Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! Part 2: The Ultimate Header Fab Going ON Now!

Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of the 800+ horsepower small-block NASCAR combo he’s got...

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Drag Racing 3,000HP Semi Trucks With 120,000 Pound Trailers! 1320Video Visited Michigan For These Epic Uphill Big Rig Races!

We’ve shared plenty of big rig drag race videos over the years, and in the last couple of years 1320Video has provided a few of them. I mean who wouldn’t want to check out 25,000 pound...

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HOW TO MAKE MORE BBC TORQUE FOR TOWING-454 VS 496 VS 496. DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE VS TUNNEL RAM!

I’ve been wanting to build a new big block for my square body Chevrolet Dually for the last couple years, and now that it has hurt itself I really need to get on it. Of course, like all car...

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NHRA News: PROCK, S. TORRENCE, J. COUGHLIN JR. & VAN SANT PICK UP WINS AT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS

SEATTLE (July 21, 2024) – Funny Car points leader Austin Prock powered to his fourth win of the season for John Force Racing on Sunday at Pacific Raceways, defeating first-time finalist Paul Lee in...

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Engine Tech: Here’s How To Install A Distributor The Right Way, The First Time, Every Time. Here Are The Common Mistakes To Avoid

Installing a distributor is not hard. It just isn’t. But everything that makes it simple also makes it easy to do wrong. The good news is that most of the things you can do wrong when...

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Daddy Dave and the No Prep Kings Visit Empire Dragway, Which Is Almost Canada, And Dominator Wrecks His Stuff. Ugh.

This is a cool video because not only are Daddy Dave and the gang doing some racing, but also showing off a cool project. But not everyone had fun at Empire Dragway in New York, as poor Dominator had...

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The Most Original, Factory Documented, Lightweight 1962 SS 409 Impala In The World Is Headed To Auction

There are certain cars in the world that we sincerely wish could speak because if they could, the stories would be completely amazing. The car you see below is one of those cars. This one of a...

JR Todd Named Driver Of Optima Batteries Top Fuel Dragster For Remainder Of NHRA Season

(Photo credit: Kalitta Motorsports) – It was announced today by Kalitta Motorsports that 32-year old JR Todd will become the full time driver of the Optima Batteries top fuel dragster for the...

IHRA SAN ANTONIO NITRO JAM – RACE COVERAGE FROM A WILD WEEKEND IN TEXAS

(Words and Photos by Brad Klaassen) – As many of you hard core Bangshifters already know, the IHRA revamped their racing program for the 2014 racing season with their new Nitro Jam Pro Touring...

This Kind Of Ratty Looking 1973 Dart Is A Mopar Sleeper Supreme – RacingJunk Find

We like the fact that the photos of this car were taken at night and they aren’t all that super fantastic because it totally adds to the mystique of what would be a super bitchin’ sleeper...

We Tour Trick Flow Specialties To See How Their Products Are Made – Gearhead Nirvana

(Photos by Nutting/Fitzgerald) – This was a visit that was long overdue, Trick Flow’s Manager Mike Downs almost choked me out at SEMA when I told him that I had driven virtually right...

Summer Fun: Doug Gregory Looks Back At His Adventure To And Time At The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) – I’ll leave my bias out of this one because when it comes to nostalgia racing….I can’t come up with something I don’t like. 2013 was our second...

This 1980s Lincoln Town Car Is A Righteous Sleeper That Would Chew You Up Before You Knew What Hit You

(By Bryan McTaggart) – OK, Lohnes, you win! I bow before your ability to find the most disfigured, horrific rolling creations! I tried, I tried like hell to compete…but that Marquis/Corvette...

LIVE NHRA Testing In Vegas Right Here Right Now. Ashley Force, Schumacher, And More

If you didn’t get quite enough drag racing over the weekend, here’s something cool for the Monday morning blues at the office.  The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is holding a Pro test...

The Parting Shift: Ride Along In A G-Force Transmission Equipped 1966 Bel Air At Island Dragway

Here’s a pretty straight ahead and cool Parting Shift video. This one features a ride along with the driver of a 1966 Chevy Bel Air at Island Dragway in New Jersey. We don’t have a lot of...

Did Chrysler Actually Build A Couple Of 1964 Sport Fury-Caminos For Race Teams? This Guy Claims They Did And He’s Selling One

BangShift reader Jerry Clarke sent us an email with a Craigslist link to the 1964 Sport Fury “Camino” shown below. According to the guy selling the car/truck, Chrysler had four of these...

IHRA Nitro Jam Tucson Race Gallery – Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds, NItro Harleys, Sportsman Action, More!

(Photos by Darr Hawthrone and Bob Snyder) – Like we told you in the race report which appears just below this item on the front page, the IHRA Nitro Jam’s new format was a big hit in...

BangShift Race Report: Revitalized IHRA Nitro Jam Roars To Life In Tucson, Arizona – Results, Photos, Inside Scoop HERE!

(Words by Darr Hawthorne and IHRA PR Photos by Bob Snyder and Darr Hawthorne) -I can’t remember the last time I attended an event under the sanction of the International Hot Rod Association, it...

More Photos From The 2014 Northeast Rod And Custom Show – Trucks, Race Cars, More!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we dropped the first gallery from the 2014 Northeast Rod and Custom car show. This event was held outside of Philadelphia and it drew cars from all over the...

Gallery: The 2014 Northeast Rod And Custom Show – Pennsylvanian Hot Rodders Come Out In Force!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – For the fourth year in a row the Northeast Rod and Custom car show happened outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and like years past, the convention center was jam...