STREET/RACE Issue 2, Spring 2018 | Page 88

Stamped #McLeodEquipped ® Powerglide Oil Pan Part No. Lightest Stamped Pan on the Track! • • • • Ask for Sonnax Transmission Products from Your Performance Parts Distributor www.sonnax.com From the Street to the Strip 28801-S Integrated Baffle & Reinforced Pan Rail Two Quarts Extra Fluid Capacity Wedge Design Improves Ground Clearance Seamless .125" Thick Aluminum Construction T H E D Y N O McLeod has you covered. www.mcleodracing.com WORLD’S FASTEST TRAILBLAZER SS? Former Vette owner Matt Cole decided to race a Chevy TrailBlazer (with a LS2) for the novelty. Reaction at the track is humorous and positive. In a search to control exhaust heat, Matt first tried header/pipe wraps but it’s hard to install and he didn’t like the itchy fiberglass on his arms when working on the engine. And there’s that issue of oil fires starting in wraps. He tried that shiny silver coating too but it was thin and didn’t control heat. His search ultimately led him to Swain Tech’s thick White Lightning TM exhaust coating. White Lightning can add power but Matt was after heat control and more comfort when working on the engine. Swain’s exhaust coating cools scorching under hood temps down to a point where Matt can work around the exhaust without burning himself. This coating isn’t pretty when new and gets ugly after many passes but it is an effective thermal barrier for all race cars. Matt’s drive to manage heat lead him to Swain and now he is one cool fellow. Matt Cole with stock appearing grocery getter TrailBlazer with 1000 hp still has A/C and Bose surround sound. He’s still sorting it out but did an 10.1 in the ¼ mile with soft 60 foot last year with the goal of running 8’s this year. SWAIN TECH COATINGS www.swaintech.com 585-889-2790 Scottsville, NY 14546 88 STREETRACE REV. 1 Swain 2017 Ad C Matt Cole Ad Drag Racing - Pipe • 3.75x3.25 • DragIllustrated