SEMA 2016

Photo Gallery: SEMA 2016 Day 2 Show Cars

The SEMA Show is known for two things: new parts and mind-blowing cars. We have spent a lot of time telling you about the former. But we also wanted to share the latter. It’s nearly impossible to see every vehicle at The SEMA Show, but we sure tried, and assembled this list of the top

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SEMA 2016: Lokar Introduces New Automatic Sport Mode Shifter

LAS VEGAS, NV — Lokar Performance Product’s new Automatic Sport Mode Shifter, which was named runner-up for a best-new-product SEMA Award, is designed to work on any electronic transmission. It showcases all of the standard features of Lokar shifters for automatic transmissions, but from the Drive position, can be popped sideways into Sport Mode, for paddle-shifting

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SEMA 2016: Hotchkis’ 1968 HP-427 Mustang

LAS VEGAS, NV — It goes without saying, but Steve McQueen was a pretty darn good driver. Anyone who’s seen Bullitt knows that. But just imagine if he had Hotchkis suspension gear on his now-iconic 1968 Mustang Fastback. That was the idea behind Hotchkis’ 1968 HP-427 Mustang. It’s a nod to the Bullitt Mustang and

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SEMA 2016: FiTech Unleashes Ultimate Induction System for LS Engines

LAS VEGAS, NV — FiTech introduced a brand-new induction kit for LS engines at the 2016 SEMA Show which company officials say is the easiest and least-expensive way to upgrade old factory hardware or top off your new LS long block. These new FiTech Ultimate LS Induction Systems are built to work with LS1, LS2,

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SEMA 2016: 9 New Products to Wake Up Your Mopar!

LAS VEGAS, NV — If you’re looking to wake up your Mopar, the SEMA Show is the place to be. Among the thousands of new products around the show, there are some excellent new Mopar offerings to help you with your new or vintage Dodge. Here are a few that caught our eye: DSC Sport

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Video: Mopar Announces New Crate HEMI Engine Kits at SEMA Press Conference

LAS VEGAS, NV — Tuesday was a big day for the Mopar group. The Jeep Wrangler was named the SEMA Show’s Hottest Off-Road Vehicle (again) and the Dodge Charger was named Hottest Sedan. At its late-afternoon press conference, Mopar showed off six new custom vehicle concepts and unveiled a new restoration parts web portal that will allow vintage

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Edelbrock Unveils First Set of Chevy Gen. V LT Cylinder Heads

LAS VEGAS, NV — The aftermarket pioneers at Edelbrock are once again blazing new trails in the high performance industry as they’ve announced the first aftermarket heads for Chevy’s Gen. V LT1/LT4 platform. In fact, they’ve developed two different versions of the cylinder heads: the Performer RPM and the Victor Jr.. The Performer RPM heads

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SEMA Quick Feature: RMR Dreamcars’ 1968 Dodge Dart GTS

LAS VEGAS, NV — In 1967, Dodge introduced its legendary Dodge Dart GTS line. Nearly 50 years later, Mike Staveski and the RMR Dreamcars team have upped the ante — and then some. Staveski and the RMR Dreamcars crew unveiled their 1968 Dodge GTS, nicknamed Blow Dart, at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas today. Unlike the original

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Chevrolet Shows Off Colorado ZH2 Hydrogen-Powered Electric Vehicle, Silverado Carhartt Concept at SEMA Press Conference

LAS VEGAS, NV — Maybe the Chevrolet Camaro is like your one buddy who doesn’t like anyone to know it’s his birthday. Perhaps that’s why there was so little fanfare about the Camaro’s 50th anniversary at Chevrolet’s SEMA press conference. It’s not like the Camaro was completely ignored. Chevrolet did bring the very first ’67 Camaro

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SEMA 2016: Meet “Bootlegger,” Daystar’s 720HP 1941 Dodge Power Wagon

Daystar wanted to build a truck in short order to go “whiskey & wheeling” on an episode of Xtreme 4×4. So what better theme than a “bootlegger” truck? “Bootlegger,” a 1941 Dodge Power Wagon, is not your ordinary SEMA build. It was built entirely by Daystar employees over a 50-day period, and introduced this morning at the 2016

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