Haltech Highlights – SEMA 2021

SEMA – where the best, the baddest, the weird and the wonderful are unveiled. Back in full swing after the COVID-restricted 2020, SEMA showcased all the automotive eye candy that we’ve come to expect from the biggest car show on earth.

There was, of course, a sizeable Haltech contingent that included a Tesla!

Rich Rebuilds epic, yet controversial build. Epic, because it’s a Tesla and controversial because it’s LS-powered. The LS is controlled by a Haltech ECU and if look closely and you’ll also notice a Haltech iC-7 dash installed right under the massive centre console.

As if to do the exact opposite to Rich Rebuilds, the guys from Salvage to Savage built a Tesla-powered C10 truck! The Tesla electric setup utilizes an iC-7 display dash and a CAN keypad.

And just to prove they’re not all about electric vehicles, Salvage To Savage also debuted their twin-turbo LS, Haltech-controlled DeLorean. GREAT SCOTT!

One of the most hotly discussed builds at this year’s SEMA was, without a doubt, Bruce Yeager’s Street Aero 2JZ-powered, Haltech-controlled Lamborghini. Hated by the purists but admired by the rest, the build is exactly what you would expect to see at SEMA – big, bold, controversial, and well-executed.

The Toyo Tires Treadpass stand hosted some of the most incredible builds at this year’s show. One of the main attractions was the unveiling of Jonny Grunwald’s TCP Magic “Heritage 7” Mazda FD RX-7.

Powered by a 20B turbo with 6-speed sequential transmission, the car is controlled by Haltech’s Elite 2500 ECU.

Also on the Toyo Tires Treadpass was one of our personal favourites. Shawn from Attacking The Clock Racing has really outdone himself with this build. Super clean, super-aggressive, and super cool, this 2JZ powered, Haltech-controlled GS400 time attack monster picked up the Best Performance Car Award as well as getting placed in the top 40 Battle of the Builders.

Larry Chen reckons Brandon Miller built one of the most interesting cars at this year’s SEMA Show. It’s hard to argue with that, a naturally aspirated, Haltech-controlled RB28 capable of revving out to 12k RPM in a Z31 ticks a lot of boxes!

Nothing was overlooked on this build and no corners cut. “It was inspired by the 240z 432. We all know the Z31 is a bit unloved in the Z community, but with builds like these I’m sure more people will take a second look at this platform.” Photos by Larry Chen.

This beautiful Mazda RX-7FD was built by Eccentric Motorsports and made our rotary hearts very happy. We loved the colour too..

We loved the LOJ Conversions Corp’s menacing twin-turbo LS-swapped Nissan Frontier. Partly because it was a uber-cool build and partly because it reminded us of the Aussie Super Utes!

It’s always good to see an old-school Datsun on display at SEMA. Especially one that has a NEXUS-controlled SR20 under the bonnet!

Forrest Wang’s RB-powered, all-carbon drift S15.