BangShift Question Of The Day: Multiple Turbos or One Big Blower?
Apr 02, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
We just ran that Caption This Photo Blog Item that featured the giant turbo off of some cargo ship or something, and that made us think. We all know that the dude with a 14-71 blower is clearly...
Caption This Photo: The Guys At AutoMeter Showed Us The Biggest Turbo We’ve Ever Seen
Apr 02, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
All you dudes out there who think you are king crap with your twin 91mm turbos can suck it. We found this amazingly huge turbo on Auto Meter’s Facebook page and are in love. We’re pretty...
BangShift Exclusive: Never Before Published Photos Of The Bill Thomas FIA Fast Back Novas!
Apr 02, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos from the Steve Magnante archive) – Our recent feature of Kelvin Cannon’s home-built replica of an ultra rare Bill Thomas “fastback” Nova had lots of people talking and...
Show Gallery: The 2013 Boston World Of Wheels – Some Of New England’s Finest Iron!
Apr 02, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
We were so overrun with great galleries from all over the country that I didn’t have a chance to run these photos from the 2013 Boston World of Wheels until now. This year, the show was held in...
New England’s Newest Pro Mod Is Going To Be A Tim McAmis Lightweight Bad Ass!
Apr 02, 2013Brian LohnesCar Features, CHEVY
Very few classes in drag racing have had the kind of incredible groundswell of development and performance gains as Pro Mod has had over the last 10 years. From the technology in the suspension and...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Slick Black Cadillac” Quiet Riot 1979
Apr 02, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
With hits like “Metal Health”, aka “Bang Your Head”, and “Cum On Feel The Noize”, Quiet Riot became on of the iconic metal bands of the ’80s. In fact,...
John Deere Announces Intent To Take “World’s Fastest Lawnmower” Title: Lohnes Will Drive
Apr 01, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
For the past week, we have been in talks with John Deere CEO Sam Allen, and VP of Corporate Strategy and Business Development David Larson, who have decided that John Deere is not going to allow...
“That Guy” Named Grand Marshall of Local Car Show
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
“That guy”, the annoying know-nothing who claims to know it all about cars has been named the grand marshall of a local car show. The honor was not lost on “that guy” and he...
Pushrods Sue Ford Motor Company for Discrimination
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union will announce today that they have taken up the cause of pushrods who wish to sue the Ford Motor Company for discrimination. The pushrods believe...
Grandson of 100mpg Carb Inventor Creates 1000mpg Fuel Injection, Disappears, Foul Play Suspected
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
The grandson of the man credited for inventing the “100mpg carb” decades ago, has disappeared after unveiling a revolutionary fuel injection system that claimed to allow modern cars to...
BangShift Announces the Engine Failures Challenge: Worst Engine Builders in the Country To Gather for Contest
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
After watching the popularity and prestige of the Engine Masters Challenge grow every year, BangShift has decided to get their piece of the pie by announcing the creation of the Engine Failures...
Tapatio Doritos Joins BangShift As Newest Member Of Sponsor Family – Promises Chad Lifetime Supply
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
In a move that will probably cause stock in the Frito-Lay company to plummet, we’re happy to announce that Tapatio Doritos have joined BangShift as a sponsor and will provide Chad a lifetime...
Breaking News: Ford Racing Unveils New “Retro-Jet” Mustang – Takes Swipe At Camaros
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
BangShift.com has learned of and acquired renderings of a new specialty Mustang to be offered by Ford Racing which has been deemed by company officials as the “Retro-Jet”. Featuring a...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Have You Ever Felt The VTEC Kick In?
Apr 01, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Few things in the modern automotive world of high performance cars are like feeling the “VTEC kick in”. I once saw video of Chad breaking out into alligator tears while experiencing a...
