Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Take A Look Inside A Neat Liberty 5-Speed NHRA Pro Stock Transmission
In this week’s version of the American Powertrain Parting Shift we get to see the inner workings of the cool Liberty 5-speed transmission used in the various Gray Motorsports entries. The...
Watch Lavon Miller’s Cummins Powered Dodge Scream Out 2399hp On The Dyno At The Ultimate Call Out Challenge
If you likes some good old fashion screaming diesel power than look no further than this video. 2017 Ultimate Call Out champion Lavon Miller absolutely punishing the daylights out of the dyno rollers...
Ride Along With Pro Mod Racer Benjamin Board On A Wall Banging Pass At Tulsa
The world of pro mod racing had advanced at an incredible rate even over just the last few years. Why? Manufacturers of chassis and power components continue to drive technology. Ben Board is a...
This Insanely Rare Horne Cadillac Intake Manifold Is The Coolest Speed Part On eBay Right Now
Jot Horne is a name that may be unfamiliar to many hot rodders but the guy was an absolute legend back in the day and a genius to boot. He was the guy who doodled the famed Cragar S/S wheel and he...
From The Rodder’s Journal Vault: Incredible Vintage Photos And The Stories Behind Them
Sincere thanks to the staff at The Rodder’s Journal for sharing these amazing images. We’re going to let them do the talking on this one! Vintage Photos from The Rodder’s Journal One of...
RideTech Got Their Hands On Kyle Petty’s Old Charger And Prototyped StreetGrip Parts On It!
This is a cool story from our pals at RideTech. Recently they had a neat car in the shop and used the opportunity to both upgrade it and prototype some new parts on it. The car? A 1970 Dodge Charger...
Vintage Drag Videos: Topeka’s Kaw Valley Dragway Circa The Early 1960s
Today the Topeka, Kansas area has the sprawling Heartland Park racing facility to take care of its need for speed, but that hasn’t always been the case. Before that huge complex became a...
Roadtrippin’: Exploring A Closed Down Salvage Yard Still Filled With Gearhead Gold
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – This past weekend, a buddy and I jumped into my ’64 Galaxie 500 to see how it would hold up on a road trip. Tour Nebraska is coming up soon and I...
Double Down: A Second Opinion On The 2017 Dodge Challenger GT – Is It Answering A Question No One Asked?
A couple of weeks ago McTaggart sweet talked the boys at the local Dodge dealer to let him take a new 2017 Dodge Challenger GT out for a spin. Well unbeknownst to him, the people at Dodge had sent...
Ride Along In An Awesome Stick Shift Brazilian Dodge Charger At A Strip In Brazil – Multiple Angles
We’ve long been fans of highlighting the drag racing scene around the world here at BangShift and today we’re doing just that again by looking at this really cool, stick shift, Brazilian...
This 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk Is An Amazing Study In Cash Strapped Car Design
In 1962 things were not good for Studebaker. They had teamed up with Packard by that time and the two companies were limping towards their eventual grave together. That being said, in ’62 they...
The New Mark Williams Enterprises Catalog Is Out! Download A Free One Or Order A Printed One Here!
Catalogs are the life blood of the high performance aftermarket and racing parts world. Whether we’re talking the modern electronic versions or the tried and true paper variety, these things...
Awesome Nostalgia Video: Watch The Fuel Burning Olds Powered Little Honker Rip Down The Strip At Beaver Springs
When you put a blower on top of a classic Olds engine and then feed fuel through its veins you are living right and that’s what we can say about the Little Honker, the car featured in this...
