Titan TXR Manifolds from Air Flow Research

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Whether you’re restoring a classic cruiser or building an all-out drag racer, one of the most important decisions to make regarding your car’s engine is the intake manifold. At the 2013 SEMA Show, we came across a really neat idea from Air Flow Research.

The Titan TXR is a composite intake manifold that fits small block Chevy motors. These two-piece manifolds allow you to quickly change the top “spider” part depending on what configuration you want.

I’ll let Tony from Air Flow Research explain a bit more about this unique product in this video clip:

Here is a photo of one of the manifolds:

And here is the chart that Tony showed us in the video:

DiabloSport Shows Off Touchscreen Tuner

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Giving your OBDII vehicle a performance tune used to be a real hassle. Well you can ditch the clunky laptop and outdated tuning software because we spied a better approach at the 2013 SEMA Show.

Meet the inTune I-1000 Programmer from DiabloSport. This device has a color touchscreen and is about the size of an iPhone. It comes with everything you need to optimize the performance of your vehicle including several built-in tunes.

Check out some of the features and benefits of the I-1000 from Dan of DiabloSport in this video clip:

Here’s a close up shot of what the device looks like:

Auto Meter Boost Controller Wins SEMA Award

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For over 60 years, Auto Meter has been one of the top names in aftermarket gauges. Now, the company is branching out into more sophisticated electronics for your vehicle.

One of the products on display at Auto Meter’s booth at the 2013 SEMA Show was this boost controller. This Boost Controller offers complete control over a turbocharged car in a standard size 2 1/16″ gauge with no external control box or module.

I’ll let Joseph Mills from Auto Meter explain more about what makes their gauge so unique in this video:

We would also like to congratulate Auto Meter on winning a SEMA Award for Best Performance-Street Product. Congratulations!

Coker Tire Wins Best New Product Award

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If you’re like most people, you probably don’t think much about the tires on your car. But for Coker Tire, it’s more than just the rubber meeting the road – it’s their business.

For 2013, the folks at Coker Tire have come up with a new line of tires that I think are pretty noteworthy. We met up with Jess Hoodenpyle at the SEMA Show to hear what he has to say about Coker’s new American Classic line of tires.

We’d also like to send the folks at Coker Tire our congratulations on winning a SEMA Award for Best New Product. Way to go!

SEMA 2013: Galpin Ford GTR-1 Supercar

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In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Ford Motor Company produced a limited production supercar from 2004 to 2006. Known as the Ford GT, this mid-engined marvel had a production run of just 4,038 vehicles.

The folks over at Galpin Auto Sports wondered: what if Ford had kept making the GT? What would it look like today? Based on that concept, they created the GTR 1 supercar.

This amazing car is based on the Ford GT, but features some significant changes. Check out the video below to learn more about the Galpin Ford GTR-1.

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SEMA 2013: Lingenfelter C7 Corvette Prototype

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There was a lot of buzz at this year’s SEMA show about the new 2014 C7 Corvette. We met up with Jason Haines from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering to hear about some of the different packages they are working on for this car.

The team at LPE have not yet released the official numbers for their C7 Corvette performance kits. The car at their booth is a prototype, but it’s probably pretty close to what the final package will look like.