Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2014 Part I

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Front and rear tubular subframes replace the factory stuff. Heim joints are used at all the articulating points of the control arms. Check out how neatly the braided brake lines are routed along the control arms both front and rear.
Fully-machined rear hub… That can’t be cheap. The rear sway bar has three holes for adjustment.
Many race series mandate catalysts. I’m guessing this one is placed as far back as possible to give the exhaust as much time and distance as possible to reduce in temperature. Catalysts don’t take well to excessive heat.
Yeah, blurry picture, sorry… but this wheelchair is pimp! Carbon fiber 3-spoke wheels and what appears to be a carbon fiber seat. The front wheels are on full-machined casters.
This is the big V8 with a blower in the Camaro COPO drag car. The two hard lines going to the backside of the blower carry the water for the air-water intercooler.
The GM engineers know, colder is better. The intake grabs air from above the heat exchanger for the water used in the intercooler system. You can just see the radiator used for the intercooler mounted in front of the radiator for the engine.

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