Best Hot Rod Parts at SEMA 2013 What is SEMA? A reason to meet friends, drink too much and gamble? No! Not during the day! It's a trade show for all things automotive aftermarket... I tell people, "Anything with wheels" is at the SEMA Show. Lucky for me, helping out with the Live from SEMA website, I get to cover my favorite part of the show: Hot rod parts! So here's 13 of my picks for cool new hot rod products from SEMA 2013. Blown LS - For Function and Style Edelbrock's E-Force Supercharger system for Chevy LS engines is a hard piece to miss! Who wouldn't want to have this polished positive displacement bad-boy poking out of their hood? The E-Force Systems run dual 4150 style bolt pattern flanges, so bolt up your favorite carb or run a set of EFI throttle bodies... Your final choice? Get your blower polished like this one, or go with a satin finish, either way, both get the job done better than the stock intake setup. No? See a tasty 750+ HP in the video here. Boost, RPM and Pressure...
Points are Cool – MSD 6A with Points Benefits
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Points Conversion for Distributor or Stick with Points and an MSD Box Sometimes simple is best. Or sometimes... we're low on cash! So when it comes time to upgrade or convert your points distributor to electronic type, maybe you can wait on the distributor mod, pickup the MSD box and still get all the benefits of an MSD box. Sound good? Read on... For those of you who simply can’t find an aftermarket distributor or the conversion parts needed for you nostalgic distributor to upgrade from points, the MSD box will work well for you too. When you install an MSD to your points distributor, you’ll still receive the powerful, multiple sparks that MSD is known for along with the performance that comes from it! Specifically, with an MSD installed: The points will last much longer Adjusting or "gapping" the points isn't crucial to performance You'll rock MSD’s multiple sparks and Capacitive Discharge (CD) power The points will last much longer It is true, that a magnetic pickup distributor is much more accurate than a points distributor, especially when it is complemented with an adjustable advance, sealed bearings and...