Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Speed Is Overrated: Watch This Massive Ford Crew Cab Slog Through The Deep Michigan Muck
Yeah the drag racing and pro touring guys like to brag about how fast their stuff accelerates or how many lateral g-forces it can exert on their bodies but the fact remains that the ultimate...
Watch This Turbocharged Hayabusa Engine Scream Make The Header Glow While Screaming Out Good Power At 10,000 RPM
For starters I know that the peak power that this combo is making is not what the thing is capable of and frankly the guys that posted the video do as well. They are ultimately shooting for 350hp out...
Awesome History: How Piston Ship Engines Were Built in the 1950s
Giant ship engines, especially of the piston type are amazing machines. Even in today’s high-tech world, their construction is mind blowing, so when we were tipped off to an awesome collection...
This Video Of A Master Watchmaker Tearing Down And Assembling A Rolex Submariner Watch Is Really Neat – Precision Machine
While I certainly do not have the cash and personally do not have the desire to own a Rolex watch, I can appreciate them as much as I can appreciate any really cool car that is way out of my price...
Watch This Scratch Built 248ci Four Banger Make 720 Naturally Aspirated HP On The Dyno – Comp Eliminator Madness!
NHRA’s Competition Eliminator category is the place where the weird, the wild, and the mechanically creative masterpieces still live. Case in point is this amazing 248ci four cylinder engine...
Bus Boss: Watch This Driver Get A Tour Bus Through An Impossibly Small Tunnel – Wow!
(By Greg Rourke) – When I think of bus drivers, I’m afraid the first thing that comes to mind isn’t a bunch of happy feelings. I battled Chicago Transit Authority drivers in the...
The Union Pacific 844 Rides Again And Man Is This Thing Awesome (Video)
The last steam locomotive delivered to the Union Pacific Railroad was the hulking 844. This thing is BangShifty right to its core. With 5,000hp, a combined weight between the engine and the tender of...
This Bronco May Not Be Good At Much But It Can Do Driveway Wheelies And That’s A Win
We all knew that guy growing up that told stories about a truck he had, a truck his brother had, or some other form of the tale about a vehicle that pulled wheelies with impunity because of how it...
Rare Olds Stuff: This Short Run 1966 Only L69 Tri-Carb Olds Intake And Carbs
I love rare and different muscle car parts, especially intake manifolds. The rare ones are cool because they are the result of a factory effort to make more power and often times they were either...
Action Photos: Straight Axle Mafia Coverage From US60 Dragway In Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So here’s what some may call the main attraction. Some usual players and some not so usual. We are familiar with many and those I can speak to the...
Watch This 1959 Thunderbird Carve Up Old English Cars At The Goodwood Revival
Mark the tape! This is me admitting that I am in love with a Ford Thunderbird built after 1957. My normal opinion on these cars (and by normal I mean a steadfast belief) is that Titanic adjacent...
Edelbrock Releases Victor II EFI Intake Manifold For Gen III Hemi Engines
We loves us some Gen III Hemi power around here. Edlebrock loves it too and they have proved it by releasing the new Victor II edit intake manifold for Gen III Hemi engines. This sucker will fit 5.7L...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Ultimate Cannonball Run Car or Truck?
While on the phone with the kids during Drag Week, talking about where we were driving our Challenger Hellcat, the boys asked me how long it would take to drive across the country. This lead to an...
Flowmaster Has Entered The Cold Air Intake Game With Their Delta Force Line – Better Breathing Means More POWER!
Flowmaster has been the most iconic name in muscle car exhaust for decades. Their full systems, their cat-back pipes, their multiple muffler lines have all been designed and engineered to be the most...