New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...

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Freiburger and Finnegan Limo Truck Dyno Shootout! How Much Power Did It Make?

If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand...

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Vintage RV For Sale: This 1972 Chevrolet C30 Open Road Custom Camper Motorhome Is Retro Greatness!

Anyone who’s been hanging out around BANGshift for very long knows I have an affinity for old rv trailers and motorhomes. When I was a kid we had a Roll-a-Long motorhome that was a square body...

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FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?

In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...

Finnegan’s Cummins-Swapped Chevy Square Body Roadkill Ramp Truck Hauls His New Race Trailer AND Blasphemi!

Finnegan has gone through a fair number of trailers and haulers in the past few years and on several occasions he’s talked about how heavy some of them have been to haul around. Well now...

DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.

I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....

Brilliant Machine: Watch This 1890s Era Apple Peeler Get Restored And Used! Cool Stuff!

We know, we know. This thing makes to horsepower, it has no pistons, it doesn’t even burn fuel. BUT what a neat old machine this is, what creativity and engineering brains it took to design...

CHEAP, HIGH-RPM, 7000-RPM JUNKYARD 4.8L WITH STOCK SPRINGS! STOCK TRUCK INTAKE VS HOLLEY HI RAM TEST

No Springs Required. These are the magic words for so many folks interested in upgrading the camshaft in their LS engine. Cams aren’t cheap, and either are springs, plus most folks don’t...

Best And Worst Of 2023: Truck & Tractor Pulling Fails and Fires. Big Carnage On The Dirt!

I love carnage videos as much as the next guy, but when you want to talk about big parts flying out of things, there is nothing bigger than the stuff in pulling tractors. Whether it is a multi engine...

PRI Show Photos: The 2023 PRI Show Was Off The Chain, We Had Fun, And Here Are More Of Our Favorite Photos

Here’s another batch of photos from the 2023 PRI Show! We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff that I’d really love to see under the...

New Wrecking Yard Inventory: 1950 Chevy Panel Truck, a Packard Clipper, 1972 Vega Station Wagon a 79 Olds 88 & a Mystery Chassis!

Chad is back at it, showing off more cool projects from his classic car wrecking yard in Kansas. Nobody Else’s Auto is one of those places that is never short of cool cars, trucks, and parts....

PRI Show Photos: The 2023 PRI Show Was Off The Chain, We Had Fun, And Here Are The Photos To Prove It!

We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff that I’d really love to see under the tree or under the hood in 2024. The PRI Show is where everyone...

Great Film: This WWII Training Movie Explains A Bunch Of Weird Submarine Diesels – Double Acting, Opposed Pistons, More

This is a great video if you love learning about engines. Gong back to the time of WWII, it takes us through the basic design and operation of a few different types of diesel engines that were used...

HOW MUCH POWER DO ACCESSORIES ROB FROM YOUR 4.8L LS MOTOR? STOCK ACCESSORIES v ELECTRIC WATER PUMP!

So how much power does it really take to spin the accessories on your LS engine? Is an electric water pump actually giving you real horsepower gains? How about that alternator and power steering? Or...

Even More PRI Show Photos: The Cars And Parts Of The 2023 PRI Show Were Like My Christmas List Come True. Check Them Out.

We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff that I’d really love to see under the tree or under the hood in 2024. The PRI Show is where everyone...

The Lombard Steam Log Hauler History And Video Of A Restored Beast Operating!

The Lombard Steam Log Hauler was an invention that came from the mind of a talented Maine mechanic named Alvin Lombard. Logging was and is extremely tough and dangerous work. Even after all the...

Stock And Super Stock Mud Racing Video: Killer Video From The Mud Racers Association Battling It Out In Missouri

I dig all kinds of side by side racing and that means that sand drags, mud drags, and dirt drags are pretty fun to watch. In this video from the gang at Back Channel Productions, we’re going to...