Nine-Second Taurus: The Blue Turd Just Keeps Getting Faster And Faster!
Aug 22, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
A nine-second 1995 Ford Taurus. Are you kidding me right now? These things were family schleppers, second cars for what seemed like the longest time, street-beaters that were barely given a second...
MAHLE Motorsports Takes A Look At Failed Pistons: How Did This Happen And How Can You Stop It?
Aug 22, 2019Brian LohnesENGINE, Sponsor News, Tech Stories
As we have said many times, pistons get the worst of all worlds in the engine. They are enduring heat, motion, stressed in multiple directions and through it all they are largely responsible for the...
eBay: This 1967 Pontiac LeMans Station Wagon Is A Well-Cubed Cruiser
Aug 21, 2019Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, eBay Find
We all have an opinion on what makes a good cruiser, right? A car that is comfortable, makes the right noises, can carry a load of people on a trip, and has enough power to make the tires turn into...
Want To Learn Holley EFI? Let Stevie Fast Jackson Teach You! – Episode One Of The Fast Lane
Aug 21, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
We’ve reached the point in the evolution of aftermarket EFI systems that there’s not a whole lot of argument against their value. This is especially true if you are making larger amounts...
Unleashing The Beast: Watch A Steve Morris SMX Engine Make Four Digit Power On Low Boost
Aug 21, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, Videos
Hey everyone, we now live in a world where multiple people will make you a billet water block that’ll handle upwards of 4,500hp. What was once the realm of one-off lunatics and dreamers has...
Watch Part 1 Of The 1989 NHRA US Nationals – LaHaie and Gwynn Fly, Bonin Takes Off, Records Fall
Aug 21, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It’s soon to be US Nationals week, otherwise known as THE BEST WEEK OF THE FREAKING YEAR. Because of this, I plan to openly annoy you with US Nationals history, coolness, and old videos galore....
NHRA Insider Podcast: Matt Hartford and Mike Kloeber Talk Success, Strategy, and Defying Expectations
Aug 21, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
The Chevrolet Performance US Nationals are next week, the NHRA Countdown is getting ready to start, and the race in Brainerd was awesome. Those are three solid facts from the last few weeks of drag...
Great BangShift Approved Gearhead Ads Circa 1966 – Cars, Gas, and More
Aug 21, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News
It has been a while since we’ve delved into the archive here at the Lohnes Institute for automotive, racing, and cool gearhead stuff history so today, let’s dip our toe back in. Chad...
This 1964 Film Called Art Arfons And His Green Monster Is Spectacular
Aug 21, 2019Brian LohnesHISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
In terms of Bonneville history, the 1964 land speed battle on the salt waged between Art Arfons, Craig Breedlove, and to some degree by Walt Arfons will stand in history as a crowning moment. This...
Money No Object: 1987 Buick Regal Turbo-T – Hide In Plain Sight
Aug 21, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
You know the look: black paint, black trim, black bumpers, and the badges on the front fenders that told you what you already knew about this Buick: “Grand National”. In GM’s 1980s...
The Roto-Wing Plow Was A Man-Eating Snow Mover From The 1930s – What Happened To It?!
Aug 21, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
As I write this I am nowhere near snow. I’m at the San Francisco airport and it is warm out yet I am still thinking about the white stuff. The invention you will see in action below, called the...
Classic YouTube: Tyler Casebier’s 2007 Blast Up Pikes Peak
Aug 21, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Super Stock Car at Pikes Peak was a dream class: As long as it looked like a street-going vehicle, have at it, boys. This is where you saw basic, stripped-down machines show up and show off....
This Guy Scratch Built A Miniature Ford 300ci Inline Six – It Is Amazing And It Sounds Fantastic Running! (Great Video)
Aug 21, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
So we can all agree that miniature engines are awesome. Lots of times guys built tiny steam engines, tiny V8s, tiny exotic V12s, and all that kind of stuff but not the guy in this video. This dude...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Would It Take For You To Turn Traitor?
Aug 21, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Dodge has a promotion where they will take $10 off of MSRP for every horsepower you acquire at the moment. That’s nice. Chevrolet has a promotion, too: $2,500 cash allowance for the owners of...
