2007 SEMA Show - Strip Search

Here's but a glimpse of the show floor at SEMA. Over two million square feet of Las Vegas is covered with the latest car parts from OEMs and specialty-part manufacturers. The show is divided into 11 segments that include Performance and Racing, Wheels and Tires, and Hot Rod Alley. More than 100,000 people attend this massive industry, gathering from as far as Australia, China, and other distant countries.

Las Vegas--home of the $5 lobster, no-limit gambling, and anything else you're willing to pay for. The MM&FF staffers loaded a Boeing 737 jet and headed west in search of the latest speed parts and trends at the '07 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show. It was a week spent shooting machine guns, going all-in at high-stakes poker tournaments, and attending VIP parties. When we weren't living like a trio of party animals, we found time to walk the 23 miles of SEMA show exhibitors, digging up the latest and greatest stuff for 2008.

The SEMA event is an annual industry show where manufacturers set up displays to show off their product to dealers, speed shops, and the media. The event takes place in Las Vegas and spans four days. The show boasts more than two million square feet of exhibitor space that has been split into 11 sections. Attendance numbers in the 100,000 range, drawing an international crowd. This year, more than 1,500 new products were unveiled at the show. They weren't all Mustang parts, but we dug through the mix of components and pieces to find what fits our beloved ponycars.

SEMA is all about showing off and dazzling the attendees. The best way to do that is to show everyone something they haven't seen before. Here's the latest offering from Roush Performance, the P-51 Mustang. Because Jack Roush is an avid aviator, it's modeled after a P-51 fighter plane, of which he owns several. The car features a Roush-built, fortified bottom end with a new Roush/Eaton supercharger system up top. It totals 510 hp from just 4.6 liters and using Three-Valve cylinder heads. For more information: www.roushperformance.com	Turbonetics showed up with a new rendition of its S197 turbo system. The inlet pipe is more refined and factory appearing. The kit features a 62mm turbocharger, an intercooler, and all the parts and pieces required to get it running--including an ECU retune. Output is said to be up to 550 hp. For more information: www.turboneticsinc.com	Ford Racing Performance Parts has some exciting crate engines coming to the marketplace in 2008. Ford's in-house fun team is determined to offer something for all Mustang enthusiasts, and the Aluminator is the first step. This engine is offered as a complete long-block (seen here with a Ford Racing/ Whipple '03-'04 blower upgrade). It's meant to be a replacement engine for '03-'04 Cobras and features an aluminum block, steel crank and rods, and forged pistons. For those who don't have a Four-Valve engine, you can buy the short-block as a fortified bottom end for your Two-Valve or Three-Valve 4.6 mod motor. For more information: www.fordracingparts.com
JME Enterprises won the SEMA Best Engineered New Product award for this wild, independent front suspension. This billet frontend setup is designed for road racing use and available in different configurations for '79-'08 Mustangs. For more information: www.jmeenterprises.com	This is a pretty cool pic of a cutaway view of a Trick Flow 4.6 Track Heat intake manifold. We tested this intake a few issues ago (Dec. '07). It worked great, and Trick Flow has also begun offering it in black finish as well as the traditional silver coating. For more information: www.trickflow.com	RHS debuted its latest offering for the small-block Ford market. These aluminum heads come to the party with 160cc intake ports. The Pro Action cylinder heads came out last year in the 180cc configuration, and the 160cc style is for milder engines. Valves check in at 1.94/1.60, intake and exhaust respectively. For more information: www.racingheadservice.com
All the talk these days has been around turbo-charged Cobras and the big power they make. But there are other combos that are pounding out insane power numbers, too. Spec Clutches knows that and has released the Super Twin, a twin-disc clutch designed for street and strip use in Fox-body and SN-95 Mustangs. It's capable of holding big torque numbers and severe rpm. For more information: www.specclutch.com	STS Turbo launched its S197 Mustang V-6 kit at SEMA. We tested the company's twin-turbo V-8 kit on an S197 ride a few years ago, with great results. The V-6 kit is available in single-turbo form right now. It will bring output to 300 rwhp at 8 psi. Bumping boost to 9 psi will produce 316 rwhp and 10 psi, and the kit will produce 330 rwhp. Not bad considering the test vehicle spun the dynos to 165 rwhp. For more information: www.ststurbo.com	This slicK-looking intercooler setup is a new product from ProCharger and is designed for 5.0 Mustangs that have been severely lowered. The kit features twin air-to-air intercoolers that tuck up a bit easier than the standard front-mount intercooler on the company's base kit. For more information: www.procharger.com