Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320, BangShift XL, ENGINE, Tech Stories, XL Videos
Best of 2019: If You Have Ever Wondered How A Roots Blower Works, This Animation Is Just The Ticket
They were a novel pump. The Roots brothers invented the design in Civil War America and Roots pumps were used for moving air into mines, moving water where it needed to go, and even used to feed...
Best of 2019: This Pontiac GTO Makes 1500hp To The Tire With A Turbocharged Factory Block and Factory Headed Pontiac Engine
Hey, if we’re going to show you a 1,000hp wheel VW we need to back it up with something making even more power, right? How about a stunning 1,500hp Pontiac that uses twin turbos on an engine...
Best of 2019: Mike Bilina’s 1956 Chevrolet Is All Go, All Show!
When photographing on the dragstrip, we tend to look for a sure bet car. We want that action shot. We want the half-track burnout with Space Shuttle launch levels of tire smoke trailing behind. We...
Best of 2019: Strange Pro Stock Vehicle Selections – Life Beyond The Usual Suspects!
(Photos: Draglist.com, other sources) Sorry if you are a die-hard Camaro or Mustang type, but sometimes there’s a sensation of refreshment when you see a vehicle that isn’t normally seen....
Best of 2019: Katech Made Nearly 1,500hp With Their Stock Bottom End LT5 Before They Called it Quits
A couple of weeks go we reported on the 1,000+hp LT5 that Katech had created with the stock fuel system and minimal amounts of bolt on parts. That particular engine still had the stock camshaft in...
Best of 2019: Brazil’s Angriest Ford Maverick At The Strip
The Ford Maverick and it’s twin, the Mercury Comet, did well enough in the United States market. They were decently sized, fit the small-car segment well without being too tiny, and with the...
Best of 2019: The Most Insane Run At Lights Out 10 Didn’t Show Times: How About One Hit For $150,000?
Grudge racing is something that I have learned a lot about over the last few years while attending races like Lights Out and No Mercy. The culture, the people, the rules and regulations, all of that...
Best of 2019: The March To $50,000 – This Video Shows Alex Laughlin’s Dominating Lights Out 10 Performance End To End
It was the biggest weekend of Alex Laughlin’s drag racing career. It was the most profitable single day of his life. It was also a win that many in the radial vs the world universe did not...
Best of 2019: Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Drive An Exploding Funny Car To A Round Win Like A Boss
What makes a good funny car driver? Solid reaction time? Getting the parachutes out on time? Keeping the car in the groove? All important but we think that the single most important attribute a funny...
More Drag Week Bonus Photos: We Bring You More Cool Stuff From Cecil County
(Photos by Joe Grippo) Drag Week has long been one of our favorite events, as we were on the first one and many since, and we love running photos from the event’s many stops. When Grippo decided to...
Our Bonus Drag Week Photo Coverage Continues Right Here With More Photos From ATCO
(Photos by Joe Grippo) If you weren’t on Hot Rod Drag Week 2019, then you are going to want to see these photos from Joe Grippo. We’ve got some cool stuff here to check out and you...
Best of 2019: The Driver That Drove The Wrong Way Up Jackson Dragway And Crashed Into The Tree
(Lead Photo: Will Kinnard) Lohnes once said that one of his biggest fears at a racetrack was to see a car coming back up the strip towards the tower. As someone who is often around the area between...
Best of 2019: The Showdown At The River 2019 Gallery – A Lot Of Noise At Little River
Deep in Central Texas, not too far from Fort Hood is a dragstrip nestled in the trees just off of Highway 95 near Holland, Texas that has the distinction of being the longest-running dragstrip in the...
Best of 2019: This Gears and Gasoline Video About NHRA Drag Racing Is Ridiculously Well Made – Good Watch
Now THIS is a cool video. Made by the Gasoline and Gears YouTube channel it features the top fuel dragster and nitro funny car of the Force sisters. We’re guessing this thing was bankrolled by...