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Battle Of The Big Boys: This 1993 V8 Sedan Shootout Is Pretty Awesome – Depreciation Made The Cheap Quick

“We’ve heard rumors that the V8 luxury sedan is an endangered species,” said John Davis in 1993. While the luxury sedan is still around today (in ever shrinking numbers) the V8 part...

Early Harvest: Mining The Ultimate Parts Donor Ford Made For A Mustang Build

If you think my slightly irrational hatred of the Ford Granada and it’s twin Mercury Monarch is a bit over the edge, wait until we talk about their upscale sibling, the Lincoln Versailles. All...

Hot Rod Your Duramax: COMP Offering New Camshafts, Valvetrain Upgrades For Your Diesel V8!

We all know how hot diesel performance is these days. From drag racing to truck pulling and other activities, guys are getting the most power they can out of their factory engines. Understanding that...

BangShift Top 11: NASCAR Meets Gaming, How That Could Become Really Fun To Watch!

NASCAR has figured out that video games can be something worth mining for gold. Since racing in person isn’t going to happen for quite some time, several drivers went onto what has been dubbed...

Random Car Review: The 1969 Dodge Yellow Jacket and 1970 Diamante Concept Car

in 1969 it was a good time to work for Dodge. Essentially, the entire work mantra was “anything goes, so long as it sells”, and they were having one hell of a party doing it. The B-body...

Attacking A Water Park With A Fleet Of RC Cars, Trucks, And Boats Looks Like A Riot! Traxxas Gets To Have All The Fun!

While we are all sheltering in place in order to hopefully stave off COVID-19, I know that folks are wishing they were out having some fun. Water parks are fun. But they definitely don’t want...

Building The Widelux: How To Widen And Stretch A 1978 Toyota Before Force-Feeding It A Powerstroke!

One of the most arresting vehicles that rolled into the first Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest last year was “Fat Erik” Stacey’s 1978 Toyota Hilux. It took a split-second before my...

Anti-Camry: 1994 Toyota Mark II – Anyone Need A Four-Door Supra?

One of the most notable cars of the 1990s is the Toyota Camry, for better or for worse. They were about as exciting as vanilla pudding on a Tuesday while watching Wheel of Fortune before you went to...

Mark Williams Has Brakes For Every Type Of Drag Car, From Brackets To Pro Stock To Pro Mod, They Have Your Stopping Covered

For some reason brakes on drag cars are often an afterthought. In fact, the racers that put the most effort and focus into them are often bracket racers, who heads up drag racers often bash. But in a...

On This Day In History: The Sunbeam 1000 HP Cracks The 200 MPH Barrier At Daytona!

(Lead photo: BBC) For the life of me, I’ve never understood why places like Daytona Beach and the Pendine Sands were the first places chosen to run a land-speed attempt. In the early days of...

Water Meth Or Intercooler? Which One Really Does A Better Job Of Cooling An Intake Charge

Meth is bad kids, but water meth is good. Real good. As good as an intercooler though? What do you think? It can absolutely lower air intake charge temps and raise octane as well. We’ve used it...

Classic YouTube: 440-Powered Dodge Intrepid Scratching The Tires A Little!

If the day ever comes that I find myself in possession of a winning lottery ticket that is of a substantial amount, I will be doing one of these builds, just for the freak factor alone. It’s...

Road To The Riddler: What Taking A Custom To Detroit To Compete For The Ridler Is Really Like

“There are custom cars, high-end builds…and then there are Ridler contenders.” In this video from our friends at Auto Revolution you see what it takes for Pro Design Hot Rods and...

BANGshift Carnage Spotlight: Send Us Yours! This Week, Pistons, Transmissions, And Rearends Oh My

A couple weeks ago I posted up some carnage and told you guys to email me evidence of the stuff you’ve blown up or broken on your hot rod or race car and boy did you! But we need more, so check...