The TODA Exhaust Manifold is a must for all K-Series platform. Like any good exhaust manifold, it is only as good as how well your intake and exhaust flows. For that we always turn to a good AEM Cold Air System, our Mugen Air Boxes are just for fun. As for the back end of your car, any good high flow and or after market exhaust system will do just fine. Your list doesn’t stop here, after acquiring these three essential components, you are still missing one very important item. KPRO! IT IS A NECESSITY! KPRO and the combination of a good tuner is the key to awaken all this power.

2011 SEMA SHOW COVERAGE
2011 SEMA SHOW RACING AND PERFORMANCE GALLERY (DAY ONE)

Day two here at the SEMA Show, covered the South Hall (Global Tire Expo). There are a LOT of old school domestics compared to the last attended show back in 2008. Follow the links above to view the gallery.

2011 SEMA SHOW RACING AND PERFORMANCE GALLERY

This is our first day here at the 2011 SEMA Show. Not too exciting on my part, mainly because I have only been talking to the brands. Tomorrow will be play day. I will have a gallery uploaded much later tonight. Please stay tuned!

A blast from the past… don’t hate. You know you were a ricer once upon a time, we all were.

This 350Z first arrived here with plans on only doing an engine swap, which then later translated to a few other things such as having a carbon clutch made by CARBONETIC installed.

The Carbonetic Clutch Single is designed for use in regular and light-tuned vehicles. Installing the latest technology, Carbonetic has improved the material and surface treatment of both the clutch disk and pressure plate. It delivers nearly double the torque of a conventional clutch, with a maximum static torque of 100KG/m (1,600KG clamping force + CCM). You will experience excellent performance at half clutch for easier street driving. The CC composite also provides dramatic weight reduction and improved synchronization during shifting.

In addition to the exhaust system which was covered yesterday, a suspension package was also installed tonight on the Audi A7. The STaSIS package included a set of touring lowering springs and a rear sway-bar.

Notes:
Suspension: Responsive and Refined – STaSIS carefully balances the interdependent systems of springs, sway bars, and dampers with ride height and alignment, drastically improving grip without sacrificing comfort.

Our Touring suspensions lower your stance for better weight transfer while maintaining the factory Drive Select functionality. We’ve engineered an increased spring rate to improve your car’s response, and high-performance roll bars for added corning group, giving you an introduction to the exotic performance experience. Our Street Sport suspensions, available for some models, add customizability, allowing you to adjust your ride height to meet your personal needs.

Our Challenge suspensions go a step further, unleashing your car’s ultimate potential. We use Ohlins SL coil-over technology and STaSIS double digressive valving for factory-level ride comfort with competition-level response to driver inputs, This suspension uses increased spring rates and anti-roll bars to improve driver response and reduce body roll. For the extreme enthusiast, we offer Motorsports suspensions for some models, giving you the ultimate in customization capability.

Newly arrived are a bunch of pipes! Actually, it is the STaSIS exhaust system for the 2012 3.0 Audi A7.

Notes:
STaSIS exhausts are designed to reduce back pressure for more power and efficiency. You’ll have a powerful tone at full throttle that stays refined during your commute so you can take care of business while enjoying your ride.

Our lightweight, free-flowing, T304 stainless steel exhaust systems work in harmony with the engine tuning software. The mufflers incorporate reflective and passive technologies to optimize sound and minimize back pressure, while maintaining low levels of cabin resonance at cruising speeds.

Combined with tunable resonators, the sound is noticeably deeper and more aggressive without intruding in the cabin during normal driving conditions. You’ll experience a number of benefits:

Optimized sound – Resonators and mufflers combine to give an exhaust tone that is perceptibly deeper and stronger with an aggressive throttle, without intrusive cabin noise at cruising speeds.

Optimized performance – Our exhausts add horsepower to your vehicle. For even more performance gains, combine an exhaust with STaSIS engine software.

Tunable resonators – Some models offer customer-tunable resonators to customize the sound to your personal ideal.

Compatibility and ease of install — STaSIS exhaust systems are designed to work in concert with our other performance products., and offer a direct bolt-in replacement for the factory exhaust. No welding or fabrication is required. Our two-piece, long-length design provides out-of-the-box fitment, without needing multiple adjustments or customization.

The day has finally come where I part ways with the Exedy Stage 2 clutch. Ideal for every day track use and NOT every day use! The combination of the insane weight and how it is either fully engaged or disengaged made it easy to say goodbye. An Exedy Stage 1 and flywheel would be used this time around. A Stage 1 would be good enough for the two to three times that I would track a year, in return I gain 362 days of driving enjoyment. With the transmission separated, old clutch and flywheel out, it is always a good idea to replace the clutch fork and pivot ball. Looking forward to driving again.

Notes:
EXEDY organic racing clutches only use premium friction materials that are resistant to slippage and burst. Increased clamp loads give the necessary capacity to handle modified engines. This is the preferred clutch for street and light horsepower track use. Driveability is similar to the stock clutch. Pedal efforts will be slightly higher because of the higher clamp loads. All of our clutch discs have spring center dampers to reduce drivetrain shock.

EXEDY Racing Flywheels are made from solid one piece billet chromoly steel forgings. They are specifically designed to reduce weight and inertia for better engine response.
Most incorporate special design features to enhance air flow to improve the cooling of the clutch. The ring gear teeth are milled onto the flywheel unlike an aluminum flywheel where the ring gear is pressed onto the flywheel and have the possibility of separating from the flywheel.

We say hello to the 458 Italia. Nothing rather too special to report, other than a basic service and brake line install.

Newly developed Brembo GT kit for the Ferrari 612. Anyone who is familiar or plays with this car knows that there is almost next to no aftermarket support. Currently we are the only one with this kit

Almost two months in the making, this kit was blueprinted here at Evo Garage. With cooperation from Ferrari, a team from Brembo was then invited to the dealership to gather some final data on the 612. However none of this would have been possible if it weren’t for Melissa over at STILLEN, thank you for making this happen!

Right so now on to the specs of these ferocious brakes.

FRONT
• Brembo GT 6-piston mono-blocks
• Brembo brake pads
• Newly developed Brembo bell
• Brembo 380×32 cross drilled rotors
• Newly developed Brembo caliper bridge
• Goodridge stainless lines
• Additional hardware

REAR
• Brembo GT 4-piston mono-blocks
• Brembo brake pads
• Newly developed Brembo bell
• Brembo 380×28 cross drilled rotors
• Newly developed Brembo caliper bridge
• Goodridge stainless lines
• Additional hardware

Love it, hate it or just plain don’t understand it… The Lancia Hyena is just that.

The floor-pan structure, power unit and foot-work is of the Delta Integrale. Everything else moving upward was designed by the late Marco Pedracini, possibly better known as Zagato to you younger chaps.

The two-door body is made up of composite/alloy, as for the interior, you will find yourself overwhelmed with carbon fiber. Because of this the Hyena is about 200 kilograms lighter than the original Integrale.

This particular Hyena did make a pit stop in Japan before coming home to Canada. The exhaust system and entire foot work department was completely swapped with everything PRESTO JAPAN had to offer.

It’s not something you see everyday, let alone drive one. I had the pleasure of just that this evening. Only 24 of these were ever made, and there is only one in the whole of North America.