If you’re the owner of a 2009-14 Cadillac CTS-V that’s powered by an LSA engine and regularly hits the dragstrip (and we know there are plenty of you out there), you’ve likely experienced issues where the performance of your car falls off after the engine heats up. The factory intercooler assembly is prone to heat-soak, but this new high-capacity intercooler and fan package from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering can help.

The larger-than-stock intercooler is capable of handling more fluid and is constructed with a front-to-back double-pass design. In addition, the company includes a pair of Spal two-speed fans. 

“Our intercooler improves airflow to the engine radiator and reduces fluid temperatures, which, in turn, improves engine cooling and increases horsepower,” said Mike Copeland, vice president and general manager, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. “The high capacity heat exchanger can be used with the stock or higher output intercooler fluid pumps.”

The kit includes one of Lingenfelter’s Temperature Based Relay Controllers, which controls the fan relays independently along with the intercooler pump – allowing them to come on only when activated by the controller in ten-degree increments from 0-350 degrees Fahrenheit.

And if you decide you want to run the intercooler pump in the pits for increased cooling, Lingenfelter can help you there as well. They’ve got a fan/pump manual override kit that will let you run control those items manually. 

Cooling the car down between runs can help with consistency and performance goals; we all know the best drag racers keep a logbook of every condition available before, during, and post-run, from temperature to water grains in the air and tire pressure. Having one more level of control over the variables only assists the drag racer in chasing that ultimate run.

For more information on Lingenfelter’s complete lineup of CTS-V, Corvette, and Camaro parts, check out their website.