Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
RideTech Releases New HQ CoilOver System For 5th Generation Camaros – Bolt On And GO!
RideTech has introduced its latest new product and it is good news for all of you 5th generation Camaro owners out there who are looking for a bolt on suspension package that will take your capable...
Autocross Video: Ride Along In A Fast And Fantastic International Scout II Corner Burner!
When we saw the title to a video that suggested an International Scout II was on the autocross course we had to click it. Why? Mainly because the video was either going to show us a vehicle totally...
Edelbrock Releases New Performer RPM CNC Heads For Pontiac 455 Engines
The mighty Pontiac 455 has long been a favorite plant of muscle car fans, drag racers, and guys who simply love ground pounding torque in spades. The engines have a devout following and even those...
Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac Fans Rejoice! American Powertrain Launches New, Beefy, Factory Spec Bellhousing For Your Engine Family
A while back, Matt Graves of American Powertrain told Chad and I that there were working on some “cool stuff” but at the time he was not at liberty to expound on exactly what that stuff...
25 Years Ago Yesterday, GM Shut Down The Framingham, Massachusetts Assembly Plant…And You Won’t Believe Why
You may have noticed that Craig Fitzgerald’s name isn’t popping up with the frequency that it did previously around here and that’s because he’s taken over as the editor of...
Big News! Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car TV Series Starts Tonight On Mav TV at 8pm Eastern Time – Chad’s The Host!
As you know, Chad’s been working all summer on the Ultimate Street Car Series Tour as the host for the TV show that will follow all the action as the series travels all over the country and...
Crane Cams Launches New Tool Steel Camshafts For Any Engine Configuration
Crane Cams has long been known as a company that makes high quality, hard running, long lasting cams but they have officially kicked stuff to the next next level with the introduction of custom tool...
New Product: COMP Cams Releases Offset Sportsman Solid Roller Lifters For Chevrolet
COMP Cams is always on the cutting edge when it comes to valvetrain innovation and we’re pretty sure that the engineering department has given up sleep for good because the company is...
The NSRA Street Rod Nationals – Our Second Look Back Over The Last 10 Years Of The Massive Event
(Photos by Doug Gregory) – For several days each August Louisville, Kentucky becomes the hot rod capitol of the world. The NSRA Street Rod Nationals have been held in the fine city since...
New England Forest Rally 2014 Coverage: Action Photos From Deep In The Woods Of Maine
(Photos by Joe Staska) – When Joe Staska told us that he was heading to the Rally America produced New England Forest Rally, we were excited. After all, Joe had produced some awesome images...
BangShift Blog Battle: Lohnes Calls Out McTaggart On The Worst Car In Each Man’s Respective Birth Year
We have debates around here. Debates about important issues of the day and issues that strike right at the very core of what being a BangShifter is about. Stuff like trying to determine between...
More PDRA Pro Modified Action Photos From Virginia Motorsports Park – They Were Flying In VA!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was a historic weekend for the PDRA in Virginia with a big car count of almost 200 competition vehicles (in all categories) and some great action across the...
eBay Find: Four Halibrand Wheels With Some Pretty Amazing Indy History – Big Bucks, But So Cool
Sometimes for fun I will plug in the word “Halibrand” into the search function on eBay just to see what pops up. The logic here is that Halibrand wheels themselves are awesome and...
