2009 SEMA Show According to Cherry Bomb
Nov 09, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
While we BangShifters were out covering the SEMA Show last week, so were all of our site sponsors. Wild man Matt Graves at Cherry Bomb had some cool projects in the works that we’re not going...
Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home
Nov 09, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s been a wild weekend for us around here. First we winged home from the 2009 SEMA show on Saturday, then got all wound up for our trek on Sunday to officially score our new 1966 Chevy C50...
Carnage Video: Flaming Rollover Crash at Shakedown at E-Town
Nov 08, 2009Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This video has it all: a half-track wheelstand, a rollover, a guardrail smash, and fire. The best part is that driver Joe Newsham walked away from this wreck that happened at the Shakedown in E-Town...
BangShift Approved: Holley’s new EFI
Nov 06, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
After spending three days at SEMA surrounded by the coolest cars and horsepower around, it’s not easy to be impressed by another speed part—but this new EFI from Holley gives us lumber....
BangShift Approved: RHS LS Block
Nov 06, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We like big power, boost, and spray here at BangShift.com, and this new aluminum block from RHS is made to handle all of the above in spades. The 6-bolt head pattern, extra-thick deck, and clearance...
Bangshift Approved: New Parts from Detroit Speed & Engineering
Nov 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Detroit Speed & Engineering is a one-stop shop for all your haul-ass American muscle-cornering needs. They build stuff that can launch you into the realm of complete Italian “super...
SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Painless Performance
Nov 06, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Painless Performance Products is known for having top-quality, easy-to-install parts, and at this year’s SEMA show they brought out several new products that continue that tradition. For...
Killer 1962 Corvette Is Goodguys Street Machine of the Year
Nov 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
As you’d imagine, we’re not the only members of the automotive blogosphere here at the 2009 SEMA show. The dudes from Autoblog.com are here as well, and their man Drew Phillips spent some...
Jeremy Mayfield To Auction House, Cars, Guns, Wife’s Jewelry
Nov 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Thanks to a tip from Bangshift.com forum reader Wally, we found out that Jeremy Mayfield is set to auction off his home that sits on 475 acres, his car and gun collections, and his wife’s...
Bangshift Approved: The McLeod M-800 5-Speed Transmission
Nov 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of our favorite parts of the 2009 SEMA show is McLeod’s brand-new M-800 five-speed manual transmission. This thing has survived 800 ft/lbs of torque and enough torture that the guys...
SEMA 2009: Notes From the Floor
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve been giving you the nuts and bolts from the show, but we know that what you really want is the inside line on what’s happening. There hasn’t been an incredible amount of juicy...
SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Aeromotive
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Aeromotive, the fuel system company that supplies everyone from street rodders to drag racers, has some cool new stuff in its booth. Probably the neatest thing we saw was the Stealth Fuel Cell, which...
SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Moroso
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Moroso has been a major player in the aftermarket industry for more than four decades. Even after all that time they’re still innovating, inventing, and developing new products to push...
SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Ridetech’s New Select Electronically Adjustable Air Shocks
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
RideTech really blew us away with their new Select series shocks. These are the world’s first electronically adjustable air shocks, and they are little marvels of engineering. We caught up with...
