Holley Announces Bitchin New LS Valve Covers With OR Without Coil Mounts!
Jan 15, 2016Chad ReynoldsApex New Products, Apex Spotlight
Stock LS Valve covers are ugly. They just are. And the prices on aftermarket ones can very from the sublime to the ridiculous. But Holley’s new LS valve covers are cast units that are available...
Jegs Sportsnationals 2016 Is On May 27-29 at Beech Bend Raceway Park In Bowling Green
Jan 15, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
The Jegs SPORTnationals 2016 is on! The schedule for 2016 was just announced and is right here, as the event is returning to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We’re excited...
Too Fat To Fly: These Massive Dakar Trucks Defy Physics and Punish The Earth
Jan 15, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(By Eric Rood) – By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the Red Bull Kamaz truck absolutely launching over a jump during the 2014 Dakar Rally. If you haven’t, though, here it is: Ever...
Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...
Unhinged: Paint Fumes, Cement Fumes, And All Of The Good Memories Of Putting Together Model Car Kits
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
How many of you are into model car kits? The first model car I put together was a Revell Snap-Tite 1976 Corvette Stingray with my dad. Red body, red interior, fully chromed Vector wheels, and all of...
The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...
Down Under Thunder: Modified Street Blown Class Racing From Sydney!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
A good drag racing class name should give the casual fan a solid image of the car they are about to see tear the 1,320 a brand new one. Think about it: “Pro Stock”…should be...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side Because There’s Twenty Tons Of BS Involved.
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartUPCG
It only took two years for me to find a haven outside of my own house where I can sit, talk shop, jaw-jack about cars and not have some half-stoned cretin come up and ask me to take a look at his...
eBay Find: A Plum Crazy Purple, 383/4-speed Equipped…1976 Plymouth Volare!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
Ebay is wonderful and harmful at the same time. There are days where I get some of my best inspiration from surfing the listings and then there are days where I paw through the cars up on the block...
Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV
Jan 15, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
It is always good to see a deal come together where everyone involved comes out ahead. It is also always good to see a deal come together involving some of your pals and in the case of the recent...
The “Vader” Trans Am’s Last Run With A Flat Hood…Stock-Bodied Sucker Maker!
Jan 14, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
You have to love a black Pontiac Trans Am that is legitimately fast. I know the colors are supposed to be white/blue, or black/gold, but all-black, especially on the third-gen cars, just suits...
Check Out Footage Of The Testing At The Roar Before The 24 At Daytona!
Jan 14, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
The days counting down to the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona race are ticking away. Come January 30th, 2016, the first endurance race of the season kicks off and there will be plenty to see, including the...
Does Bashing In Your Headers Really Hurt Power? Engine Masters Tests Out The Theory!
Jan 14, 2016Bryan McTaggartENGINES, TECH, Videos
When I got around to putting headers on my Project SuperBeater Dodge Mirada a few years ago, I got lucky in the fact that none of the tubes needed a tap to fit anywhere. They were still an absolute...
Money No Object: A 1955 Chrysler C-300 Packing A 468ci Hemi And An Overdrive Auto!
Jan 14, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
The 1950s were mostly notable for an overabundance of chrome and a bit of taste lost to the ideals of the jet age, but some beautiful designs did come out of the work. Chrysler’s “Forward...
