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Amazing Video: Watch A Master Metal Worker Literally Hand Form A Rear Quarter Panel From A Flat Piece of Steel

Posted in MISC November 15, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

There’s bad ass and then there is BAD ASS. Australian Peter Tommasini is a master level metal worker and gearhead who runs a restoration shop down under and his skills are in full display during this video where he turns a piece of sheet metal into the rear quarter panel of a rare version of [...]

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Bitchin’ Video: The First Preview For The Upcoming Snake and Mongoose Movie!

Posted in HISTORIC November 2, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

One of the things I have been quietly looking forward to is the upcoming film, “Snake and Mongoose” which tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen, their rise to fame with the famous Mattel deal, their trials and tribulations on and off the track, and their enduring friendship. This is really one of [...]

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Video: Big SEMA News: MSD Releases Atomic EFI - Self Tuning System Requires No Lap Top

Video: Big SEMA News: MSD Releases Atomic EFI – Self Tuning System Requires No Lap Top

Posted in OTHER TECH October 31, 2011  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

We told you about a week ago that MSD was going to expand the scope of their business far beyond the bounds of ignition systems and here’s the first bombshell and it is Atomic, literally! MSD has developed and announced their new Atomic EFI system at SEMA. This is a true “plug and play” EFI [...]

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Cool Video: Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Circle Track Car in Her Driveway (Yes, we said her)

Cool Video: Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Circle Track Car in Her Driveway (Yes, we said her)

Posted in OTHER TECH May 27, 2011  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

We were tipped off to this cool video (one in a series actually) by BangShift member Chryco63. It features tips and construction methods for modifying a late second generation Camaro into a Pure Stock class circle track race car. The twist, if you want to call it that is the fact that the work is [...]

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TECH VIDEO: WATCH STEVE MAGNANTE INSTALL AN MSD ATOMIC EFI SYSTEM

Posted in ENGINES January 13, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

MSD’s Atomic EFI system has been a huge hit since being released at the 2011 SEMA show. The bolt on EFI upgrade for virtually any car that runs a four barrel carb has been tickling the fancy of car guys that always wanted EFI but were afraid to dip their toes into the water. MSD’s [...]

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Viper V10 Maverick Project Update Video – The Project Moves Ahead!

Posted in OTHER TECH April 17, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

Video guy Jason Lewis’s Ford Maverick that has been repowered with a Viper V10 is one of the nastiest home crafted projects we have seen in a while.  Jason is a regular schmo like the rest of us, so he isn’t tearing through the build at light speed, but with the recent generosity of a [...]

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Video: Follow Along As Chuck Hanson Starts A Budget Chevelle Pro Touring Build With LS Power And Holley Parts

Posted in OTHER TECH March 1, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  5 comments

Chuck Hanson is a really cool guy and he is an absolute expert with regard to Chevelles. The dude knows Chevelles like Chad knows beards. No more needs to be added there. Hanson is embarking on a new Chevelle project and this one is all about bang for the buck spending with, junkyard, Craigslist, and [...]

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TECH VIDEO: AMERICAN POWERTRAIN INSTALLS A 6-SPEED INTO THE 48 HOUR CAMARO

Posted in OTHER TECH January 10, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

Our pals at American Powertrain are the true zen masters with five and six speed manual transmissions. If you have an application that you want a hard core stick box in, these are the guys to call. When RideTech wanted to swap a six speed into the 48 Hour Camaro, they tapped American Powertrain and [...]

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Video: BangShiftChad visits Airtex Fuel Delivery Systems and Gets All “Dirty Jobs” on Them

Posted in General News June 20, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

When the guys at Airtex told me that Route2Media was coming to shoot a shop tour of their place in Fairfield Illinois, and that they wanted me to come be the host of the video, I was all in. Let’s face it, sounds like a recipe for trouble, and I’m a big big fan of [...]

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Beautiful Bonneville Video: James Hoegh Talks About Riding the Confederate X132 Combat On The Salt – Beyond Awesome

Posted in OTHER TECH September 27, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

As gearheads, we’re all a little weird. We see the world in a different way than the average person on the street. There’s a reason that the tears flow like water at the awards ceremony that closes out Drag Week, or why grown men become weeping puddles when awarded a simple red hat on the [...]

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Wild Videos: The High Flying Antics Of Icelandic Formula Off Road Racers – Big Power and Big Air!

Posted in OTHER TECH February 7, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

Every time I watch or post video from Icelandic Formula Off Road events, I lament the fact that I’ve never seen one of these gatherings in person yet. I added the yet because I am going to get there one of these years. You all know the drill. These are tube frame machines that pack [...]

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The Parting Shift: An Odd Sequential Shifter for Late Model Mustangs

The Parting Shift: An Odd Sequential Shifter for Late Model Mustangs

Posted in OTHER TECH June 25, 2010  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

There’s a European company called SSS Drive that apparently develops sequential shift systems for late model cars. In this week’s Parting Shift we’re bringing you the company’s promotional video for their sequential system that bolts to ’05-up Mustangs. It is weirdly interesting but we’re still a little hung up on it.  Seems to us that [...]

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Bangshift Video: Aeromotive at SEMA 2011

Bangshift Video: Aeromotive at SEMA 2011

Posted in OTHER TECH November 3, 2011  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

Chad invaded the Aeromotive booth here at the 2011 SEMA show today and spilled the beans on a lot of the technology that the company is working on. As the industry leader in fuel technology, Aeromotive knows that quality products and reliable fuel systems keep people coming back, year after year. In this video Chad [...]

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B.F. Goodrich Tire Testing at California Speedway 026

We Test the New BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 on the Track

Posted in General News February 7, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

First let us say, that we have NEVER been to a tire test like the one that BFGoodrich put on at AutoClub California Speedway in Fontana this past week where they let us put their new G-Force Sport Comp-2 through its paces on the Dry Autocross, Wet Autocross, 0-60-0 track, and the Road Course. We [...]

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EFI Video: Watch Holley’s Self Learning EFI Tune Itself on an Engine Dyno

Posted in ENGINES February 29, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

Holley’s Avenger, HP, and Dominator EFI systems all have self learning capabilities, meaning that once you install the hard parts, you can literally fire the engine up, drive around, and the system will teach itself how much fuel to be feeding the engine as you go down the road. This is one of the many [...]

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Watch the Most Hellaciously Bad Ass Brake Test on Earth – Incredible Forces at Work

Posted in MISC April 10, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

We saw lots of hot brakes and clamping forces at work during the 2012 Run to the Shore, but even the big binders on the pro touring cars have nothing on the stoppers air liners use. Hauling all that weight down to a stop in the amount of time you have before running off the [...]

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