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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Radial Resurrection: Bringing Outlaw Drag Racing Back to its Roots – Wild Eighth-Mile Drag Radial Action

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip—some say it is the birthplace of outlaw street car racing in the Southeast. In the ‘90s and 2000’s, it was a hotbed...

Rottler Manufacturing Partners With Tim Wilkerson For NHRA Seattle Race – Big Win For Single Car Team

Tim Wilkerson is an NHRA fan favorite as one of the hardest charging and last standing single car teams in the funny car ranks. He’s also the old school racer that everyone will tell you...

2015 Mustang To Have Factory Line Lock! Video And Release From Ford – This Is Cool!

You just read that right. Ford has announced that a line-lock will be standard equipment on the 2015 Mustang GT no matter if you are a Ford/Chevy/Chrysler guy this is flipping cool news. The...

Watch A Toyota 2JZ Powered Nissan Suffer A Nuclear Level Engine Failure At Royal Purple Raceway

This week, I am heading to Royal Purple Raceway Park outside of Houston, Texas to announce at the NHRA event. When I get there, I am going to walk down the left lane to see if I can get a first hand...

Easter Egg: Watch The Lunchbox Mustang Stand On The Bumper ON THE STREET!

(Credit goes to Chad on this find and post! Whenever you see a car rip a massive wheelie on the street and lay waste to a Porsche at the same time…it is epic greatness. You proved that by...

A Dozen New Main Stud Kits From ARP®

A Dozen New Main Stud Kits From ARP® Industry leading fastener manufacturer ARP has recently released a dozen main stud kits for OEM and aftermarket applications, as well as high performance main...

Nitrous EXpress Single Entry Billet Crossbar Nitrous Plate System

NX Single Entry Billet Crossbar Nitrous Plate System NX Single Entry Billet Crossbar nitrous plate systems provide the crossbar spray pattern that everyone loves in a package that is legal for racing...

Check Out This John Lingenfelter Built Pro Street 1982 Z-28 Camaro We Found On Ebay

During our normal perusing for cars we can’t afford to buy on Ebay, we came across this cool 1983 Pro Street Z-28 Camaro that was reportedly built by John Lingenfelter himself. It’s in...

LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weeekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power this event is a pre-cursor to the regular season and lots of the FIA guys use it...

NHRA Announces Three LIVE Television Broadcasts For 2014 Season – Epping, Chicago, Denver Tapped

A couple days ago, the National Hot Rod Association announced that they would have elimination rounds broadcast LIVE on ESPN 2 from three different races during the 2014 season. Those races are the...

Craigslist Find: This 1971 Maverick Is What We Call A New Psuedo-Sleeper Style Of Car

What the hell is a psuedo-sleeper you ask? Well, we think it is a car that has been modified to be faster than stock but isn’t ever really going to be “fast” in the traditional...

Race Track Resurrection: Work Continues At Galot Motorsports Park – All New Temp Controlled Concrete Track Poured!

There are few things we like reporting on more than race tracks being fixed up, reopened, and improved and that is why we are keeping you updated on places like Dragway 42 and Galot Motorsports Park...

A Peek Inside Customs By Bigun – The North Carolina Shop Does Everything From Gassers To Small Tire Killers

So I got into town basically a full day early before the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Knowing that I was going to have some free time, I hooked up with Eric Yost for a day of fun and...

Watch Danny Thompson’s Challenger II Fire Up – Twin Hemis On Nitro!

Danny Thompson’s multi-year effort to resurrect, update, and race his massive, twin nitro-burning hemi engine powered Challenger II streamliner reached an important milestone recently when...