A hybrid drivetrain isn't exactly an accessory but is is an addition to the normal setup. GM has had hybrid Silverados and Sierras available for a while in six states, Alaska, California, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and the 2,000 they built sold out. Now they're making the option available across the country and dealers are snapping them up. The option adds $1,500 … [Read more...]
APE Wraps – vehicle wraps replace custom paint
Ever notice the elaborate paint jobs on race vehicles and custom trucks? You can only imagine the hours and hours of labor a highly skilled custom painter put into it, laying out the elaborate design and building it up little by little until it was finished, ... that's how they did it right? Maybe, maybe not. It might not be paint, it could be a vehicle wrap, the kind that's … [Read more...]
TruSpeed Speed Sensor Recalibrator
What's the first thing a lot of you add to your truck? Tires, big tires and wheels and maybe some new gears to turn those monsters. If you get everything mounted and take off down the road, you may notice something funny, your speedometer isn't right, in fact it may be way off. The factory sets up your speedometer to read accurately with a particular combination of tire size … [Read more...]
Hypertech Hyperpac performance computer
When engines started to become complex and computer controlled, a lot of guys thought it was the end of working on your own truck. From now on, they figured, it was a dealer job and all they would be doing is changing the oil, if that. Boy, were they wrong! The neat thing about computers controlling everything from ignition curves to fuel injection and sensors all over telling … [Read more...]
Pressure Check valve stem caps
When we wrote about saving gas the other day, the first thing we said you should do was to keep your tires properly inflated. Easy advice, but do you really check? You can't tell by looking at the tire because today's tires can lose lots of air before you notice and by that time you've already wasted a lot of gas and probably worn your tires down more than necessary. But … [Read more...]