New Parts: RideTech Announces New Rear Coil Over Conversion for 1978-88 GM G-Bodies
Posted in New Products November 14, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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The venerable General Motors G-Body platform was an amazingly popular run of cars from the late 1970s right throught the 1980s. Being rear wheel drive, having a frame and of svelte weight, they are a great platform for stuff ranging from drag racing to pro touring. RideTech’s newest products are a testament to just that. [...]
SEMA 2011 – A Six Speed Dog Box Manual For Rear Wheel Drives From Quaife
Posted in New Products November 7, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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As Chad and I were cruising the 2011 SEMA show on Friday we happened upon a booth with a bad ass crash box for sale. Long known for their differentials and transmissions for foreign stuff, Quaife now manufacturers a sequentially shifted, six speed, dog-box style transmission for RWD cars and trucks. They have been on [...]
SEMA 2011 – Autometer Introduces Cool New Products and Launches Custom Gauge Website – Coolness Ensues
Posted in New Products November 4, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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We had been hearing about some cool stuff being launched by the guys over at Autometer, so we decided to barge into their display and find out for ourselves. It turns out the rumors were right and the company has some great new products along with a way cool website that allows the user to [...]
SEMA 2011 – COPO Drag Race Camaro From GM Performance
Posted in New Products November 2, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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As we said last week (and were widely questioned about!) GM Performance has unveiled their Copo Camaro drag race package concept car here at SEMA. Like the drag packages from Ford and Mopar, this car is not intended to be used on the street and is aimed at the NHRA and IHRA’s stock eliminator class. [...]
New Product: Optima Releases High Performance Digital 1200 Battery Charger
Posted in New Products November 2, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Optima Batteries announced yesterday that they have developed and will begin selling a high performance battery charger and maintainer specifically designed to enhance the performance of Optima and other AGM batteries. Using an advanced microprocessor, the unit out performs conventional 12V chargers, can recover deeply discharged batteries, and is touted as being able to extend [...]
Holley Unveil’s NEW Ultra HP Dominator and Cathedral Port Hi Ram
Posted in New Products November 2, 2011 by Chad Reynolds
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Anyone who doesn’t get excited about a Holley Dominator topped powerplant should consider themselves officially removed from the hot rodding brotherhood. As the biggest and baddest carb on the planet, we didn’t think it could be beat…until now. Following in the footsteps of Holleys ultra bitchin new all aluminum Ultra HP 4150 series, the new [...]
New Product Alert: Ridetech Introduces Triple Adjustable Shockwaves!
Posted in New Products September 26, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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One of the reasons we have been so honored to have Ridetech as one of our sponsors here at BangShift is because they innovate the hell out of the suspension arena. Really, think back at what this company has done and continues to do not only for air suspension, but for the whole segment in [...]
Holley Introduces New Billet HP and Dominator Fuel Pressure Regulators and Filters
Posted in New Products September 22, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Holley continues their product line expansion with the introduction of their new Billet HP and Dominator fuel regulators and filters. These are two more products that allow hot rodders to make Holley a one stop shop for all your fuel system needs. There is a whole line of fuel pressure regulators that fit the needs [...]
The Rest of the Story Behind Grumpy Jenkins 1977 Match Race Wreck at Oswego Dragway
Posted in New Products July 29, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Earlier this week we ran an item that highlighted a cool website centered around the history of Oswego Dragway. One of the photos on the site was of Grumpy Jenkins’s Pro Stocker mangled into a pile of shredded steel and rubber. BangShift reader Phil Cooper was not content to leave well enough alone, so he delved [...]
Aeromotive Releases the New 340 Stealth Fuel Pump!
Posted in New Products July 5, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Aeromotive’s “Stealth” line of fuel pumps has been a smash hit from the moment the first one hit the market. The company has continually updated, improved, and otherwise beefed up the Stealth line to meet the ever increasing demands of their customers. Their newest addition is the 340 Stealth and as the name suggests this [...]
Holley Introduces new Billet HP and Dominator Inline Fuel Pumps for up to 2100 HP
Posted in New Products June 2, 2011 by Chad Reynolds
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Holley has been the leader in performance carburetion for more than 100 years. And in recent years they have introduced EFI systems for hot rod and muscle car enthusiasts. The introduction of their newest Avenger, HP, and Dominator EFI systems has really taken Holley’s EFI performance image to the next level as they have climbed [...]
BangShift Christmas Wish List: We Want the new 720hp LSX454R
Posted in New Products December 16, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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Yeah, yeah, we asked for a 2012 Cobra Jet the other day, but our brand allegiances are pretty weak around here. We have love for pretty much all of ‘em, especially when 720hp are involved. GM recently announced the new LSX454R drag race engine which is available for purchase through GM Performance Parts. This motor [...]
BangShift Approved New Product: Holley’s New Ultra Dominator Carbs
Posted in New Products December 9, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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Now this is some jewelery we can get into owning! We were recently informed of Holley’s new Ultra Dominator carbs. This series of carbs kicks the already bad ass Dominator to the next level by shaving weight, enhancing performance, and refining the looks of the killer carbs. Ultra Dominators are all aluminum, including the metering [...]
BorgWarner Jumps Into the Performance Turbocharger Market
Posted in New Products December 9, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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Automotive component giant BorgWarner has announced that it is entering the growing fray of performance turbocharging with their EFR series of turbos. BorgWarner has been supplying OEM turbochargers to auto companies for years, but this new line is specifically targeted at the aftermarket and performance applications. Using all of their OEM experience, the company appears [...]
Video: Chad Introduces Ridetech’s New Triple Adjustable Coil-Over Shocks
Posted in New Products December 2, 2010 by Chad Reynolds
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While at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, we showed you several new products on video, but we still had one in the bag. After making it’s debut at the SEMA Show, we are introducing Ridetech’s NEW Triple Adjustable Coil-Over shocks right here at BangShift.com. Check out the video because you won’t believe all [...]
Neato Gearhead Gift: The New Drag Strip Girl Butterfly Steering Wheel Keychain
Posted in New Products December 1, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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Our pal Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian is no stranger to the readers of BangShift. Her company DragStripGirl Designs has supported out live streaming video efforts at the California Hot Rod Reunion and her camera lens has captured some of the most memorable moments in modern nostalgia drag racing history. She’s just revealed the newest piece of awesome [...]
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