When BangShift reader Remy-Z tipped us off to the announcement from Nike that they would be producing a limited edition “DeLorean Inspired” shoe, we looked for the punchline. Turns out, there isn’t one, other than the product itself. Considering the last thing DeLorean inspired was an FBI investigation and a lot of pissed off Irish [...]
While pressing our schnoz up against the glass display cases at the SEMA new products showcase we spent more than a couple minutes drooling over the new Pontiac competition stroker kit from Eagle Specialty Products. Offered for both the 400 and 455ci Poncho variants, there are three stroke options. They are 4.25″, 4.35″, and 4.50″. [...]
The 2010 SEMA Show is full of high performance manufacturers who are unveiling their newest parts to the public, and some of them come up with some shockers. One of the big shockers at the show this year is Ridetech’s new Coil-Over shocks. Yep folks, you heard that right, the leader in Air Suspension has [...]
The 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is shaping up to be a banner year for new products and cool projects. We’ve got several BangShift approved items that we’ll be bringing to you throughout the week, and the first on our list is the new Perfect Fit K Members from AFCO. Long known for building [...]
Breaking in a new motor is both an exciting and nerve racking experience. With oil being stripped of several critical elements due to government regulations there are few truly good options left for lubricants to help your new motor make it out of the box alive. Luckily, Comp Cams has teamed up with Endure Performance [...]
Roush has announced the creation of three phases of supercharger kits for 4.6L Mustangs. Starting at 475hp and stepping all the way up to 625hp, these kits will really wake up stock ‘Stangs. Interestingly, the blower itself is a new piece. These new compressors replace the previous generation TVS-2300 superchargers that were used on Roush [...]
With the explosion of small-tire drag racing, Top Sportsman, and Pro Modified, nitrous oxide research and development has never been pushed as hard as it has been in recent years. Steve Johnson’s Induction Solutions is a company whose name we’ve been hearing more and more of late. Induction Solutions has just come out with a [...]
If you’re racing in a class that requires you to run iron heads or are simply looking to build a bad ass sleeper motor these new CNC ported, 23-degree, cast iron pieces from RHS should fit your bill nicely. According to RHS these are the only CNC-ported 23-degree cast iron heads on the market for [...]
FAST’s EZ-EFI kit is one of the most popular “self-tuning” EFI kits on the market. It’s basically a plug and play unit that learns while you drive, taking the guesswork out of getting an EFI system dialed in. Now FAST has released an upgraded Dual Quad throttle body kit that speaks to our knuckle dragging [...]
Hellion Power Systems first lept to fame with twin turbo kits for blown Mustang Cobras that made 1,000 hp to the rear wheels. We’ve seen some cars with their stuff installed and they make ooga-booga power. The company has now released its twin-turbo setup for the Dodge SRT8 platform. We’re not going to cry about [...]
COMP Cams has debuted a newly designed valve spring that, while intended for the LS engine crowd, has characteristics that would make it a good fit for a broad range of motors running a street/strip hydraulic roller cam. Plus they’re polished, so this is like parts porn. Here’s the full release from COMP: Cutting edge [...]
Out of the box, the LS3 powered 2010 Camaro is a pretty tough customer. That being said, any gearhead worth his weight in gear oil can only be happy for so long with factory performance. ZEX has released a nitrous kit tailor made for the Camaro that greatly lowers the risk of you going all [...]
More and more Ford guys are running the venerable AOD transmission behind their blue oval motors in high performance applications. The folks at TCI have introduced a neat master overhaul kit that should serve the needs of rodders and sportsman racers who run an AOD transmission. TCI® 1980-’93 Ford AOD Ultimate Master Overhaul Kit The [...]
Forgive us if there is drool on the screen. We’re slobbering over this new cast aluminum LS race block from RHS. It features all the stuff that you’d expect from a hard core cylinder case in the form of a raised cam centerline, priority main oiling due to redesigned oil galleys, standard and tall deck [...]
FAST, the innovative electronic fuel injection company under the Comp Cams family of brands, has come up with a neat solution to some of the issues that can plague traditional inductive pickup magnetic trigger wheels. By eliminating the magnets, FAST has taken the trigger wheel to a new level of reliability. Here’s the release from [...]
The guys over at Edelbrock have rolled out another variation to their popular line of E-Force Superchargers. This one is application specific to 2008-2010 Corvettes and it is an awesome way to take an LS3 powered Vette and trick it into acting like a ZR1. The hariest variation of the kit will put down 599 [...]