Installed the Roush Grille Delete. Interesting results.

[PhillyLS1]

So Beefcake hooked me up with a great deal on the Roush Lower Grille Delete. Thanks Beefcake!!!

First let me make it clear for anyone that plans on doing this. "Some cutting required" is misleading to say the least. There's a ton of cutting required, especially if you are running a Vortech/Paxton. Reason being is due to the intercooler size/position. The Roush stuff must be thinner or set-back farther in the bumper.

I had CJ Pony Parts in Harrisburgh PA install it because it was beyond my ability honestly. And boy, did they do a good job! Thanks CJPP!

Looks aside, this mod lowered my head temps by 20 degrees. It also (and this is the best part) lowered my IAT's to 1-10 degrees lower than ambient temp.

I did something similar on my catfish and it responded, but not as well as this! :rockon:

(Sorry for the poor quality pics, the sun wasn't cooperating)

 

[Ill_W1N]

looks good any plans for the upper? I love that color too. btw nice corvette and camaro signs on the wall with a mustang in the garage? lol

 

[PhillyLS1]

looks good any plans for the upper? I love that color too. btw nice corvette and camaro signs on the wall with a mustang in the garage? lol

There isn't an upper I really like. I may end up making something.

That garage is my Camaro's garage. The garage for my Mustang, the door opener broke :fm:

 

[Drufuss]

Is the intercooler directly behind the lower grill?

 

[PhillyLS1]

Is the intercooler directly behind the lower grill?

Yes

 

[RestoStang67]

more airflow and it looks sweet! :rockon:

 

[beefcake]

Your very welcome. Looks great on the car!

 

[99riocobra]

Looks real good man!

Kinda curious though, so this delete takes up more space behind the bumper? I was going to install the delete now in prep/hopes of doing the Hellion TT kit down the road. I don't wan't to install it and then run into fitment issues with the intercooler..

 

[PhillyLS1]

Looks real good man!

Kinda curious though, so this delete takes up more space behind the bumper? I was going to install the delete now in prep/hopes of doing the Hellion TT kit down the road. I don't wan't to install it and then run into fitment issues with the intercooler..

If I were you, I would install this grille after you put your FI kit on. ESPECIALLY with a turbo. I used to run into all kinds of heat related issues on my Camaro.

Regardless if you're FI or NA this grille requires modification to the bumper area.

Ergo why I had CJPP do it and they knocked it out of the park.

 

[REDNIGHTMARE]

I have the CDC open upper from stage3 motorsports on my rs3 and really like it. Kind've hard to see but the best I have for now.

http://imageshack.com/scaled/large/534/k93h.png

 

[Steve@CJPP]

Keith it looks great on the car. Thanks for bringing it down and allowing us to work on it. It turned a lot of heads around here. It also turned a ton of heads on the way down to YBN.

 

[PhillyLS1]

I have the CDC open upper from stage3 motorsports on my rs3 and really like it. Kind've hard to see but the best I have for now.

http://imageshack.com/scaled/large/534/k93h.png

Every car, around me, that has that grill looks like a butterfly collection. There's way too many big bugs where I live that will drive my OCD into overdrive.

 

[REDNIGHTMARE]

Every car, around me, that has that grill looks like a butterfly collection. There's way too many big bugs where I live that will drive my OCD into overdrive.

Lol fair enough. I have a bra with a netting that covers the upper grille when I'm just doing DD but I do find myself picking off bugs from time to time. All in all car looks awesome man. Love that color.

 

[4VFTW]

looks great Philly , but i'm not buying the "lowered head temps by 20degs" unless your car ran at 225 before I'm running a CDC upper delete and homemade lower delete and saw zero change in head temps(I run 205deg)

 

[murse]

Looks great but I doubt it "lowered my IAT's to 1-10 degrees lower than ambient temp."

the only way I've ever gotten IAT's lower was when I sprayed meth (50/50 water) are you running meth?

 

[4VFTW]

Looks great but I doubt it "lowered my IAT's to 1-10 degrees lower than ambient temp."

the only way I've ever gotten IAT's lower was when I sprayed meth (50/50 water) are you running meth?

the CDC upper lowered my IAT's several degrees , but like I said I saw no change in head temps.

 

[PhillyLS1]

Looks great but I doubt it "lowered my IAT's to 1-10 degrees lower than ambient temp."

the only way I've ever gotten IAT's lower was when I sprayed meth (50/50 water) are you running meth?

looks great Philly , but i'm not buying the "lowered head temps by 20degs" unless your car ran at 225 before I'm running a CDC upper delete and homemade lower delete and saw zero change in head temps(I run 205deg)

OOOOOOK so what are you'ze guyz's head temps normally? Mine head temps were around 218. I now see 200ish once the car is warmed up.
Driving home from Yellow Bullet nationals, @78 degrees ambient, I was seeing between 76-70 degrees (this isn't at idle of course).

I can't prove the head temp lowering, obviously as I didn't record anything before. But I can show the being below ambient with my Aero Force Interceptor :thumbsup:.

 

[poof100]

I'm running the CDC Upper with the Roush delete lower. I see about 3-5 degrees lower than ambient on the IAT when driving, but I also have an intercooler with the turbo.

I don't see head temps ever go over 198-200, but that's more likely due to the 170 thermostat I'm running.

I did the grilles for looks but also to somewhat help with the cooling, but didn't expect much. I'm surprised a lot of the SC guys aren't running better T stats.

 

[99riocobra]

If I were you, I would install this grille after you put your FI kit on. ESPECIALLY with a turbo. I used to run into all kinds of heat related issues on my Camaro.

Regardless if you're FI or NA this grille requires modification to the bumper area.

Ergo why I had CJPP do it and they knocked it out of the park.

Gotcha. I know there's cutting involved to run this. You just got me a little concerned with fitment then if this delete takes up space behind the bumper.

 

[hopony]

There isn't an upper I really like. I may end up making something.

That garage is my Camaro's garage. The garage for my Mustang, the door opener broke :fm:

Glad to see I am not the only one that owns both cars