SEMA SHOW 2012 TOP 5 REVV PICK
Event Coverage by Team REVVOLUTION (TeamRevvolution)11/6/2012 Filed Under: Team, Revvolution, 2012, SEMA, Show, Las, Vegas, Top, 5, Revv, Pick, event, coverage All good things must come to an end, and the journey back to reality after this year’s SEMA Show was a harsh one. Covering an event of this scale, while attempting to maintain some level of sanity in the relentless pandemonium of Las Vegas, is nearly impossible.
Each year, SEMA awards trophies in four categories to those exhibitors best able to distinguish the trends that will have the biggest impact on the auto industry in the coming year. This year’s results didn’t surprise us at all:
Hottest Car: Ford Mustang
Hottest Sport-Compact: Scion FR-S
Hottest 4x4-SUV: Jeep Wrangler
Hottest Truck: Ford F-Series
In writing this article, we had the extremely difficult task of picking our five favorite cars (and one runner-up) from the hundreds we photographed. Here they are, in no particular order.
KEVIN BYRD'S 1990 BMW M3
As the co-host of Two Guys Garage on the SPEED Channel, Kevin Byrd of SpeedByrd Engineering is no stranger to restorations and custom builds. His E30 M3 was tasteful, understated and classy.
VEHICLE INFOGM Performance 6.2L LS3 swap - 480 hp
Tremec T56 6-speed transmission
Hand-formed box fenders are 2" wider than stock
BBS Type-CH wheels - 18x8.5" front, 18x10" rear
CONTINUED MANNY RAMDOWE'S 1993 MAZDA RX-7 FD3S
Sporting a full wide-body kit and lots of carbon fiber pieces, this FD3S is pure JDM sex on wheels.
ENGINEGReddy T-78 single turbo conversion
GReddy Type-RS BOV
GReddy wastegate
GReddy downpipe
A'PEXi N1 exhaust
Rotary Extreme rail
SARD FPR
Supra fuel pump x2
RC 1000cc primary injectors
RC 1600cc secondary injectors
NGK-1 plugs
NGK wires
Mishimoto radiator
Mishimoto hoses
Mishimoto oil cooler kit
Eneos 0w-50 Sustina
DRIVELINEExedy single carbon clutch
KAAZ LSD
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKESSSR SP1 3pcs SBC Coating: 20x10 (f), 20x12.5 (r)
Falken Tire FK453: 235/30R20 (f), 285/30R20 (r)
Wilwood 6-piston / 14-inch
RX-7 Type-RZ rear brakes
SUSPENSIONTEIN Flex coilovers
Cusco sway bars
RE Amemiya front strut bar
Nagisa Auto braces
EXTERIORVeilSide Fortune kit (only carbon fiber kit in the world)
Seibon carbon fiber doors
RE Amemiya vortex generators
JDM RX-7 tails
PPG Lamborghini balloon pearl white
Ignited 8000K HID kit
INTERIORVeilSide VSD-1 reclining seats
VeilSide carbon fiber steering wheels
Takata 4-point harnesses
AEM gauges: Tru-boost, UEGO, FP
Defi Super Sport Cluster
AUDIOProvided by Ozone Audio
CONTINUED DANIEL SONG'S SCION FR-S GT
Surprisingly, Daniel's sinister "FR-S GT" took 3rd in the Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge, but it was our personal pick for 1st place.
EXTERIORMV Designz front lip, side skirts, rear valance
JONSIBAL designed widebody kit, splitter, canards
Difflow customized 5-element aluminum diffuser
APR carbon fiber rear spoiler w/ custom trunk mounts
APR carbon fiber rear air foil and upright stabilizer
APR carbon fiber formula GT3 mirrors
APR carbon fiber NACA hood ducts
Custom intake inlet headlight
Headlight/Taillight blackout
Scion and 86 emblem blackout
Aerocatch hood latches
Front and rear tow hooks
Sharkfin antenna replacement
Meguiar's 3M Carbon Dinoc vinyl
Vinyl wrap w/ embossed effects by Daley Visuals
INTERIOR
Full spec roll cage by Garage Life
Integrated harness bar by Garage Life
Dimple-died aluminum floor mat by Garage Life
Sparco Competition Circuit racing bucket seat
Sparco Competition 4-point race harness (red)
Sparco Competition R345 suede steering wheel and hub
Sparco quick release steering system
Sparco Racing shift knob
Sparco Settanta e-brake
Custom carbon fiber door panels
Custom carbon fiber radio delete trim panel
Custom carbon fiber HVAC delete trim panel
Push start ignition system
Kidde Auto fire extinguisher and bracket
Refinished interior color - matte black
ENGINEVoretch V-3 H67 self lubricated supercharger with billet impeller
Vortech Maxflow air-to-air front mount charge cooler
Vortech integrated oversized MAF housing
Vortech roto molded intake airbox (cold air)
Vortech compressor bypass valve
Custom center-exit exhaust by Speedway Mufflers
Refinished exhaust - high temp matte black powder coating
Cat delete - straight pipe design
Koyo Race radiator
Braille 15 lbs lightweight carbon fiber battery
Braille aluminum battery bracket kit
Billet Pro short shift kit
Clutch Master FX300 Stage 3 clutch
Clutch Master flywheel
Motul 100% synthetic racing motor oil
Motul Inugel coolant fluids
Motul transmission fluids
Relocated fuel filter
Refinished engine bay - matte black
SUSPENSIONAir Runner air suspension with KYB 4-dial dampening control
Air Runner 2 gallon black air tank
Air Runner 380C Viair chrome compressor
Air Runner custom one-off air management bracket
Tanabe front strut tower bar
Tanabe rear strut tower bar
WHEELS/TIRESSSR 3 piece Professor SP1 Wheels: (F 18x10, R 18x11.5) custom offset
SSR Aluminum race lug nuts
Toyo Proxes 4 Plus (F 235/40/18, R 275/35/18)
BRAKESBrembo 4-piston Gran Turismo calipers (red)
Brembo 345mm cross-drilled floating discs
Brembo stainless steel brake lines
Motul brake fluids
CONTINUED 2010 NISSAN GT-R BY FATLACE
The 2012 SEMA Show was the year of the GT-R, and we thought Fatlace created a unique version of "Godzilla" without sacrificing the soul of the car.
ENGINEVR38DETT - 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged 24-valve V6
Cobb Tuning
GT-R 3.5" Y-Pipe
GReddy Type 29R Crossflow intercooler
GReddy RX Intake Manifold Plenum
GReddy RX Intake Manifold Spl Piping
GReddy Air Intake
GReddy Custom Exhaust
BODY MODIFICATIONSBenSupra GTR GT Body
BenSupra GT Wing
Lightwurkz HID lighting
INTERIORIllest x Bride ZEIG III Typer-R / Super Aramide Bride seat
Cobb Tuning Access Port
BRAKESNissan/Brembo braking system
SAFETY EQUIPMENTTakata Harness
GTR Roll Bar
WHEELSWork Gnosis GS4
TIRESAZENIS FK453
Front: 275/30R20
Rear: 285/30R20
CONTINUED EVASIVE MOTORSPORTS SCION FR-S
Yes, the FR-S made it into our Top 5 twice. We just couldn't resist the super-aggressive lines and matte-grey allure of this example by Evasive Motorsports.
EXTERIOR
Evasive custom fabricated wide-body kit
Evasive custom front splitter
Evasive custom carbon fiber side step
Evasive custom carbon fiber rear diffuser
Evasive custom hood
Evasive custom fitted Lexan door, rear quarter and rear windows
Voltex Type 7 carbon fiber GT Wing
Tamon Design FRP front lip
Tamon Design carbon brake ducts
Craftsquare carbon GT mirrors
Downforce carbon taillight covers
3M ScotchPrint 1080-M230 matte grey aluminum filmed - installed by Tint Factory
INTERIOR
Evasive custom race spec roll cage
Evasive custom carbon fiber door panels
Evasive custom aluminum door release
Evasive custom carbon dash display
Sparco Pro-ADV bucket racing seats
Sparco 6-point HANS harnesses
Sparco Reflex pedals
Sparco kill switch
Sparco R375 steering wheel
Sparco side mount seat brackets
Aerocatch flush latching system
Nagisa Auto D-Lock super low seat rails
Carbing high grip shift knob
ENGINE
HKS GT supercharger kit
HKS Intercooler and piping
HKS Racing suction pipe and intake
HKS oil cooler
HKS supercharger traction oil
HKS oil filter
HKS F-CON
HKS AFK
Koyo aluminum radiator
Cusco hugh capacity differential cover
Cusco oil catch can
ATL racing fuel cell
SUSPENSION
KW Variant 3 coilovers
Cusco rear pillowball lateral links
Cusco engine power brace
Cusco front strut bar
Cusco front sway bar
Cusco front power brace
Cusco rear sway bar
Cusco rear power brace
Cusco side member power brace
WHEELS/TIRES
MAXXIS Victra RC-1 Tires
Volk Racing TE37SL Black Edition forged wheels (18x10)
Project Kics 15mm wheel spacer conversion adapter
EVS Tuning super lap racing lug nuts
Genesis Air Jack System with Evasive custom tri-pod mounts
BRAKES
Project Mu 6-piston caliper (355x32mm rotors) - Front
Project Mu 4-piston caliper (316x20mm rotors) - Rear
Project Mu Club Racer brake pads
Project Mu stainless steel brake lines
Project Mu G-Force racing brake fluid
CONTINUED UNDERGROUND RACING TWIN-TURBO 2011 AUDI R8 GT
Underground Racing has a reputation for creating some seriously insane machines, and this gorgeous, matte-red R8 GT perfectly illustrates their high level of skill and engineering capability.
VEHICLE INFO
1,000 whp on pump gas
1,250 whp on race gas
MoTeC Engine Management
HRE Wheels - 19" matte black 14-spoke with carbon fiber lip
Matte red exterior wrap
PATRICK NG'S 1973 TOYOTA COROLLA TE27
This "Orange Mango" Corolla represents vintage Japanese perfection through meticulous attention to the smallest details.
VEHICLE INFOOriginal 1.6L 4-cylinder 2TG engine
Sabelt harnesses
TRD classic bucket seats
Enkei COMPE Classic Series in matte gunmetal finish, 15x8"
Restored Japan carbon fiber fender flares
Vintage Enkei logo throughout
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