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Push-Button Power: Cleetus Tests Out An On-Demand Electric Turbocharger!

Here’s a fun trivia question: what do the V8 Interceptor from “Mad Max” and Dom Toretto’s Charger from the Fast and Furious franchise have in common? Fake-ass boost! Both of...

Goodguys Lonestar Nationals Show And Autocross Action Photos Are Right Here

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) If you haven’t been to a Goodguys show in a while, you don’t know what you are missing. Thousands of hot rods, muscle cars, street machines, customs, cruisers,...

Wheels Up Action Shots From The NHRA World Finals In Pomona! Big Tire, Small Tire, And More!

NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing series visits a lot of great race tracks each year, but only a handful get a National Event twice per year. With that said, none are more important or prestigious...

2019 SEMA Nightwalk Gallery: Meet Your Heroes

Many might think that out of all of the cars I saw at SEMA, that I would’ve spent the most time with Mike Copeland’s Dodge Rampage. I spent quite a bit of time around that car, no...

Pick ‘Em! The NHRA on FOX Crew Makes Their Championship Predictions Coming Into The AutoClub Finals! Who Gets It Right?

It all comes down to this. A weekend of furious competition awaits NHRA drag racing fans and racers at the season ending AutoClub Finals which are held at AutoClub Raceway Pomona as they have been...

Video: Do Not Mourn The Death Of This Lawnmower Engine, Celebrate It

These dumb kids, blowing up this lawnmower engine for their own entertainment with nitrous and squirt bottles of fuel! They could have been hurt! They could have set the lawn on fire! They could have...

Homebuilt Perfection: This 1955 GMC Wrecker Was Made By A Body Shop More Than A Half-Century Ago

This is the second old rusty truck today that I have fallen head over heels in love with. I’m still trying to find the right project car to shove in the garage here at BangShift Eastern World...

Morning Symphony: 1976 Ferrari 308 Dino GT4 – Practical Mid-Engined Sweetheart

Only in May of 1976 did Enzo Ferrari give permission for the rear-mid engined four-seater with the V8 at the back to wear the prancing horse badge and fully claim it’s rightful place. Prior to,...

The End: Watch The Final NHRA Today Episode Ever, Circa 1998 – Neat Stuff Here

NHRA Today was a staple show for NHRA drag racing fans over the course of the 519 episodes that were made over the years. It was a way to see what was happening in the sport, a way to get to know the...

2019 SEMA Nightwalk Gallery: Slipping In After-Hours For Some Quiet Time

Enough pomp and literary fluff over SEMA. Let’s go for a more realistic viewpoint on what the show was really like. Tuesday, Chad got a jump on the show while I spent half the day flying over...

2019 Ice Cream Cruise: One Last Load Of Killer Photos From The Most Fun Show In Omaha!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – This is our last load of Scott Liggett shot photos from Kyle’s 2019 Ice Cream Cruise held in the Omaha, Nebraska area. As we told you a few days ago, this...

Rough Start: 1971 AMC Hornet SST – Alter Nothing, Just Enjoy

Unless you’re a die-hard fan of the Eagle station wagon or are particular to suffering the ills of a dead-stock Concord, budget-hunting for a project when you’re an American Motors fan,...

Got Ford? COMP Cams Does and They Have A Load Of New Ford Products – Check Them Out Here

The high performance aftermarket is a place where innovation lives and innovation is survival. If you are not pushing the envelope, not constantly releasing new products, not waking up everyday...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever Eat Crow On Your Opinions Of A Certain Car?

I talked so much smack. They were “cute”. They were the cars for your little sister. They looked like the well-used bar of soap that I scrubbed my backside with. This was before I had...