The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is already billed as the fastest production Camaro the General has ever built. To squeeze every bit of performance out of the potent pony car, GM engineers have done the unthinkable — cut a hole in the Chevy bowtie emblem.
Since the Z/28 concept was shown at the New York Auto Show a year ago, engineers have been perfecting the track-honed capabilities of the reborn performance package moniker. During testing, an engineer noticed thatthe bowtie badge was hindering airflow to the engine. Out came the Dremel.
Once the emblem’s traditional gold portion was hollowed out, the motor received three additional cubic meters of air per minute. The result was a engine oil and coolant temperature drop of two degrees Fahrenheit during “extended track sessions.” And with that, the “Flowtie” was born.
The new grille, with just a chrome outline of the Chevrolet badge, will come standard on all 2014 Z/28s. According to GM, it is one of 190 Camaro parts unique to the Z/28.
Its other bespoke parts, whether extracting every last one of 500 horses out of its all-aluminum Corvette V8 or keeping weight down to 300 pounds below that of the Camaro ZL1, have been well documented and lend to the Z/28′s core mission of race-readiness. Watch the video below to see the Flowtie in action.
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