This Duramax-Powered Chevy Mega Truck Cuts Loose On A Motocross Track!
Jun 13, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CHEVY, XL Videos
We’ve been featuring Mega Trucks here for a while now, and to be rather honest…there is something about them that has kind of bothered me. It’s not the lift, not the skinny tires,...
Rally driver goes for a wild ride down a 20-foot drop in Italy
Jun 13, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
Hyundai factory rally driver Hayden Paddon has had a rough month in the FIA World Rally Championship. At Rally Portugal three weeks ago, the New Zealand native careened off a forest road in his...
Take a cool cutaway view of a 10,000 horsepower turbine’s compressor stages
Jun 13, 2016Eric RoodBangShift XL, XL Videos
If you’ve ever wondered how a jet engine works, this is a pretty great video by YouTuber AgentJayZ (Likely unrelated to the hip-hop artist) on what an axial compressor looks like. Modern airliner...
It Might Look Cross-Eyed, But This Wicked Twin-Turbo C4 Corvette Is One Mean Mother!
Jun 13, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY
Looking at this C4 Corvette from the front, the brain of someone who doesn’t immediately notice the twins starts to automatically write jokes. Between the twin turbochargers sitting, for the...
Thundering Video: Watch Roger Bolliger’s Gnarly Road Race Trans-Am Battle With Gerhard Jorg’s Vette!
Jun 12, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There are some videos that have sound which would literally rouse the dead if played loud enough. This is one of them. Featuring the all conquering Pontiac Trans-Am of Roger Bolliger and the equally...
Go Or No Go? Does This Customized 1955 Chevy Truck Pass The BangShift Reader Coolness Test?
Jun 12, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Spotted this 57 Chevy pickup at the local home improvement labyrinth. At first, I hated it. I don’t like the wrong bed on a pickup. Sticking a Dodge bed...
Video Re-Run: An Epic Bus Jump From 1980 – Flying Chevy Buses, Endangered Motorcycles, and ‘Staches
Jun 12, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
So McTaggart thought he was hot stuff with the big rig jump so I had to go into the BS blog archive to pull out the best jump video we have ever run. This 1980 bus jump is so spectacular it warranted...
This Turbo Big Block Chevy Powered Altered: A Bad Ass Handful Of FAST! (Video)
Jun 12, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We saw lots of altereds last weekend at the 2013 California Hot Rod Reunion but not a one of them had a big block Chevy equipped with a single 118mm inlet size turbo. This one from Australia is so...
BangShift LIVE Presented By Ridetech From Hot Rod Power Tour 2016!
Jun 12, 2016Chad ReynoldsROAD TRIPS
It’s on baby! Hot Rod’s Power Tour starts tomorrow morning and we’ve got BangShift Forum Freaks, Sponsors, and friends from all over the country on site or en route to the kickoff...
Remember The Challenger Deputy? This Was One Of The Cheapest Stripper Machines Mopar Ever Offered!
Jun 12, 2016Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
(By Greg Rourke) – A Mopar aficionado I am not. I love them, and am always amazed at how the real experts can spout option codes and production figures. “This is one of 37 1970 Cudas in...
Stop What You Are Doing And Check Out This Crazy Cadillac Prerunner… You’ll Thank Us Later!
Jun 11, 2016Tony SestitoBangShift News, BangShift XL, Craigslist Find
Here at BangShift, you know we love vehicles that are built to do crazy things the manufacturers never intended them to do. One of these categories is the American Full-Size Sedan Prerunner. Now,...
From The “What Were You Thinking” Files: A Very Strange Crown Victoria Custom For Sale On Ebay!
Jun 11, 2016Tony SestitoBangShift News, eBay Find
Oh boy… I’m not sure what to make of this one! I was perusing good ol’ eBay recently for cool projects to drool over, and as I’m scrolling through the listings, I see what...
Watch This Vega Get All Four Wheels WAY Off The Ground At The Drag Strip
Jun 11, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The humble wheelie bar has a no-win type of job. Lots of arm chair crew chiefs bemoan their existence because they think that racers should be tuning their cars to work without them. Then...
Watch RC Cars Take On Full Sized Cars At The Strip And Actually Out Run Some Of Them – Great Illustration Of Performance
Jun 11, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’ve got to thank Bret Kepner for the tip off on this video which shows some guys having fun at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas with their remote controlled cars. See, the event...
