1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT Keep Coming!

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: Finding the History of this Forgotten Slingshot Dragster Is Harder Than You Might Think!

Forgotten hot rods and race cars all have a story, and some of them are more interesting than others. But regardless of the story, it takes some home work and a lot of research to be able to find the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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HOW TO MAKE 351 CLEVELAND POWER. TUNNEL RAM, STROKER 351C MODS, CUBES, CAM, HEADS AND DUAL QUAD!

Whether you are Ford guy or not, you have to respect the Ford Cleveland small block. It was Fords baddest small block back in the day, had incredible cylinder heads way before anyone else did, and...

Here’s What A Typical Day On The Dyno Is Like At Harrell Engine And Dyno!

I think everyone that has built a performance engine should run it on an engine dyno or in the car on a chassis dyno. They are truth tellers, help with tuning, and are fun! I know I’m...

PONTIAC MUSCLE – Drag Cars, Factory Lightweight and More From Pontiacs At Pigeon Forge

Tommy Lee, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another awesome show to shoot video at. This one is all about historic Pontiacs in the beautiful setting of Pigeon Forge Tennessee. There were 455...

Absolute Ripper: This 8-Second Stick Shift Mustang Is Built On A Budget And Driven By A Boss

This is a modern hot rod that highlights everything we love about drag racing, smart guys, and being fast because of brains and not bucks. The car is a clean and relatively sedate looking FOX Mustang...

HOW DO YOU MAKE MAXIMUM TORQUE WITH A SMALL BLOCK CHEVY? JUST ADD CUBIC INCHES! 383 STROKER BUILD!

I built my first stroker engine in 1996 to replace the engine in my 1992 Chevy pickup. It was based on an earlier 350 block with a SCAT cast steel 3.75 inch, aka 400 stroke, crankshaft with 5.7 inch...

FINNEGAN DYNO TESTED BLASPHEMI AND IT LIVED! SO WHAT’S NEXT?

Since blowing it up on Drag Week, Finnegan’s Blasphemi has been getting lots of love in preparation for the next chapter of fun and racing. Part of that is some more driveline work in the form...

Weird Science: This Video About The Most Dangerous Rocket Fuels Ever Tested Is Cool

Rocket science may be well above our intellectual pay grade around here but we still love learning about it. The fuels used to power rockets have ranged from the mundane (ethanol) to the downright...

Drag Race Photos: More Wheels Up Lucas Oil Drag Racing Photos From Maple Grove!

All of our photos from Maple Grove are right here! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is the sportsmen wing of the NHRA and we here at BangShift are huge fans. Each of...

Free Live Drag Racing: Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Bandimere Speedway Saturday

This is the last year for drag racing at the famed Bandimere Speedway, and that means every event there this year will be something special. This weekend it is the NHRA Division 5 Double Divisional...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals Saturday

The Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, formerly the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, is live all weekend thanks to the fine folks at NHRA. You can watch right here if you want to see killer...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: TB Promotions Twin Fifties Big Money Bracket Racing – Saturday Sunday Combo

More big money bracket racing coming to you LIVE right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. WWT Raceway, aka Gateway, is one hell of a racing facility and they are poised to make some racers a...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 9th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Saturday

This is one of THREE live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like NHRA...

Sportsman Drag Racing Photos: Stock And Super Stock On The Track In Maple Grove

Our final gallery of photos from Maple Grove is right here and if you missed the first one we’ve got a link below to check those out too! Grippo killed it on these photos and we love him for...

1320Garages: From An SRT-4 To A Lamborghini, This Arizona Collection Has Got It All!

This man cave and car collection warehouse is really something special. We’re talking about a wide variety of cars, in a setting that most dudes would absolutely love to call their own....