Stephanie: Welcome to this episode of HOTLAP, which is all about the 2018 SEMA Show.
Welcome to this episode of HOTLAP.
It is that time of year again.
I am super excited to be back out here at the SEMA Show.
We are gonna bringing you my top three 2019 Mustangs.
We're also gonna be showing you some other cool Mustang builds.
We have new products to check out, there's a very cool announcement from ROUSH which
I'll also be bringing to you later on in this video, a small announcement from the Ford
press conference which involves Vaughn Gitten, Jr. and RTR.
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for now, I gotta lot to do and a lot to show you guys, so I'm gonna get to it.
All right guys, so we're out here getting ready for the Ford press conference.
They unveil something every year.
It may not be Mustang-related, but we're gonna find out.
Hermann: Thank you all, and welcome to another exciting SEMA Show.
We have more exciting news for our Mustang customers as we will bring our customers even
more performance options with another [inaudible 00:01:19].
Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and his RTR [inaudible 00:01:23] team.
Vaughn: All right, thank you.
What's goin' on everybody?
There's nothing I love more than inspiring current and future drivers by adding some
of that smile-inducing, head-turning RTR flavor.
I've always had a dream to collaborate directly with Ford and see what we can develop, and
guess what?
That dream has become reality.
And I'm pumped to announce today that RTR is teaming up with Ford Performance on our
first ever publicly available custom vehicle, the new Series 1 Mustang RTR powered by Ford
Performance.
The Series 1 Mustang packages are individually serialized
and features RTR's styling, Ford Performance's adjustable suspension, for any Mustang EcoBoost
Performance Pack, or a Mustang GT Performance Pack model.
They will launch early in 2019 at select U.S. dealers, only 500 will be sold in 2019.
Hermann: Today, I'm pleased to introduce the 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series.
The Carbon Series will be the lightest version of the Ford GT for this model year.
It's a model for those customers who frag their cars but don't want to tow them to and
from the track.
So now I hope you can see by the [inaudible 00:02:37] performance made.
And there's much more to come as we [inaudible 00:02:42] even more for our [inaudible 00:02:44]
friends here and around the world.
Stephanie: All right, guys, let's get down to business.
I told you that I'd be bringing you my top three 2010 Mustangs from the 2018 SEMA Show,
and this right here is my number three pick.
This is the Bojix Design 2019 GT Mustang.
And now seeing this car online in the pictures and seeing it in person are two totally different
things.
I had to pick this car.
I love the way it sits.
I love what's under the hood.
You have a ProCharger setup here.
I love the wheels, 20 by 10 in the front, 20 by 11.5 in the rear.
Of course, tons of other suspension goodies, tons of interior upgrade.
I can't wait to show you what I have picked for my number two and number one spot.
We're out here lookin' for new products at SEMA and we had to stop by Anderson Composites.
They have a beautiful 2018 GT sitting right here.
So obviously, the car is fully decked out in carbon fiber and other fiberglass pieces.
What's new on this car are a few things.
Carbon fiber hood, new for 2018/2019 Mustangs.
For all of you guys that are looking for front fascia change-ups for the '18 to '19 Mustangs,
front fascia on this car is also new.
It's about a half-inch wider, it is made of fiberglass, as well as fiberglass fenders
that are about an inch wider.
So something else that's new from Anderson Composites is this carbon fiber mirror cover
here.
Now, this is a complete cover replacement, it's not just a stick-on piece, I think that's
really cool.
Couple other things to check out on this car: carbon fiber front grille, carbon fiber front
lip, carbon fiber rocker panels, carbon fiber rear wing on this, as well as deck lid panel
and rear valance.
You guys, check it out.
We stopped by Whiteline Performance and we wanted to check out what they had new for
2018 and newer Mustangs, so if we come over to this board, we see that they have a new
rear adjustable tow arm for S550 Mustangs, as well as the new vertical link, and I have
to say, this thing looks pretty beefy.
We're out here on the floor in Central Hall and we came across PMAS.
We're out here with George.
George, what we're looking at right here is the new intake for the 2018 Mustang GT, right?
George: Correct, Stephanie.
Well, we kinda stuck with what we know as far as making great power and great flow in
an intake system.
A big difference with us is we look further that what everybody else looks as far as fitting
an intake on a car.
We want it to flow the best.
The MT14 for the '18 Mustang, there's really not a big difference from our MT13 for the
'15 to '17.
The biggest difference was Ford changed the angle of the throttle body so it's now an
angled coupler.
So you still get the same increase of power, amazing flow, it's still available tune/no
tune options, so we give it to the end-user where they don't actually need a tune.
They can install it on a Saturday in their driveway, fire it up, and go for a ride, no
tune needed.
Obviously, if you tune the vehicle, you get optimum horsepower.
The kit comes complete, all the couplers, our housing, our filter, all the relocation
brackets, the heat shield, it's one kit and one box, it works out great.
There you go, guys, 2018 and newer specific Mustang GT cold air intake from PMAS.
The Ford OUT FRONT area is always cool because not only do you have a ton of things going
on out there with driving between drifting and jumping vehicles, but you also have another
small area from Ford out here too, and they bring new parts.
They have awesome setups like this Illuminator that's sitting right here in front of me now.
So there are always Mustangs out here in the Ford OUT FRONT area drifting and tearing things
up.
We Justin Pawlak, Chelsea DeNova, and Vaughn Gitten, Jr., all in S550 Mustangs out here
killin' tires and making clouds.
So this car is another one of my favorites from the SEMA Show and the Ford drift this
year, I could not pass this car up.
I'm here with Tom from SpeedKore.
Can you tell us about this car?
Tom: This is the Chassis 003 2018 GT350R.
We've done a complete transformation in carbon fiber on the exterior of this car.
The weight reduction is approximately 200 pounds.
We utilize pre-preg carbon, and an autoclave that we have, it produces a really high-quality
finish.
The car also features a new front splitter from SpeedKore as well as the rocker panels,
and then a very aggressive rear wing.
We've taken the GT350R which is a very purpose-built, you know, track day car, and accentuated it
to create more downpours, and lighten the car up.
Stephanie: Now it's time to bring you guys my number two pick.
Now, I say this every year, and I'm going to say it again this year.
It is so hard to pick only three cars and to put them in a specific order, but as far
as my number two pick, it's gonna be this car right here.
This is the CGS Motorsports GT Mustang, of course, a 2019.
And just like every other 2019 we've looked at here today, this thing is done to the nines.
I'm talking interior, exterior, suspension, exhaust, under the hood.
As far as under the hood, that Ford Performance TVS supercharger, and if guys know me, you
know I love a great wide-body kit.
And this thing has an absolutely beautiful wide-body kit on it.
The craftsmanship on this car is just amazing.
I love the wide-body kit that's actually done, you guys can see the lines on this car, and
for all of you out there who are saying that not much has been done to the front fascias
on the 2019s, you gotta look for the small details.
Everything is subtle in this car, but you can see how the wide-body kit is built right
into the front fascia here.
You can see what they did around the headlights.
I love these little details.
This is a job well done in my opinion.
Everything out back from the carbon fiber tips to the way this wide-body kit is brought
into to the front fascia, that's why I had to pick it as my number two pick.
So we're out here in the ROUSH booth.
Now ROUSH has always posted up in the Ford OUT FRONT area.
Right now we have a big announcement to make.
Jackie: We do.
Stephanie: We have to get down to business, right?
So we have Jackie here, the VP of marketing for ROUSH Performance to let us know what
this announcement is.
Jackie, could you please lay it on us, tell us what this announcement is.
Jackie: Yeah.
We are super excited today to launch an exclusive program with AmericanMuscle.
We've partnered together to bring both performance and design and we're excited to announce the
Quad-Tip Exhaust for the '05 and up Mustang.
We know that the looks are just as important the sound.
Stephanie: All right, so you guys heard it here, Black-tips from ROUSH Performance for
2005 and newer Mustangs for both axle-backs and cat-backs, which previously weren't available
until now.
Everyone spoke, ROUSH heard, they are now offering black-tips for both Axle-Backs and
Cat-Backs for '05 and newer Mustangs.
Make sure you check 'em out right here at americanmuscle.com.
While we were in the ROUSH booth, we came across Justin Pawlak.
If you guys don't know already, Justin Pawlak is a Formula Drift driver who rocks this awesome
S550 Mustang.
I was hoping you'd tell us a little bit about this car and what you have planned for the
future.
Justin: This is actually a 50th anniversary Ford Mustang that I did the entire ROUSH update
to.
So we did the ROUSH front fascia, the ROUSH spoiler, and it's got an Anderson Composites
wide-body kit that I designed with them.
The fenders are carbon, the hood, doors, mirror caps, quarter panels.
I'm running a Ford Performance Coyote Illuminator engine.
It's topped with a ROUSH 2.3-liter TVS Supercharger, and this thing pumps out nearly 1000 horsepower
at the crank.
Stephanie: I was gonna say, to be competitive in Formula Drift, that's kinda the horsepower
range you really have to go with nowadays, the cars are just so fast anymore.
So you have big plans for a 2019 build, don't you?
Justin: Yeah.
So I am in the process of building a new chassis.
It'll have the new front end on it.
Stephanie: So what are you gonna be thinking about when you switch over from a '15 to '17
chassis to an '18 to '19 chassis?
Is there anything different there?
Justin: No actually, they're really similar.
To be honest, the only thing different that I've found between the two chassis is this
bracket right here.
So chassis-wise, everything that we've developed on this car, we'll be able to implement into
the new chassis.
Stephanie: That's awesome.
Well, thank you so much for talking with us.
I know you are going to be out there tearing things apart in this car, aren't you?
Justin: Absolutely.
We'll be throwin' smoke in people's faces.
Stephanie: Justin Pawlak, making clouds in his S550.
Guys, the things you find at SEMA.
We are looking at a Kona Blue Bullitt, VIN number 5, the only one in this color to roll
off factory production line, all here for a charity raffle reason benefitting JDRF.
So it is time to reveal my number one pick from SEMA 2018 and it is gonna be the 50th
Anniversary Cobra Jet.
So we have Andy here to talk with.
You are the lucky pilot of this car.
Give us the whole rundown on this thing.
Andy: Sure.
Why don't we start at the front here and we'll work our way towards the back?
We did a lot of unique content for the 50th anniversary, one is a carbon fiber hood because
we made some chassis upgrades.
Strange, they're our partner, right, with the brakes, and the suspension.
We did some re-valving of our dampers, and we also used, like, a two-piece rotor, low
drag calipers.
The car comes stock with a 750 cage, also comes with a Racetech seat.
For the 50th anniversary, we knew this was one opportunity for us to really do a lot
of special content.
Another good example is the RacePak Data Acquisition System.
It'll come with that stock, so it'll tell you what your brake pressure is.
It'll tell you what your intercooler temperature is.
So in the rear of the car, right, we've done some Strange Ultras which is a higher-end
damper from them.
It's great because all the adjustment points are easily accessible from the bottom of the
car, and the car really responds to the adjustments.
Another partner that we brought on board with this program is Mickey Thompson, and they're
really excited to be our partner.
We've [inaudible 00:12:19] through a lot of tires.
I have the joy of testing these cars.
Stephanie: So legitimate turnkey racecar, right?
Andy: Yeah, exactly.
This car comes like this, it includes everything from a wheelie bar to a parachute to the rollbar
padding.
I mean, this is how the cars are delivered.
One of our customers that delivered one of our '16 cars took the car right to the track
and won with it.
Stephanie: So as far as 50th Anniversary, there will be 68 made, right?
Andy: Correct, yeah.
Sixty-eight and this is XXI so this is the prototype vehicle.
Stephanie: Once again, thank you so much for talking with us.
Andy: Yeah, thanks, Steph.
We really appreciated having you here talking with us.
Stephanie: All right, guys, that's gonna wrap up this episode of HOTLAP.
Comment below, let me know what was your favorite Mustang from SEMA 2018.
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