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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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Lighting Fight Takes A Turn For The Good – Joint Study To Examine Possible Solutions

In the best news we have heard in some time, Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park has announced an agreement to enter into a study with the Ohio Dept of Transportation regarding the lighting...

Drag Gallery: Pit and Action Photos From the PDRA East Coast Nationals

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The 2017 PDRA drag racing season is in full swing now with two events having been run. Our man Benoit Pigeon was on the grounds for the 2017 PDRA East Coast...

2017 Carl Casper Car Show Coverage: Competition Cars On Display In Their Sunday Best

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Maybe not solely track….but mostly. Competition cars are cool.  We’ve got roundy-rounders from mild to wild with modifieds, late-models, and more. ...

Event Photos: NMCA WEST-West Coast Spring Nationals at Auto Club Dragway

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne)  The NMCA WEST kicked off their West Coast Spring Nationals over the weekend at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California. The pits were full with all kinds of...

Watch This 255hp Rated Stock Eliminator 350 Spin To Nearly 7,600 RPM, Make Nearly 500 lb/ft And Close To 500hp?!

If you are unfamiliar with NHRA or IHRA stock eliminator racing, cars are classed by using a formula that takes the cars weight divided by the advertised horsepower of the engine combo from the...

In Argentina They Put The Motors Inside Their Chevys….Literally Inside Their Chevys

I love falling down the various worm holes that the internet opens up for me because I get to share stuff with all of you that otherwise we’d collectively never know about. Take these videos...

Hellacious Dyno Video: A Twin Turbo 481x Pro Mod Engine On The Dyno At Darren Mayer Performance Engineering

We’ve been showing you some engine videos this week ranging from old chuffing stationaries to some wicked drag race engines. Well those engines are going to look like a couple of pea shooters...

The RTRA Texas Radial Round Up Is LIVE Saturday Right Here!

Last year’s RTRA, Radial Tire Racing Association, events at Denton’s Northstar Dragway were some of the record settingest races we’ve ever been a part of, and this weekend’s...

A Neon SRT-4 Engine On 35psi Of Boost In A Mini-Van Makes For The Greatest Burnout Machine Ever

(By Jay Mazzotta) – Under no circumstances does anyone ever find a mini-van cool unless maybe you’re planning on driving the neighborhood on a pub crawl. Then again, if it was a complete...

The Saturday Shift: Watch This Lenco Equipped, 588ci NA Chrysler Powered, Top Sportsman Rocket Run 7s At Atco

I’ll admit it. I was in a Lenco kind of mood this week when it came to Parting Shift videos because it has been a while since we have featured a driver ripping the levers on the way down the...

Big Turbo On A Mod Motor Means That This Cobra Mustang Will Maul On The Strip!

You know that whole, “Made Tough With Chevy Stuff” line, the one that tends to whip up the Ford fans into a rage in short order? It seems lately that nobody noticed the options box on the...

Great Save! Watch This Brazilian Drag Racer Steer Himself Out Of Trouble When He Lunches A Motor

Having seen a pretty decent amount of drag racing in my life I can tell you that the scenario you are about to watch does not normally end with the result you’ll see here. No, typically when...

American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride In A Turbocharged, Stick-Shifted Crown Vic – 8psi and It Looks FUN!

Ok, now this looks like fun! We were looking for something cool and different for this week’s American Powertrain Parting Shift. Not that this is the first, only, or best stick shift Crown Vic...

This 1965 TVR Griffith Has Drag Racing History And The Battle Scars To Prove It – Awesome Car

The TVR Griffith was yet another example of the melding of an English chassis and an American power plant in the 1960s. After the runaway success of the Shelby Cobra and following in the well worn...