I got real tired of how high up the radiator sits in my camaro. The other night i had thought about lowering the bottom radiator perch. Ive never seen anything like that done before so i wasnt to sure if i should do it or not.. Today i said F#ck it and just started cutting!

The begining


What i was going to move


2 mins later lol


New radiator channel


Test fit


Notice how the old radiator holder is a good 2-3" above where the radiator is now.

Bottom front.


All back together




I couldnt seem to get the silicone hose i had for the intake in at the right spot. To get it taken care of then and there i just ditched it and put the filter right on the maf.

Side shot




As you can see theirs still plenty of room under the car. In fact i could of brought it down alittle bit more if i wanted to.. I didnt tho because my hoses off my water pump werent going to reach

To try and give some scale to how much lower the radiators sit now



I am very pleased with how it turned out. It went relatively painless and smooth. It cleared up Alotta room in the engine bay which was an added bonus.. This is the perfect mod to do if your looking to tackle the LS1 lid.. If i wasnt so gun-ho about the CAI setup i have then id definitely do the Lid... I hope you guys enjoy

 

hmm.... yonkers. i know where that is...

nice job

 

lol Id have to hope you know where it is... Thanks. and thats a clean trans am you have there

 

looks better u need to put that filter down at the bottom again tho..looks good tho alot better then a high radiator..lol

 

Thanks man.. ill have to keep my eye out for your camaro around town.

 

yes x2 and i have the same phone lol

 

I know im going to try to figure out what i need to do to get that to fit again. Im just happy i was able to do that to get it out the door yesterday. i was in abit of a rush

You cant miss it lol its the only very loud lt1 camaro with wagon wheels on it lol

I was just sick and tired of how high up the radiators sit! Idk why GM just didnt lower them from the factory. Its not like you have less ground clearance or anything. And it does change the look of the Entire engine bay...

 

lol i pay attention to all the f-bodys i see around here (especially the loud ones) but i dont remember ever seeing yours... what area of the city are you in? Im on yonkers ave right by kimball.

 

kimballs not to far from me. im off palmer rd by bronxville

 

did you paint your engine bay black? that looks pretty cool on a white car

 

Yes i did. it was something that was needed when i pulled my engine and rebuilt it. the white was just disgusting aftre the 15+ years of continuous driving.. one day im going to reshoot it and clean some things up

 

It looks good lowered, nice job.

However, you are going to want to put a different upper support on that radiator. The reason it is closed in at the top stock is to direct all of the incoming air through the radiator. By removing the upper portion all together, the air is going to follow the past of least resistance, namely, up and over the top of the radiator instead of through it since it still has the tilt to it. I would also fab a cover for the upper radiator support, or else you are going to lose a lot of your cooling efficiency.

Just an FYI.

 

Always fun

 

interesting. nice work

 

Thanks! and dont worry ive already taken that into consideration. i already cut the front bumper back and cut up the front bumper support to allow straight flowing air through the bumper directly into the radiators. it works pretty damn good



It hasnt gone above ~190* and its been pretty hot in NY

Thanks!

 

That's a cool idea...did you get rid of the air dam?

 

Yes i did. with the front bumper cut to allow more air in (sorry no picture as of yet) and the bumper support cut like that. it allows for a straight shot for the air to go directly into the radiator. i have to move my filter back in front of my radiator where it was. it was getting so much more cold air up front

 

I did the samething to my car last summer since my shroud broke ....