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A f t e r m a r k e t D a i l y N e w s 5 W e d n e s d a y, N o v e m b e r 4 , 2 0 1 5 KOOKS HEADERS TO BE FITTED WITH STAGE 8 LOCKING FASTENERS Kooks Headers and Exhaust has part- nered with Stage 8 Locking Fasteners to offer customers header and exhaust pack- ages that utilize the zero-failure technol- ogy of Stage 8 locking fasteners. "We are excited about the opportuni- ty to partner with another premier per- formance manufacturer and bring our two products together. Our partnership with Kooks will mean a superior product for everyone from weekend warriors to professional drivers," said Robert Ahern of Stage 8 Locking Fasteners. Kooks Headers and Exhaust have been innovating header technology for more than 50 years, and offers custom headers for many late model domestic vehicles while still building handmade custom race headers that are used in applications making more than 3,000 horsepower. Find more information about Kooks at www.kookscustomhead- ers.com. 2015 marks Stage 8 Locking Fastener's 30th anniversary of building the world's best locking fasteners for a myriad of industries, including automotive, industrial, railroad and military. Since 1985, Stage 8 has consistently delivered measurable increases in equipment reliability and safety as well as dramatic reduc- tions in maintenance costs and equip- ment failures, especially header and exhaust applications. Stage 8 designs effective active mechanical locking systems that prevent even a single degree of fastener loosen- ing rotation, and provide significantly more breakaway torque than other lock- ing systems. The company has more than 78 patents and trade- marks, issued or applied for, and 17 million lock- ing systems installed in automotive and industri- al applications, without a single failure reported. For more information on Stage 8 Locking Fasteners, go to www.stage8.com. New Stage 8 equipped header and exhaust packages are now available from Kooks. For more information, visit booth #22725, contact Chris Clark at chris@kookscustomheaders.com or call 866.586.5665. DEE ZEE OPENS NEW ALUMINUM EXTRUSION ADDITION Dee Zee Inc. is opening a new alu- minum extrusion addition, and will begin work on a new 80,000 square foot manufacturing addition to be completed in the spring of 2016. The new extrusion plant totals about 150,000 square feet, giving Dee Zee the ability to make between 1.2 and 1.5 mil- lion pounds of aluminum extrusions at this location per month. What is alu- minum extrusion, you ask? It is the process used to transform aluminum alloy into objects, or extrusions, for a wide range of uses. The specific press used at Dee Zee can make shapes up to nine inches in diameter. Dee Zee uses these extrusions for running boards, side steps, tool boxes and many other alu- minum products. Dee Zee's new extrusion plant adds the capacity to meet the needs of existing and new customers. There is also room to add another press as Dee Zee grows. "The extrusion plant has given us the ability to vertically align for better quali- ty products because we can control the entire process from billet to end prod- uct," said Kelli Gallagher, President of Dee Zee Inc. "Between the two expansions, there will be 150 jobs created in the Des Moines, Iowa area at Dee Zee." Quality is very important to Dee Zee's customers, and the company strives to make that a main focus. Dee Zee's second new building to be completed in the spring of 2016 will be in Pleasant Hill, Iowa and adds another 80,000 square feet. It will be part of Dee Zee's existing campus in Pleasant Hill which already includes a tool and die shop, a stamp- ing plant and a laser cutting shop. Dee Zee will be using this new location to fabricate steel and aluminum sheet products, laser and plasma cutting, milling, welding and assembly. Once the newest addition is complete, Dee Zee will have six loca- tions in the Des Moines, Iowa area. Visit Dee Zee at booth #30035 and www.DeeZee.com for more information. BOOSTANE: RACERS AT HEART How did a product born in the classrooms of Georgia Tech become the 2014 winner of the prestigious SEMA Launch Pad Competition? Ask BOOSTane's founder, Ian Lehn. Lehn's a gear head at heart. During his time away from the classroom, he ran into problems as he competed in power- boat and road racing events. On his col- lege student budget, he could no longer easily access or afford expensive and potentially unsafe barrels of racing fuel. Along with a fellow-racing enthusiast, Lehn recognized the need for an alterna- tive solution. Approaching the concept from a mechanical engineering perspective, his idea became the basis for his senior the- sis at Georgia Tech. The idea: shrink a barrel of racing fuel down into a package that could fit inside his car's glove box. As part of his thesis, Lehn researched existing octane boosters on the market. He quickly saw an industry of products that either didn't raise octane up to their claims or settled out quickly, leaving harmful engine deposits behind. Rather than relying on a flashy cam- paign or a marketing influence, Lehn continually worked in the lab to build the best performing octane booster in exis- tence. It certainly got the attention of his professors, as Lehn was eventually hon- ored with Georgia Tech's top prize in mechanical engineering. The dedication to produce the very best product on the market is the main ingredient that sets BOOSTane apart everyday. Since its development, Lehn and his team of engine experts have continually worked to refine the product. It's the reason he sought out independent third-party test- ing from one of the most respected fuel labs in the United States. The results? BOOSTane outperformed all other fuel additives while achieving up to 110 octane levels. BOOSTane's secret is a proprietary chelating carrier that allows its anti- knocking agents to remain suspended indefinitely in solution. This means with BOOSTane, there's no need to worry about shelf life or harmful engine deposits. The result of hard work and know-how, it's this secret that helped BOOSTane win the SEMA Launch Pad Competition. Lehn and BOOSTane's team of industry experts have created a product you can trust. It started with a simple idea: create a product that the founder could use in his own high-per- formance engines. After years of innova- tion and testing, BOOSTane is on its way to becoming a gold standard in the indus- try, and its professionals aim to be expert educators of octane. Visit BOOSTane at booth #90241 to learn more, speak with BOOSTane's founder, Ian Lehn, or with a sales representative, and ask about the company's distributor incentives. BIOMETRIC AUTOMOTIVE SECURITY FROM AUTO SECURE As connectivity continues to spread across the globe, it is clear that old secu- rity methods are simply not strong enough to protect what's most important. Thankfully, biometric technology is more accessible than ever before, ready to bring enhanced security and greater con- venience to whatever needs protecting, from a door, to your car to the PIN on your phone. The technology is on the rise in large part due to the fact that many mobile users have become comfortable using tools such as fingerprint identification for access. Another report, by Acuity Market Intelligence, forecasts that rising demand for smartphones, tablets and wearable mobile devices that incorporate biomet- rics will drive a global market of 2.5 bil- lion users with nearly 4.8 billion biomet- ric devices by 2020. Within three years, biometrics will become a standard fea- ture on smartphones as well as other mobile devices. Biometric software security systems enhance security by linking a unique physical attribute of a user to the data that they are allowed to access. The user pro- vides his or her fingerprint (or other bio- metric) to the system, which is then authenticated against a stored template. Biometrics adds an additional factor of authentication and is therefore a signifi- cant improvement in computer security. The most common biometric security systems use finger- prints. There is a biometric solu- tion for the transportation industry: the BEST anti-theft system by Auto Secure USA. The system only allows authorized users with enrolled live fingerprint to access the system to start your vehicle. The system may be enabled or disabled any time with a touch of your fingerprint. You may use the "Valet Mode" if you want to lend the vehicle to someone, valet park or enable up to 30 separate drivers that may be added or deleted as needed for family members or employees. If anyone tries to start your vehicle without an authorized enrolled fingerprint, it simply will not start. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, there were 699,594 motor vehicles report- ed stolen in 2013. Expensive factory and after-market secu- rity systems are now vulnera- ble. Criminals are using easy- to-buy electronic scanners to steal some of the most popular cars in less than 60 seconds – and without a scratch. Criminals have devised a tech- nique that allows them to break into and drive away with some of the most expensive cars on the market using a high-tech device that can be easily bought on the Internet. With BEST, your live fingerprint is the key. So be sure with Auto Secure. For additional information or to order your BEST unit at special SEMA pricing, visit www.autosecureusa.com.