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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Dodge 440 Long Ram Dyno Test – TOO MUCH Torque!

If you’ve never seen one of these long-runner Mopar Long Ram, aka cross-ram, intake manifolds then you are missing out. These things look so amazing in the engine compartment and quite frankly...

Homebuilt Boost: This Ratty Looking Dodge Dakota Has A Home Turbocharged 3.9L V6 And It Makes Some Power!

This is what hot rodding looks like right here. True knees and elbows, make it weird and fast hot rodding. You are looking at a weird little beast of truck that no one will ever really see coming at...

Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck: SO CLOSE To Firing Up The Race Truck (what a MESS) + Bonneville Updates!

Well, it got the big block, the turbo 400, some wiring, some body stuff, and more but it still needs a bit more love to get it up and running. and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of...

Helmet Sale: Simpson And Racequip Are On Sale Now! Quit Using A Crap Helmet.

I just got back from Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas and the number of people who are racing, or trying to race, wearing crappy helmets, or those that are NOT designed to be used in a car or...

STROKER LS VS DESTROKER-WHICH ONE WORKS BETTER, 340, 383 OR 416? ALL THE TORQUE OR ALL THE RPM?

Since the dawn of time there have been folks arguing about whether to make a big bore short stroke combo to spin at high rpm for big power, vs using a longer stroke and more cubic inches to win the...

Corrupting The Youth! Newbern Starts Restoring A 1984 Blazer For A 16 year Old Kid!

When your kid wants to drive a square body Blazer for his first car, then you have to be a bit proud. And Newbern’s buddy Brandon is in that exact boat right now and couldn’t be more...

HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, JUNKYARD BBC HP! NA VS VORTECH SUPERCHARGED GEN 6 454. INTERCOOLER & HEAD TEST

Richard has been on a roll lately, working on big block power of all kinds, which makes me happy as I work on planning for two different big block Chevrolet projects. In this latest one he’s...

Frostbite Sale: Save Big On Parts To Keep Your Hot Rod, Trucks, Or Racecar Cool!

Holley’s Spring Clearance Sale features all kinds of great stuff from their Frostbite brand of cooling system components. I run Frostbite in our 1,000 plus horsepower drag and drive car, daily...

How To File Fit Rings For Any Engine (And Some GM Gen V LT-Series Tips and Tricks)

Video Description: If you want to maximize performance when building an engine, then you need to be file-fitting your piston rings. If you are adding boost or nitrous, then absolutely MUST file fit...

Featured Product: Hi-Tek Deep Transmission Pans For Ram Trucks From B&M

Parts Description: Outfit your 2013-2023 1500 or 2019-2023 2500/3500 Ram Truck’s ZF 8HP-series transmission with a bigger and better transmission pan from B&M. A Hi-Tek deep transmission...

ARE LOW-BUCK BBC HEADS A GOOD DEAL? 1/2 THE PRICE BUT 1/2 THE HP GAINS! AFR VS SPEEDMASTER OVAL PORTS.

So, is the deal really the best deal? Is the cheaper part really the way to go? Sometimes, yes! But how about when it comes to a big block Chevrolet cylinder head comparison? We’re talking...

Tre5 Customs Twin Turbo C10 Feature: Low, With Twins, And Lots Of Attitude

The guys at Tre5 build some pretty cool trucks, and I always like watching their feature videos that come along when a project is ready to get delivered to the owner. These aren’t super sexy...

WHICH ONE MAKES MORE 5.0L HP, E7 HEADS & CAM 347 STROKER OR HCI 302? WHAT ABOUT WHEN WE ADD BOOST?

Is cubes always better? Or should you just make the engine size you have work more efficiently? Is adding heads, cam and intake improvements to your stock displacement small block the way to go or...

Upgrade Video: How To Replace (And Improve) Your Dodge Truck’s Steering With A Borgeson Steering Shaft

There are certain operations you can perform on your car, truck, hot rod, whatever that may seem like small potatoes on paper but have a huge positive impact on the experience of piloting your stuff...