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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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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The RIGHT WAY To Strap Down Your Bagged Truck On Your Trailer….And Let The Debate Begin…

When our friend Brandon from Lower Class Fab posted this video yesterday we knew it was going to cause a stir. The subject of tying down cars to trailers is always one that gets debated and can get...

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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...

Workhorses Of Industry: This Promotional Film Shows Why Jeeps Were The Most Versatile Trucks Ever Made

In the realm of old promotional videos, this one from Willys-Overland that shows all of the incredible things that Jeeps were used for in their heyday ranks among the coolest that we have ever seen....

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...

Watch This Awesome Packard Merlin 29 Aircraft Engine Get Dyno Tested And Crank The Torque Out

The Merlin V-12 was as bad ass an engine as there ever was in WWII. This Rolls Royce designed beast powered all kinds of kick ass airplanes and was needed in such volume that other companies licensed...

The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?

After the crew cab square body decided it wasn’t happy anymore, the prospects for Derek and the gang to make it to the next three days of Power Tour were looking pretty slim. So in typical Vice...

National Tractor Pulling Association Photos From Galot Motorsports Park!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) The National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) opened their 2023 pulling season with a trip to the spectacular Galot Motorsports Park pulling track for the 9th...

Bolt Up Your LS Or Gen V LT Engine To A T-56 Or T-56 Magnum Transmission With Lakewood’s Bellhousing

If you have an LS or LT and want to bolt a T-56 to it, this new aluminum Lakewood bellhousing is just what the doctor ordered. These brand new parts make this installation a breeze! Watch the video...

Show Photos From The 24th Annual Brothers Truck Show Presented by Holley

(Photos by Tim King) It’s awesome to see that dedicated truck shows are on the rise once again. With a resurgence in the minitruck and custom truck scene, it is amazing to see just how many...

Glorious Noise: Watch This 20V149 Detroit Diesel Fire Up And Then Get Run At “High” RPM!

There will come a time in human history where people will look back at the era of internal combustion as curiously as we look back at the era of steam. We employ internal combustion engines to do so...

Tough Mudder Footage: Watch The M422 Mighty Mite Get Put Through The Paces In 1953

The M422 Mighty Mite was a vehicle that was seriously considered as a replacement to the venerable Jeep in the early 1950s. The aim of the project was to construct a truck that would be able to do...

Rocky Review: Take A Look Back To What People Thought Of The 1993 Hummer H1

The Hummer H1 still has a presence about it. Even all these years after the civilian model of the Army truck hit the streets, they still draw attention wherever they go. Why? They are huge, they are...

ARP Expands Harmonic Balancer Bolt Offerings – You Can’t Afford Not To Have One!

I’ve seen too many stock harmonic balancer bolts fail to count, whether just by breaking off in the crank, or by failing to hold the balancer on in the first place. And forget about using a...

BangShifty Video: Watch A Guy Build A Mini-Nitro Motor Powered Generator From Scratch!

Ok, now this is awesome. Yes, many of our readers are going to be asking stuff like, “Why?!” and “What’s the point of this?!” The reality is that the point is trying to...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Putting The Truck To The Ultimate Test!

In the last episode this bad boy actually got out on the road to prove it could run and drive, but now it is time for the real test. The real test is 4,000 miles of road tripping this thing around...