FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Friday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Mini Block, Big Problems: Can The Machine Shop Save A 1965 Mini Block With A Badly Gouged Deck?

When last we left this latest Hagerty Redline Rebuild project, Davin had pulled the 1965 Mini engine apart and things looked a little grave. Why? The deck had some bizarre gouges in it. We’re...

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Ford EcoBoost 1.6L Shelf Stock PowerPak Plus Piston Kit

The high performance aftermarket never ceases to amaze, right? It is a forward looking industry that works hard to meet the demands of an ever evolving customer base and an ever evolving world of...

Finnegan’s Rubber Duck Barn Find Pro Street Firebird Makes Its Best Pass Ever!

The Rubber Duck is one fun car to watch. It isn’t some awesome race car that leaves the starting line perfect or that has some crazy high dollar engine. Nope, it’s a barn find that has...

PRI Show Photos: Our Coverage From The Coolest Racing Parts And Performance Show Continues!

Here are our next gallery 0f photos from the show. And if you are just getting started with our coverage, don’t worry there is a link below to see everything we’ve posted so far, and...

PRI Show Photos: Parts, Tools, Cars, Trucks, And Race Cars Of All Kinds!

Here’s our next gallery 0f photos from the show. And if you are just getting started with our coverage, don’t worry there is a link below to see everything we’ve posted so far, and...

FREE LIVESTREAM: 4th Annual Kris Kringle Crackdown Slot Car Drag Racing

The Kris Kringle Crackdown is on in Indy right now and that means bad ass slot car drag racing at one of the premier slot car drag racing tracks in the country. If you haven’t seen slot car...

Cubes Are Good: Watch This 441ci LS7 Make 612hp At 6,500RPM On The Dyno

We’re like everyone else in the high performance world these days. We get dazzled by the big numbers that boosted engines produce. Four digit horsepower seems to be as easy to make as falling...

PRI Show Photos: Nothing But Race Cars And Race Parts! PRI Is The Best Trade Show Ever!!!!

It’s December in Indy, and that means that while the rest of the country is trying to shop, decorate, and plan for the holidays, every racer, crew chief, car owner, and cool dude in the country...

PRI Show Photos: The Performance Racing Industry Show In Indy Is On! Race Cars And Race Parts Galore. Coverage Starts Here!

The PRI Show in Indy is on folks and every race part manufacturer is here at the Indianapolis Convention Center showing their wares. This place is Mecca for racers and crews and we love this show....

Speed Parts: Holley’s Single Plane 4500 Split-Design Race Intake Manifold for LS Engines Is Truly Something Special

If you are building a big inch LS engine, that’s ready to spin to the moon, and you want to run a big Dominator carb (gasp!) or big 4500 throttle body, then here is the intake for you. This is...

Insane Power: Watch This Steve Morris Built Lamborghini V10 Make 3,142hp On The Dyno

Now this is incredible power. You are about to watch a Steve Morris built Lamborghini engine make more than 3,140hp on the company’s dyno and they are still sorting the thing out! The engine...

HOW TO BUILD CHEAP 5.0L FORD POWER! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ADD POWER TO YOUR DAILY DRIVEN SB FORD?

Here at BANGshift.com we love all engines because we are just fans of horsepower and torque. I happen to be a die hard Chevrolet guy, but I respect all the powerplants regardless of what the trend...

Retro Cool: This Rarely Seen 1960s Mickey Thompson FE Cross Ram Intake Manifold Is Ford Gold!

Big ups to my fellow announcer pal Alan Reinhart for this eBay find of a cool and really seldom seen Mickey Thompson FE cross ram intake from the 1960s. This piece is freshly liberated from the...

The American Powertrain Monday Shift: Ripping Gears In A 1970 Cobra Torino With 429 Super Cobra Jet Power!

Full disclosure here, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Ford Torino. I think they are cool cars and they certainly fly under the radar as compared to other nameplates of the same vintage. In...