of things the entire car needs a paint job. At the time I didn't get too caught up in some chips.
Hell yeah bro looks fucken badass
Thanks buddy! I love it too
Looks great. Who cares if it works, it looks bad ass. I would have sanded and smoothed out the horrible paint before i riveted them down.
I figured it didnt make much difference being the paint was that bad. Looking back I should have done something more with it. Oh well, maybe a repaint will be in order.
You should have sanded it smooth in the recess part and tape off the top surface of the hood and paint the entire recess black so the crappy paint doesn't stand out untill you do a full repaint on the car.
Just installed them.
🤘🤘
Only thing I may have done differently would maybe put panel bond between the hood and the inter structure. Be my luck it would rattle badly.
I will be waiting for the catch can because I have a Trans Am
I'll get one coming sooner than later!
Best thing I ever did . Mine run 50% cooler.
Sweet. I'd imagine mine is about the same. Totally worthwhile thing to do if you ever plan on running it hard.
Did the new moldings warp in the sun or engine heat over 2 yrs?
What about rain ?
Most folks dont drive them on rainy days. If you are willing to cut holes on the hood, you have probably considered that.
I did make a set of covers just in case here: ruclips.net/video/679jeQ0liQ4/видео.html
I plan on putting those louvres on my 87 IROC with a 4in cowl just to have something different but keep the old school look. I gotta find a fab shop near me to put the inner bevel like the OEM hoods tho, so it fits better.
You may not need a bevel, as the flange is flat. They actually sit down "in" the bevel of each louver. They would fit on a flat hood really well IMO
@@Greenlightfilming Are u sure? cause I don't want the whole thing sitting on top of the metal. I want it to be recessed just like the OEM hood style louvre. My cowl hood is steel, not fiberglass.
@@d3sigN8t3dDruNk I'd give them a call and verify what I'm saying, but it would sit flat on a flat steel hood. It's all cut and stamped put of a sheet of what appeared to be aluminum. Should only stick up whatever thickness the material is on the mounting flange.
@@Greenlightfilming I guess I'll have to do that but I want the recessed finish look like the OEM IROC hoods have. I just personally think it would look/feel wierd if it stuck up at all around the riveted edges...Im def getting this set b4 I have my car painted tho! Keep up the mods man, I followed this channel specifically for the IROC when you posted it on a camaro page on FB. Let the mullets wave!
Your coolant temp will be dropped a lot lower if you're louvers are actually working correctly
That's the idea! There is a ton of heat that comes out when the engine is warm. You can see a huge heat wave above the louvers. It's really cool
Minimum coolant temp is set by the thermostat so all you would change is max temps
That is cool, I am sure it will let lot of heat out, But what is going to happen when it rain
Probably nothing. How do race cars operate in the rain?
Would definitely take the hood off doing this. Cut it on some saw horses.
They are ☀️ 🏝cars don’t like the cold
How is this in the rain? Any rust forming under the hood?
Nice idea, GM should hire you.
Lol! Not my idea by a long shot
I think its a good idea if they will help cool the engine??
Chevrolet should have made those Functional back in the 80s
Been thinking about doin this to mine but water and weather seeping in thru the louvers is holding me back.. like to see what ya come up with
Itll be in the next video whether or not it works! Lol
Might not quite be enough to keep water out lol
@@Greenlightfilming never know if it keeps the most part of it out I’ll be interested in doing it for sure
I like them and was gonna make my own but this would be more cost effective, does the engine heat fog up the wind shield ?
Haven't driven the car enough yet to know!
Please pick better music or no music at all, thank you
If i was racing it on a track I would but for road use I would not
What music are you using? I love that intro low-end djentiness. Other videos remind me of Tool.
cool stuff, but I'd find a donor hood to do it to, keep the original.
I would usually agree, but this hood was a total roach.
Good job buddy I have them on C6. 👍
Thanks bud. I have a friend that has them on his C6 too. They look awesome on everything
Badass car collection
Thanks man, appreciate it!
15 below and your worried about overheating?
I have the 86iroc tpi 5speed where can I get these good louvers
trackspecmotorsports.com/
What the link to buy the vent louvers
Any WS6 mod I’m interested in.
More to come. Just went back to the 1/4 mile with it and it needs some more power for sure.
I would make a a set of gaskets and a Lexi or plex cover for them just in case
I've got an idea brewing along those lines. Just waiting for the materials to show up I ordered. Taking longer than I hoped.
the air over the center is faster because of the headlight.
Makes sense to me. That would explain why the yarn was pulled towards the center of the hood
America used to make amazing cars, that Iroc Z reminds me of them. Oldsmobile Cutlass, Buick Grand National, Pontiac Firebird. The government allowed cheap junk made in Asia to saturate the market.
Is ur hood still rigid or is it floppy and weak from cutting??
Its rigid. The louver "holes" actually land on most of the factory braces.
How do you keep the rain or snow out of the engine
Hope's and dreams for now. I do have an idea to cover this up that I'll go over in the next video.
Car starting to run like crap-
option A- Investigate and get it fixed.
option B- Install hood scoop.
If you car isn't going to run good, it might as well look good doing it right? lol
Noticed your temp guage wasn’t working, mine doesn’t either. Switched out the sending unit, that didn’t seem to be the problem and my wiring is good because I noticed a slight move on my temp guage when I turn it on so I think it’s the guage. Ever thought of fixing yours?
Yes I'll be fixing mine at some point here. I believe there's not actually a water temp sensor connected for the gauge on the engine.
Make sure it's plugged in on the driver's side below the headers. and if it's still not working could be your actual instrument cluster is shot.
Probably find lower engine compartment tempretures
It definitely lowered temps.
Yea.
So what’s the secret to keeping it dry under there
The answer is here: ruclips.net/video/ECdUAhI3frA/видео.html
How it works with a 🌧 day
Should be fine
How much for your old louvers and I'd really like them
Idk make me an offer. The passengers side one is broken.
@@Greenlightfilming I can plastic weld the passenger one if it's all there. Tell me what you think is fair plus shipping to 35954
I tryed that but my engine temperature dropped or drops so fast
No it won't you do the temperature test and I guarentee you that it's just like 20 to 25 degrees difference and I'm being generous with that
For Chevrolet not to make the iroc and 91-92 z28 hoods non functional was a dumb and lame thing to do.
Makes you wonder why GM did not make these functional in the first place.
Because it makes too much sense.
I would have used an epoxy glue to install the Louvers.
Less drilling and a cleaner look.
I'd sil glyde those door weather strippings
Good call! I'll look into that. They are pretty dry.
Most auto part stores should carry it. Had the best luck with AutoZone having it in my area. It is a silicone lubricant paste specifically made for rubber. Ags brake lubricant. White tube with red/blue circle center of it. Works really well
Noted. Thanks for the tip I'll have to take a look for that next time. That could help out a lot.
Nice , But tznation87 ALLREADY done this with the stock loovers
No idea who that is, and thousands of people have done this sort of thing. Not sure what your point is lol