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Video: Do You Know What Makes A MAHLE Performance Diesel Cast Piston Superior To OE? Learn Here!

There’s no denying the red hot nature of the diesel performance world these days. Not only are bolt on parts huge, performance engine builds are becoming way more commonplace and because of...

Fastest Pro Slammer: Watch As Paul Mouhayet Blasts A 261 MPH Trap Speed At The Westernationals In Perth!

The doorslammer classes of racing run in Australia were always geared to be on the more unhinged side of racing, ever since some American running some absolutely psychotic machinery were imported to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Be Interested In A Modern-Day CJ That Isn’t Street Legal?

Meet the Mahindra Roxor. It’s a two-seat vehicle powered by a 2.5L four-stroke diesel that makes 62 horsepower and 144 ft/lbs of torque, shifts via a five-speed manual transmission, runs a...

I Hated These Kids Growing Up – 1980s Tonka Truck Commercials Were Fun

When I was in my snot-nosed toy craving prime as a child I hated the kids in the 1980s Tonka Truck commercials. Why? Not because they had the trucks because I had most of them too, but because of how...

Love Or Hate? This GTO-Nosed 1986 Chevy Truck Harkens Back To The Grandaddy Of The Musclecars!

I don’t care what year it is, a Pontiac GTO is a badass car to have. Whether you have one of the legit years of A-body, the funky one-year only 1973 big-boy, the Ventura with an attitude, or...

These Vintage Ed Pink Magnesium Blowers Would Look Bitchin Sticking Through The Hood Of Something Epic.

Seeing these two bad boys for sale had me wondering if I could send them to my buddy Brad Littlefield for a rebuild and blueprinting. But then the whole decision as to what to bolt them onto becomes...

This Plum Crazy 1970 Dodge Dart 340 Swinger Is One Bad Ass Machine That Could Be Yours

(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Mopar A-bodies are quite underrated in the classic car world. It may the desire to be different, but I’ve always had a weakness for these Darts, Scamps and...

This 2 Wheel Drive Rokon Is Diesel Minibike Greatness!

A 2-wheel drive mini bike? And diesel powered? What the hell!? If you are a diehard Diesel performance fan, then you probably need THIS as your cool mini bike. I mean why would you want a regular...

This Swiveling Welding Table Stool Might Be The Best Seating Option For Your Shop

I hate stuff that takes up floor space in the shop. That’s probably because I’ve never had some giant space to work in and so all my junk seems to end up stacked up and in the way so...

This Might Be The Most Perfect Short Bed Square Body C10 Daily Driver Ever

This is a Northern California survivor truck that has awesome patina but is so clean it defies description. In fact, it is so nice that it makes us wonder if all of it can actually be this nice if it...

Which Of These Two Iconic German Race Machines Would You Choose? Mercedes or Porsche?

It is kind of amazing what you can find on ebay. Everything from 99 cent chachkies to cars and trucks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since we aren’t much for 99 cent chachkies, you can...

The Fastest Donks In The Country Battle It Out At Street Outlaws Event

Drag racing donks makes almost no sense. Or at least it didn’t make sense to me before. Now, I can respect it because it takes a lot of boost control or nitrous programming to make one of these...

Routeless Episode Three: It’s More Than The Destination, But The Destinations Are Fun!

If you haven’t been thrashing minutes before, and after, you are supposed to leave on a trip or for a race, you are no hot rodder or racer. That’s how it works sometimes. You work your...

Check Out The Hi-Speed Build Action Going On With The Track 1 Camaro

(Words and Photos by Ridetech) The first Goodguys Autocross of the year is fast approaching and we can’t wait to drop the hammer on both team cars — the 48 Hour Camaro and its evil twin, the...