Will The New 5.0L Cummins Diesel V8 Save The Nissan Titan? We’re Dying To Drive One!
Jan 14, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL New Truck Products, XL Truck News
With compound turbos, dual overhead cam heads, loads of Cummins engineering behind it and 555 lb/ft of torque to churn the ground with, the new Cummins 5.0L V8 which made its world debut in the...
Epic BangShifter Mike “Rocket Man” Franks Has Passed Away.
Jan 13, 2015Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
It’s with a heavy heart, and our condolences to his wife Donna and family, that we announce that Mike “Rocket Man” Franks passed away this past weekend. Mike was a dedicated father,...
Watch Some Crazy Brits Make A Mini All Wheel Drive And Turbocharged! Part 2
Jan 13, 2015Chad ReynoldsTECH
This has to be one of the greatest build videos we’ve ever seen. Not only do these guys from Bad Obsession Motorsport have a great sense of humor, they have after all named this thing Project...
This Video Of A 330ft Outlaw Golf Cart Race From Cecil County Dragway In Maryland Is Awesome – Stick Shifts, Motorcycle Engines, Crazy!
Jan 13, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Golf carts are ever present at the drags these days. They are used to ferry crew members around, tow race cars, run to grab race fuel, haul tires, and whatever else needs to be done during racing...
TI Automotive Will Sponsor Riley Motorsports’ Dodge Viper GT3-Rs In 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Season
Jan 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
It’s good news for the Riley Motorsports TUDOR teams, as their Dodge Viper GT3-Rs have a new sponsor for the 2015 season. As you will remember, FCA pulled sponsorship of the Vipers early last...
Barnstormin’: A Family Trip Through Space, Time, And 18 Drag Strips
Jan 13, 2015Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
It was an innocent suggestion from my eight year old son when we asked him what type of stuff he’d like to do on an upcoming family road trip we were going to take before Christmas from Boston...
A British Airways Boeing 777 Set A New Speed Record Across The Atlantic – Just Barely Under The Speed Of Sound!
Jan 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Online Find
A British Airways Boeing 777-200 just set a speed record on the New York-London route by using the jet stream to bring the wide body jet to within 16 mph of the speed of sound. BA114 completed the...
Cars and Coffee Photos: More Muscle, More Exotics, and More Awesome Stuff Than You Can Shake A Stick At
Jan 13, 2015Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Yesterday we brought you the first half of Kaleb Kelley’s awesome photos from the Plano, Texas Cars and Coffee get together. While this meet happened a few...
Blog War: One Last Round…The Long-Roof War Has To End
Jan 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, eBay Find
He won’t stop. I don’t know how the hell he does it, but he just won’t stop. I don’t know if he’s paying me back for a Vegas adventure from a few years ago, or if this...
Blog War Secret Weapon: An Immaculate 1939 Ford Woody Wagon 4×4 – This Thing Is AMAZING
Jan 13, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Look, we’ve both rolled out wagons with crappy fake woodgrain on the sides but I’m the first to actually drop the woody hammer in this blog war and I am dropping it HARD. My choice for...
NAIAS 2015: The Other Two Fords In The Limelight, The Shelby GT350R And The New Raptor
Jan 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
Ford’s new GT is the shot across everybody’s bow, a 600+hp turbocharged six-cylinder supercar with LeMans intentions, and looks that will polarize even the most jaded. But that...
Craigslist Find: Is This The Bullitt Charger? For The Money, It Had Better Be
Jan 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
Bullitt‘s place as an iconic film is sealed. Steve McQueen, a green Ford Mustang chasing a black Dodge Charger, San Francisco, and all of those flying hubcaps as the cars race on. It’s...
NAIAS 2015: Ladies And Gentlemen, Meet The 2016 Ford GT
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
When the rumor mill started whispering something about a revived Ford GT, we were a touch skeptical. The GT40 is an icon the world over, a testament to just how far Henry Ford II would go to show...
Watching Kelderman’s Bed Lift System For Medium Duty Trucks Work Is Pretty Awesome – One Strong Arm
Jan 12, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Sponsor News
So you may be wondering a few things after seeing that lead image. The first thing you may be wondering about is why anyone would need a bed lift. The fact is that there are LOTS of medium duty and...
