If there’s one market that’s not getting their due, it’s the owners of sixth-gen Camaros. After the raving success of the fifth-generation car, Chevrolet, despite completely reworking the car from the ground up, elected to maintain the relatively retro look of the outgoing car. Harkening back to the 1969 model as a basis of the styling, some potential buyers saw the car as nothing more than yet another refresh on the previous generations architecture.

However, those in the know, who pay attention, understood that it was a fresh design with very aspect of the car brand new for 2016. As the years wore on, various performance variants were added and the 6th-gen became a vehicle worth its weight in gold.

The performance numbers are impressive, and today’s SS 1LE is comparable to the previous-generation’s track-focused Z/28. The aftermarket is catching on to the LT1’s architecture and nobody os complaining about the results. Why isn’t the car selling? Cite it as a lack of marketing and perhaps some stiff competition from Dodge and Ford, but the Camaro, for now at least, is here to stay.

That said, current owners and new buyers are looking for ways to implement thier own sense of the and taste into their car, and there aren’t too many ways to do so just yet.  Enter our friends at IROC Motorsports.

With an online catalogue jam-packed with various styling and performance upgrades, IROC Motorsports is here to bring sixth-generation Camaro owners the option to personalize their vehicles. You can purchase hoods, spoilers, ground effect kits — and eventually, even entire, full-prepped Camaros that you can spec from your local dealership.

What’s particularly interesting about IROC Motorsports, is the various hood options that are currently available. While some competiirsd may offer one or two options, IROC Motorsports has four different styles to choose from. It’s all about taste and perspective, but each hood can arguable be noted as dedicated to a particular market. We’ve broken down each one of them for you below:

2016-2021 Camaro IROC-Z ZR1 Style Hood with Louvers FIBERGLASS FRP

The Generation 6 Camaro bumpers, especially the ZL1, do a phenomenal job of moving volumes of fresh cool air across all of the vehicle’s various fluid coolers.  However, all of that fresh air needs somewhere to go or else it creates lift.  Building upon the aerodynamic cooling features of the Generation 6 Camaro’s front bumper, our engineers set out to create a hood that had the perfect “flow path” to allow that air somewhere to go and in doing so maximize the vehicle’s performance by minimizing heat soak and creating more down force across the front of the vehicle.

Similar to the 2019 ZR1 Corvette, this hood has a large opening that allows that hot air being pushed out of the radiator to escape exactly where it naturally is trying to flow, reducing heat and lift simultaneously.  Adding a raised cowl, that is open in the back, allows for even more cooling and better clearance for aftermarket setups.

Finally, utilizing the styling concept of the Gen 3 IROC-Z Camaro hood louvers, we crafted louver styled heat extractors directly over the manifolds where most turbo or centrifugal blower set ups are, to dissipate as much heat as possible.  Aerodynamically designed to extract heat and direct water away whether stopped at a red light or doing triple digits down the track, this hood’s style and performance are the perfect match wherever the race takes you.

ROC STAR designed- Built with all Camaro owners in mind, it fits every Camaro model (including the ZL1 with minor body work such as adjusting the bump stops and adjusting the bumper height using the OEM adjustment points), using factory hardware.

Features:

• Bolt-on installation
• No modification required
• Functional front opening, hot air extraction
• Functional rear cowl, hot air extraction
• Functional symmetrical vents, hot air extraction
• Constructed out of light weight infused fiberglass.
• Hood will be shipped unpainted and must be installed by a professional body shop.

2016-2021 Camaro IROC-z COPO Style Hood with Louvers and Window FIBERGLASS FRP

2016-2021 Camaro IROC-Z COPO Style Hood FIBERGLASS FRP

Enhance the look and performance of your Camaro with this aggressive, cowl-style, hood from IROC Motorsports. Designed with similarities to the COPO hood, the IROC designers raised the front of the hood to allow a single  NACA style duct to drop down and direct cool, fast moving, air over the top of the motor.

This also helps “push” the air already moving over the motor from the car’s aerodynamically advanced front bumper. The IROC hood then subtly twists back down to a reduced height, aiding in driver visibility while still getting the maximum amount of power robbing heat out of the engine bay, dropping intake air temperatures (IAT) by an average of 13 degrees.

ROC STAR designed- Built with all Camaro owners in mind, it fits every Camaro model, except the ZL1, using factory hardware.

Features:

• Part Number – 22227023
• Bolt-on installation
• No modification required
• Functional front NACA style cold air induction
• Functional rear cowl hot air extraction
• Constructed out of lightweight fiberglass.
• Hood will be shipped unpainted and must be installed by a professional body shop.
• Made in the USA
• Ships in 6-8 Weeks

2016-2021 Camaro IROC-z COPO Style Hood with Louvers FIBERGLASS FRP

Building upon the increased cooling effects of the IROC hood, our engineers set out to design a hood, not just to help with stock power robbing heat soak but, to help with higher horsepower, and normally higher levels of heat soak, builds as well.  Utilizing the styling concept of the Gen 3 IROC-Z Camaro hood louvers, we crafted louver styled heat extractors directly over the manifolds and where most turbo or centrifugal blower set ups are, to dissipate as much heat as possible.

Aerodynamically designed to extract heat and direct water away whether stopped at a red light or doing triple digits down the track, this hood’s style and performance are the perfect match wherever the race takes you.

ROC STAR designed- Built with all Camaro owners in mind, it fits every Camaro model (including the ZL1 with minor body work), using factory hardware.

Features:

• Part Number – 22227037
• Bolt-on installation
• No modification required
• Functional front NACA style duct, cold air induction
• Functional rear cowl, hot air extraction
• Functional symmetrical vents, hot air extraction
• Constructed out of light weight fiberglass.
• Hood will be shipped unpainted and must be installed by a professional body shop
• Made in the USA

In the coming months, we’ll be spotlighting owners who have equipped their vehicles with an IROC Motorsports hood, as well as other products that IROC Motorsports currently offers.

Rick Seitz

Rick Seitz is the owner and founder of GMEFI Magazine, and has a true love and passion for all vehicles. When he isn’t tuning, testing, or competing with the brand’s current crop of project vehicles, he’s busy tinkering and planning the next modifications for his own cars.