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Unhinged: The Thirty-Cent Clip And A Lesson In Humility

So, if you weren’t aware, last month I purchased a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco with a six-speed that is being pressed in as a pure MPG car. Honest truth: I love this little thing. It’s just...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What One Generation Of Car Should The Manufacturers Start Making Parts For Again?

Elsewhere today, I said that fans of Toyota Supras are “rabid”. That’s no joke…ever since Brian O’Connor rolled out a finished up A90 Supra as an offering to appease Vin...

Pony Wars Episode 2 Is LIVE! Watch The Mopar Come Together And See How It Compares To The Ford And Chevrolet

The 2019 Horsepower Wars Pony Wars Competition started off with 3 stock pony cars and ended with three evil beasts that made stupid power and hauled ass. We took a 2019 Camaro SS, a 2019 Mustang GT,...

Check Out This Carbon Fiber Epoxy Table Top! Can You Imagine A Bar Top Made With This Stuff!

We’re in the process of bidding and designing a new house and shop and when I saw this carbon fiber epoxy table from the guys at Stone Coat Countertops I was in love. I’m not sure...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch This 1,400hp GT350 Run 9.07 With A Stick!

Turbochargers are like fire. Man’s best friend and his worst enemy. We love them for what they can do in terms to making horsepower and impressive performances and we hate them for what they...

2019 Spring Carlisle Photo Coverage: In The Age of The internet Are The Swap Meets Suffering?

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Well its chilly, it’s raining, and it is Springtime here in my home state of Pennsylvania, so that can only mean one thing…time to put on the walking...

New Products: STS Ball Bearing Turbos, Journal Bearing Turbos, and Frostbite Intercoolers

STS has been a part of the Holley family of brands for a while now. Most well known for their rear mount turbocharger kits, STS is branching out by offering their turbochargers in a variety of sizes...

2019 NHRA Virginia Nationals Action Photos: Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle Images From The Strip!

(Photos by David Whealon) – In the world of NHRA drag racing there are two categories that stand apart in their brutally tight and precise nature. Those two categories are pro stock car and pro...

BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: What The Heck Did We Get Ourselves Into?

Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...

Jump On In: The 2019 Wicked Dam Jump At West Georgia Mud Park

On one of my only trail rides using a three wheeler, I found myself face-to-face with a long run-up, a quick hill and a water hazard shortly after. In western Washington, “water hazard”...

Morning Symphony: Sequential Shifting A Monster Subaru At Monza

When you think Subaru, you think flatulent-sounding rally rocket specials with some vaping flat brim Kyle-looking brat behind the wheel, don’t you? It’s okay…the amount of WRX and...

Rough Start: Try A Different Flavor With This 1978 Toyota Celica!

To the automotive world, the Ford Mustang was a bomb blast when it debuted. Options, engine ranges, colors, even the overall appearance with it’s short deck, long hood and squared-off but...

The New Brunswick Bomb: Get A Closer Look At The Bricklin SV-1!

The first time I saw a Bricklin in the flesh was at a Monster Jam show in the Tacoma Dome when I was in middle school, sometime near 1996. I had never heard of the car, had never seen anything like...

Formation Flying: British Touring Car Championship Racing At Brands Hatch In 1992!

I loved British Touring Car Racing. Regular cars turned into race cars, with dashboards and lights and the whole nine yards, with drivers working like a wheelman after a bank heist. Screaming...