Keeping Things Cool With a C&R Racing Radiator

Project True SStreet, our 2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS, is coming along quite nicely. The goal is to build a true street/strip ride that can drive us to the drag strip and make 9-second passes, or even 8-second passes if things go our way. Our goals are lofty, however, we have a plan that includes a Late Model Engines (LME) built 427 LSX with a W275AX Whipple supercharger. That combination should set us on track to have a street car with over 1,000 horsepower. Currently, we have the engine bolted up to a Hughes Performance Powerglide transmission in the Camaro chassis. Before starting this beast up for the first time, we need to add a radiator to keep this monster engine cool.

Stay Cool

When you think about how an internal combustion engine works (explosions and fire), you know it will create heat. And since Project True SStreet isn’t supposed to be a drag racer that will be trailered and only run for five minutes at a time, it will need an excellent heat exchanger for the car to idle in everyday traffic. Unfortunately, we knew the OEM radiator that came in the Camaro wasn’t sufficient. So to solve this problem, we reached out to the pros at C&R Racing.

Project True SStreet, a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro, will ultimately be a fully street legal 9-second racer. The plan is to drive to the track, rip a quick e.t. and then take that same car to the drive-thru at In-N-Out Burger.

C&R Racing

C&R Racing has been designing and manufacturing motorsports radiators since 1988. Chris Paulsen, the founder of C&R, built a specialty machine and fabrication shop, which expanded into making cooling components. As a result, C&R Racing became the supplier of choice for cooling solutions by many race teams in the motorsport industry. In 2015, C&R Racing merged with…