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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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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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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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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Ultimate Underdogs: Racing The Baja 1000 In A Stock VW Bug – This Is The Toughest BAJA Experience Possible. Period. (Full Movie)

Class 11 is the toughest class in off-road racing. There, I said it. And if you aren’t familiar with the class, it isn’t full of big suspension trucks, or even stock-style suspension...

Check Out All Our National Tractor Pulling Association Photos From Galot Motorsports Park Right Here!

Here is our final gallery from the NTPA at Galot and we can’t thank our friend David Whealon enough for sending photos and always thinking of us here at BANGshift.com. If you missed any of...

More National Tractor Pulling Association Photos From Galot Motorsports Park!

Here’s our second gallery of photos from the NTPA. If you missed the previous gallery, use the link below to check it out. (Words and Photos by David Whealon) The National Tractor Pullers...

How It Is Made: Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks Being Built At The GM Fort Wayne USA Assembly Plant

In this video, you are going to see the actual process by which a GM Heavy Duty Truck is built. There is a lot that goes on in an automotive assembly plant, and I’ve been lucky enough to tour...

The DeBoss Garage Support Vehicle Left Them Stranded 4000 Miles Away From Home

As you’ve seen here, the DeBoss Garage crew built a 1955 Apache Pickup to drive cross country on an adventure that ultimately was supposed to get them home to Canada. If you missed that series,...

Muck Master: Watch Bigfoot 1 Attack A Soupy Mud Pit In Illinois Circa 1988 – Nitrous ON!

Before we get into this let me hike up my trousers, perfect my comb over, and get my Members Only jacket on. I am about to go full old-guy here so I may as well look the part. Look, remember when...

HOW TO MAKE 351 CLEVELAND POWER. TUNNEL RAM, STROKER 351C MODS, CUBES, CAM, HEADS AND DUAL QUAD!

Whether you are Ford guy or not, you have to respect the Ford Cleveland small block. It was Fords baddest small block back in the day, had incredible cylinder heads way before anyone else did, and...

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...