In 2013 the COMP Performance group will maintain a big presence on the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour and that’s great news for anyone planning on making the trip in their hot rod. Why? Because between the nightly giveaways that they’ll be offering up on the main stage, to the killer engine builder battles that [...]

Have been in the catbird seat announcing the action at the 8th Goodguys Nashville Nationals I was there to see the guys and girls at RideTech have a banner weekend in competition. Lots of their shocks and components were in use throughout all of the autocross classes that I witnessed but it was the Pro [...]

We know that there are lots of you out there that eschew Facebook as some sort of wasteful time suck. We can respect that because we understand that soaking your teeth while you play bridge with your friends is far more interesting than keeping up with some of the coolest car builds in the county [...]

Ever ship a complete transmission? How about a trans, crossmember, shifter, clutch, bell housing, flywheel, driveshaft, pressure plate, nuts, bolts, and other hardware? Trust us, it can get pricey in a hurry. Which is why we convinced American Powertrain to give all BangShifters FREE SHIPPING through the rest of May. See how we help you [...]

There are times in life when it is more than OK to brag on yourself. The guys and girls at COMP Cams know this and that’s why they have started the CPG Winners program and a corresponding website, CPGWinners.com. The site is a place where you can submit photos and a story about your race [...]

In today’s world of hot rod building, lower is better. Whether we’re talking about guys building cars with air suspensions that they dump at shows to lay the rocker panels on the ground or we’re talking about hard core pro touring builds that utilize an aggressive, low stance to maximize cornering ability, car builders need [...]

This may be the biggest giveaway, outside of a car, that we’ve heard about on Hot Rod Power Tour in years. American Powertrain is giving away an ALL expense paid trip to the Richard Petty Driving Experience for one lucky winner on Power Tour. We’re talking the full boat deal here, including airfare, lodging, transportation, [...]

Our pals at Jet Hot have been racing their brains out this year and spreading the word about their trick new custom high temperature coatings. Recently they attended the Detroit Speed Southern Slam in Kershaw, Georgia and filed and awesome gallery of photos from their experience. This is where the hard core end of the [...]

Auto Meter is constantly working at bringing out new cool products for gearheads. The instrumentation business is pretty interesting in that they have to serve two “masters” if you will. Firstly, they have to build a product that is tough, accurate, and easy for the end user to install and operate. Secondly, they have to [...]

BangShift has learned that on Wednesday TCI and Ridetech will announce a deal that brings these two icons in the hot rod industry together like no other suspension companies in our industry. It will be announced that TCI will use Ridetech Shocks exclusively in their chassis packages starting now, which is a huge announcement for [...]

One of the craziest projects that is being built in the country today is the “Double Down 1932 Ford roadster that Bryan Fuller is building for Jet Hot High Performance Coatings. This is a steel bodied ’32 that has a Jon Kaase built Boss 429 engine in the front of it, mile wide vintage magnesium [...]

Anyone with slicks or a legitimately quick car is required by NHRA to have a Driveshaft Safety Loop. And since I’m the guy who has launched a driveshaft out of a car that DIDN’t have a loop, I can tell you it is not a fun experience. It can tear up the tunnel, scare the [...]

Maybe it’s because they are super cool people, or maybe it’s because they started a company from nothing just like we’ve done here at BangShift.com, but something about the guys and gals at Ridetech just makes us happy to be around them. For 17 years they have been designing, testing, and building hot rod, muscle [...]

The dudes and dudettes at Rocket Racing Wheels have rolled out some new sizes for their Rocket Strike design series of hoops and they’re perfect for those of you looking for big ‘n littles on your ride. The new 15×4.5 and 15×10 sizes are the perfect ticket for anyone out there looking for a competition [...]

Stand up and applaud all you C10 owners out there, because American Powertrain has come up with a brand new kit for C10 trucks that is so simple it almost installs itself. Whether you are looking to install a 5 Speed TKO, or a 6 Speed Magnum T-56, they have a kit that makes a [...]

Check it out. BangShift sponsor and dude of dudes Bret Voelkel was interviewed at the Goodguys Del Mar Nationals a couple weeks ago, and here is the video. He talks about autocross, racing the Lambo for Hot Rod Magazine, and just how fast everyone is getting out on the track. Of course he is with [...]