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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Too Clean: This 1976 Jeep Cherokee Is Pure SUV – Four-Wheel-Drive And Three Pedals!

If you could use a time machine to show the designers at Kaiser-Jeep, GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC and International just what the sport-utility vehicles of the 1960s and early 1970s would become, would...

This Spectator Drags Video Is All Trucks And All Kinds Of Crazy – Lots Of Sideways And Smoke

Spectator drags are a phenomenon we can’t believe is a thing that is not only allowed, but encouraged. We can’t imagine the kind of waiver you must sign to run your own vehicle, and we...

Heady Business: We Take You Inside The Edelbrock Foundries Where Their Products Are Made In The USA

(Words by Stephen Kim – Photos by Manufacturer) – Horsepower: 2,500. Cubic inches: 430. Boost pressure: 45 psi. Cylinder pressure: Absolutely ridiculous. Running 6.80s at nearly 210 mph,...

All Our Holley LSFest 2017 Photo Coverage Is Right Here!

Holley LSFest is one of our favorite events of the year, and if Friday morning is any indication this will be the biggest and baddest one yet! We’ve seen every kind of factor LS Powered...

It Was The Biggest And Baddest LSFest Yet, And We’ve Got More Photos To Prove It

As it has done each and every year, Holley’s LSFest was bigger this year than last. To the point that it was the biggest event in Beech Bend history! More participants, more spectators, more...

If We Get Nuked This Volvo 6×6 Could Be An Awesome Bug Out Survival Vehicle

Lets face it, with all the natural disasters, North Korea, zombies, and terrorists trying to take over the world it might be time to start thinking about a bug out survival vehicle of some kind. A...

Pulling Action Gallery: KTPA Tractors and Competitors From The Scott County Kentucky Fair

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Threatening skies once again for pulling events at the Scott County Park, but the event staff managed to hook nearly every competitor before the rains put...

Good Morning LSFest! It’s Saturday In Bowling Green And We’ve Got Photos To Share!

In this gallery we’ve got photos from the autocross and the dragstrip at LSFest 2017, including the Rolls Royce we are so fond of. We’ll have more coming later today as well, but this...

If You Had $200 And A Place To Jump Stuff, Which One Of These Would You Buy?

I often dream of buying some junker car like the rednecks on YouTube and then treating it like a short course off-road truck at some top secret location. You know, donuts, anything sideways really,...

Family Sport: This Look Into the Build Of A Hardcore Demolition Derby Car Is Fantastic

When many people think about demolition derby cars they think of a ratty old station wagon bought out of someone;s driveway for $50 and then sent to its doom with a bunch of impacts in a bullring at...

Train Wreck: Watch A Slow Motion Nightmare Unfold Right In Front Of The Camera

We’ve largely been brainwashed by the movie industry to think of a train derailment as a high speed nightmare or epic proportions. While those have undoubtedly happened, most of the time (as we...

You Are Not Imagining Things…This Ramp Truck Has 6 Doors!

And here we thought a crew cab ramp truck would be the ultimate cool two rig. Man we might have been wrong! With 6 doors, we’re not even sure what to call this thing? Is it is a Double Crew...

Rough Start: Hit The Trails With A Prepared 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crawler!

Part of the fun of the Rough Start series is trying to work practicality into a project vehicle hunt. It has to be useful, because for a $5,000 budget, chances are good that this is going to be the...

This Bagged 1969 Suburban Is A Grandpa Perfect Survivor

We love Survivor vehicles. The ones that aren’t perfect, but who are mostly still original and have earned every ding, scratch, and bit of patina. They tell a story. They are the kind of...