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Hunt For Grunt! LS Torque Cams: Do You Know What Really Works?
In this video from Richard Holdener, he lets you in on yet another round of dyno testing Speed Secrets in the never ending Hunt for Grunt. LS Engines aren’t particularly known for being torque...
BANGshift.com Wishes You All A Happy, Healthy, And Safe Independence Day!
It’s been a weird one ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages, but on behalf of myself, Brian Lohnes, Brian McTaggart, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish...
Truck Feature: Evel Knievel’s 1974 Mack FS786LST Is A Thing Of Total Wonder
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – When Joe Grippo told us that he was going to the Mack Historical Museum in Pennsylvania we were jealous. After all, so much trucking goodness packed into one location...
Adult Sandbox Video: Watch This Vintage Heavy Equipment Rearrange The Earth With Horsepower and Torque
(By Greg Rourke) – Did you have a bunch of Tonka trucks and equipment when you were a kid? Sorry, stupid question, of course you did. I built many millions of miles of Interstate highways...
When A Tractor Attempts To Help A Truck In Russia, Always Expect The Unexpected
So here we are in Russia…at least we think that’s where this was filmed. Anyway we have a truck with obviously too much weight out behind the rear axle and a tractor that has been brought...
1970s Chevy Truck Advertising Perfection: Watch This Pickup Drag 178 Tons Of Logs!
The OEMs have totally failed in recent times at making over the top, ridiculous pickup truck ads. Sadly it has been Toyota that had cool stuff like their trucks dragging the Space Shuttle and...
Jolly Green Giant: Finnegan’s Green Ramp Truck Gets Blown
Boats and ho-ley moley, those are some huge trucks. We love ya, Mike, but dude, this truck fascination of yours is a bit out there, even for us…and yes, that does include all of the weird junk...
Listen Up: The Awesome, Amazing, and Inspiring Story Of Operation Snowbound – How American Teamwork Saved Millions Of People and Livestock In 1949
There can be no overstatement of just how nasty Mother Nature can get when she wants to be. The winter of 1949 on the Western Plains of the United States is virtually beyond compare. A succession of...
Foreign Territory: Attempting A Diesel Revival Without Knowing Anything
I almost want to poke fun at Kevin for his current situation. He recently acquired two 1990s-era Ford wreckers, both diesel powered. Other than the likelihood of rusted fenders, thanks to his Iowa...
Adopt A Duck! Seattle’s “Ride The Ducks” DUKWs Are Going Up For Auction!
It’s not that there wasn’t a lack of interesting and curious things to see when roaming around downtown Seattle, but watching this lumbering thing that looked like the end result of a hot...
The American Engineer: This Chevrolet Sponsored Film From 1960 Is Really Cool and A Celebration Of The Profession
This is a neat old movie, especially when you look at it in the context of 2020. The film was originally made sometime in the 1950s and then updated right around 1960. You’ll see 1960 model...
Holley Releases New Gen III Hemi Swap Systems for Mopar 1966-1972 B-Body!
Great news for Mopar fans continues to pour out of Holley as the company continues to roll out more and more awesome products for those lovers of classic Chrysler products. Holley Releases New Gen...
Next Level: MAHLE Motorsport Promotes Custom Piston Program for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Applications
There’s just something about getting custom made parts that’s really cool, right? There’s also just something about getting the perfect pistons for your engine build that’s...
