LAS VEGAS, NV — You might be wondering: Have I seen photos of every vehicle at the 2017 SEMA Show? The definitive answer is: No. No person lacking the supernatural gift of omnipresence ever has. They tuck these things into every nook and cranny of the Las Vegas Convention Center, including manufacturer booths and random convention-hall corridors
This Hot Orange hauler was built by E.J. and Amy Fitzgerald of Cool Hand Customs. The 1955 Dodge pickup truck’s body was modified to fit on a chassis with C4 Corvette suspension components to give is some very non-1955 truck-like handling capabilities. A 383 small-block Chevy V8 from Blueprint Engines powers this hot rod, spitting out
LAS VEGAS, NV — Racepak has changed the game for logging, reviewing, and sharing vehicle (and driver!) performance data on and off the racetrack. You know how Netflix’s subscription-based video-streaming happened and essentially killed the video rental store business and fundamentally changed the way most of us watch, buy, or rent movies? Same thing here. There
LAS VEGAS, NV—This one’s for all your late-model lovers out there. The next generation of American performance cars is well represented at SEMA—as project vehicles and in new product development. This post covers just a few of the new products for modern muscle cars. Ford Performance 2018 Mustang GT Supercharger Designed just for the 5.0L
LAS VEGAS, NV — Like many performance parts manufacturers, the exhaust experts at Borla incorporate mountains of vehicle data, advanced math algorithms, and precision measurements into their product design. But when it comes to creating vehicle-specific exhaust systems, they must also use something less technical and largely immeasurable. Instinct. Feel. Art. “Imagine many voices harmonizing
LAS VEGAS, NV — You wanted it, and we found it! A couple of our readers asked for a post on Ringbrothers’ 1972 AMX Javelin. It took us three days and carried us to the very far ends of the upper North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, but we managed to track it down. It
Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and LS-based Vortec engines wound up on almost every branch of the GM family tree: Chevy, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Buick—heck, even Saab, Hummer, and Isuzu got some LS love. Since LS and Vortec engines are so common, they’ve become the go-to performance and swap engines of the modern era. These motors are
LAS VEGAS, NV — Being at the SEMA Show is essentially one continuous “Well there’s something you don’t see every day” experience. And sometimes, in a sea of head-turning automotive (and otherwise) wonders, you’ll find something truly unique—at least for those of us accustomed to driving only on pavement. The “Blue Streak Beast” is such
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