Champion cc374 update,not a direct fit for a body anymore

challengergary said
Who told you it was a direct fit? I, personally, have always told people they were designed for B&E Bodies and that some adjustments were needed to put it into an A body. Whatever dealer has been marketing them that way is not really using Champion's own marketing advice.

That being said, I really do wish they would come out with a direct fit 26" option for us A-Body people. I think I will bring it up again with my inside contacts at the plant. I know the owner of the company actually owns a 340 Duster and maybe I can appeal to his Mopar leanings to makes this product for us :)

In my post I never said it was marketed for abody mopars but if you look at the original dimensions of the cc374 they were nearly indentical to a factory 26" abody radiator.If you do a search there are alot of guys that dropped them in without issue until some time ago when they changed to a taller core,some sites still have dimensions reflecting the shorter core which does not exist now.They were always marketed for b/e body mopars but they were short due to a 16" core (thats why they fit abody mopar perfectly) but at some point champion changed the core to a 17" to correct that.They dont need to build a another 26" for abody cars they just need to build the cc374 with the 16" core like they did,add another part number and boom they have a 26" for abody cars.Hotrodding is always about discovering a better part that fits without mods and passing it along and until they changed the core the cc374 was a great deal.It would be great if they would listen to you and get that done but until then Im just trying to get the info out for those that dont know.