SEMA 2017

Video: New Edelbrock Products for 2018

LAS VEGAS, NV — Automotive performance companies like to use the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas to unveil their latest products. We caught up with Mike Kovacs from Edelbrock during the show to see what the company has up its sleeves for 2018. Turns out those sleeves are pretty big, because Kovacs had a lot to tell

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SEMA Quick Feature: POR-15 1932 Ford Roadster

For the 2015 SEMA Show, the folks at specialty coating company POR-15 brought a Ford flathead V8 that was very well-received by show attendees. So well-received in fact, that they decided to build a car around it. The result is this brilliant red 1932 Ford Roadster that POR-15 unveiled at the 2017 SEMA show. After all,

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See the 12 Finalists and Winner of SEMA’s 2017 Battle of the Builders

Troy Trepanier was named the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders with his 1929 Ford Model A Tudor hot-rod sedan, edging out the ’32 Ford Tudor from Alan Johnson, and the ’36 Packard roadster from Troy Ladd—the other two top-three finalists. The three builders will be featured along with other SEMA Show

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Ford Performance Releases New ‘Drift Stick’ Electronic Handbrake for Focus RS

Among the many new Ford Focus RS performance parts introduced at the 2017 SEMA Show, Ford Performance’s brand-new Drift Stick is garnering the most attention. Maybe it’s because the Focus RS is an affordable way to get into a super-capable, all-wheel-drive 345-horsepower turbocharged hatchback. Maybe it’s because the motorsports discipline of drifting continues to grow

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SEMA Quick Feature: Tre5 Customs’ 1981 Chevy C10

We teased you in our preview story, but now the wraps are off. This is Tre5 Customs’ 1981 Chevy C10, built with help from Viair and All American Billet (among others). Packing an GM LS7 engine, the slammed Squarebody got a slippery-smooth paint job and rolls on massive wheels wrapped in super low-profile rubber bands…err…tires.

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Borla Introduces Music-Inspired Polyphonic Exhaust Technology at SEMA 2017

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

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