Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Building An Aluminum Block 409 Engine? MSD Has A Ready To Run Distributor For You!
While the famed Chevrolet W-engine family isn’t exactly exploding with popularity these days, there is a growing swell of people building these things and making big power when doing so. If you...
This Grandma Fresh 1978 Pacer Hides A 500ci Secret Under The Hood – Still For Sale!
(Editor’s note: Back in late 2014 we told you about this car. The thing is still for sale and the asking price is perfect. We have failed the world if a BangShifter does not buy this awesome...
Bouncers! More Photos Of The Great Iron At The Dirty Turtle Off Road Rock Bouncer Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Due to the events we mentioned in our previous entry from this race, we didn’t see the rock buggy racing we planned on but the day certainly was not...
Coolest Dyno Video Ever: Watch A Roush Yates Ford Racing Engine For A Prototype Make A Simulated Lap Of The Daytona Road Course
Today we’re taking you inside the dyno room to see how some work class dyno tuning happens. Roush Yates has been building bad ass race motors for a long time and their stuff competes at the...
52 Photos of Gasser Style Cars!
Our on-going series of car specific galleries continues today with a collection of 52 photos concentrating on gasser style cars. In truth we could probably run a gallery of 500-1,000 gasser photos...
Go With the (Pro) Flo – Edelbrock Now Offering Pro-Flo Filters In Signature Series Air Cleaners
While there is no denying that paper element air filters have been around forever and have done an altogether decent job of protecting your engine from the entry of foreign matter, there are better...
Watch A Four Door Cadillac Thump A Full Race Looking Camaro At Byron Dragway
Making big Cadillacs run hard isn’t a new thing, but it never gets old either. This drag video, which we believe was shot at Byron Dragway in Byron, Illinois, is awesome. It shows a claimed...
Trans-Am At Lime Rock! More Coverage Of The Legendary Series Modern Iteration
(Photos by Tyler Garrett) – First off, I’d like to offer a huge personal thanks to Tyler Garrett who sent a note prior to his attendance at the Lime Rock Trans Am race asking if...
Rock Bouncers Galore At Dirty Turtle Off Road Park – These Are The Hot Rods Of The Woods!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We hadn’t visited DTOR (Dirty Turtle Off Road Park near Bedford, KY) in a while and when we heard ARC was holding a bouncer race there we made plans....
Better Breather: We Bolt On More Power And Economy With An Airaid Intake On A 2013 Chevy 3500 HD Gasser
Thirty years ago if you wanted to make your car breathe better you bolted on an open element air cleaner. It certainly changed the way your car sounded and it might have added a couple of horsepower...
Project Possum Update: Wilwood Brakes Get Added – Out With The Drums And In With The Discs!
(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – I know it has been awhile since I’ve given everybody an update on my 1973 Plymouth Scamp, A.K.A. Project Possum. Life kind of got in the way as it...
Ride On Bret Voelkel’s Shoulder As He Hammers The Goodguys Nashville Autocross In His 1969 Mustang
It isn’t often that you get to look over the boss’s shoulder at work but that’s exactly what we get to do in this video that the guys from RideTech tipped us off to. Taken with a...
Bonus Mopar Photos From The Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky – Neat Stuff!
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Before being made an afternoon snack by a spider, Bryan McTaggart attended the recent Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky and blasted all kinds of photos....
The Famed 1970 Chrysler 300H Parade Float – Linda Vaughn’s Famous Shifter Ride Is For Sale Intact!
Well this is a pretty amazing find! The famed “one of one” Chrysler 300H “parade float” that Linda Vaughn and her massive shifter rode on to international fame during the...