ENEOS Oil celebrates V8 power at SEMA 2026 with two engine-swapped Porsche 911s
ENEOS is joining with RAYS Wheels for its SEMA Takeover in the Silver Lot, hosting a pop-up booth with Jimmy Oakes' Japanese-themed Ferrari V8-powered Porsche 911, while Faruk Kugay will be performing drift demos in his LS-swapped Porsche 911 GT3 in the Bronze Lot with Optima. ENEOS will also debut its new Import CVT Model S High Torque at AAPEX in booth # V3665.
LAS VEGAS, NV — ENEOS - Japan's largest oil company and supplier of motor oil and transmission fluids to the majority of Asian vehicle manufacturers - returns to SEMA and AAPEX this year. ENEOS will be part of a special activation with leading Japanese manufacturer RAYS Wheels, which is making its first official brand display in the Silver Lot in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center. RAYS has invited select industry partners - including ENEOS - to activate within their space, and ENEOS ambassador Jimmy Oakes will display his Ferrari V8-swapped Porsche 911 in the ENEOS pop-up booth, outfitted with a set of classic Volk Racing VRX-10 wheels, produced by RAYS in the '90s.
The V8-swapped Porsche theme continues with ENEOS ambassador Faruk Kugay performing drift demos at the Optima driving exhibition in SEMA Bronze Lot using his ENEOS-sponsored Porsche 911 GT3. Attendees may remember the car from 2023 when it debuted in the ENEOS booth with a Subaru STI motor, which has now been replaced by a monstrous 458hp LS2 V8.
Additionally, ENEOS will present its new Import CVT S High Torque lubricant, along with its entire catalog of products in AAPEX booth # V3665.
Jimmy Oakes Porrari V8
After debuting his Porrari - a widebody 1978 Porsche 911 SC fitted with a Ferrari-built Maserati F136 V8 - with ENEOS at Formula DRIFT Round 4, automotive content creator and engineer Jimmy Oakes will display his creation in the ENEOS SEMA pop-up booth located inside the RAYS Wheels Takeover in Silver Lot. The engine swap used Link ECU G5 Voodoo Neo 6 engine management, custom Stainless Bros headers and fabricated exhaust, and custom ITBs fitted using parts from the E90/92 BMW M3 S65 engine. Cog-swapping is provided by a 996 Porsche 911 transmission mated to a Kennedy Engineered Products bellhousing. SEMA attendees can see the Jimmy Oakes Porrari in the ENEOS booth # 22811 in the RAYS Wheels Silver Lot Takeover.
Faruk Kugay Porsche 911 GT3 V8
Making a return to SEMA is ENEOS drift ambassador Faruk Kugay, bringing a project he debuted at the 2023 show in the ENEOS booth: a 2007 997 Porsche 911 GT3. The team installed a 6.0L LS2 V8 engine equipped with LS3 cylinder head, helped by a Chavis Performance & Engineering installation kit that also included a mounting plate for a 996 Porsche 911 Turbo transmission, plus a Link ECU and wiring harness. Witness Faruk throwing down in his LS2-powered GT3 at its first large-scale public demonstration in the Optima driving experience in the Bronze Lot.
New ENEOS CVT Lubricant
ENEOS is introducing a new product to the North American market at AAPEX 2026 to underscore its commitment to precision-engineered, OE-grade formulations that meet the latest manufacturer specifications. The new addition to the ENEOS portfolio is ENEOS Import CVT Fluid Model S High Torque - a CVT fluid engineered specifically for Subaru Lineartronic CVT transmissions. More information will be available from ENEOS representatives at the ENEOS AAPEX booth # V3665 in the Venetian Expo Level 2. Full technical specifications and part numbers are available in the updated 2026 ENEOS Product Catalog, accessible at garage.eneos.us/brochure.
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