AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser

Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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Will This 40 Year Old RV That Derek Bought SIGHT UNSEEN, RUN, DRIVE And CAMP 850 Miles Home?

Derek from Vice Grip Garage has had some pretty interesting adventures on the road behind the wheel and underneath some pretty interesting rides. He is the king of taking the gamble, but he nearly...

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EFI Tech: Here’s How To Use Holley’s Built In Output Testing Feature For Terminator X, HP, Dominator ECUs

Unless you are a professional EFI tuner, you probably don’t know all the features that are included in one of the new ECUs that are available today. Hell, even if you are a professional you...

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Gravelrama 2015: Uphill Drags! A Race Where The Surface AND Gravity Are Working Against You

(Words and photos Doug Gregory) – The plan for this year’s Gravelrama was to cover as much of the uphill drags, flat drags, and the Big Eliminator as we could.  As we were to find out there...

Tough Truck Racing! Check Out The High-Flying, Axle-Breaking Fun At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park!

If it’s destined for the junkyard but runs, you might as well have some fun with the vehicle before it dies, right? That’s the theory behind some of the best low-buck racing you can find:...

Gravelrama 2015 Coverage: Flat Dirt Drags Images from the Pits And Action On The Track

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We’d never been to the flat drag portion of Gravelrama and we were really looking forward to it.  100 yards to the finish.  Its odd watching a drag...

This Is Not The Correct Way To Load Your Big Rig On The Trailer – Near Disaster Caught On Tape

We’ve all had issues loading a car onto the trailer at one time or another, right? I once drove a car onto and nearly straight off the front of an open trailer after the owner told me that the...

eBay Find: 1942 Autocar U-7144-T Rig – This Thing Comes With The Killer Trailer Too

When we talk about old Army trucks normally visions of Power Wagons and other iconic stuff like that will pop into our heads. Today we’re stepping up the brawn program by showing you an awesome...

NSRA Nationals Coverage: Trucks, Trucks, And MORE TRUCKS In Louisville!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  Whether its just used for cruising or hauling, all these trucks carry smiles where ever they go.  We snapped photos of everything from huge car haulers...

Gravelrama 2015 Coverage: Action Photos From The Big Eliminator Hill!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  The event that most people look forward to at Gravelrama 2015 has a cool name – the Big Eliminator Hill.  It’s a massive pile of un-compacted pea...

Official Footage Of The Upcoming 2017 Ford Raptor Playing In The Sand – Will This One Be As Good As The Last One?

My first introduction to the Ford Raptor was pretty memorable: I got in, shook hands with one of Ford’s official drivers, strapped in, and enjoyed a quick trip that involved running over a ton...

Ever Wonder How A Corn Combine Works? This Video Will Show You How!

As I write this from the newest BangShift Mid-West location, I’m watching the owners of the field behind my property line harvest the acres of corn. It’s the first absolute sign of fall...

Early Christmas Shopping Ideas: How About A 1:2.5 Scale Dump Truck, Loader And Excavator?

The temperatures pancaked down to where we’re considering sweatshirts, pumpkins and corn stalks have suddenly become fashionable yard decor, and the trees are making the move from green and...

Mil Spec Dodge W250 Power Ram Crew Cab: Government Owned Greatness Could Be Yours!

We’re not sure if this one was actually an armed forces vehicle or not, or if it was just a government owned machine that came in full trim. We’re leaning towards this thing being a...

This 1946 Flxible Bus Is An American Icon That You Can Cruise The Highways With Today!

There are certain vehicles that for reasons of design, timing, or role achieve an iconic status in history and the Flxible Clipper bus is certainly one of them. BangShifter and Drag Week ace Mark...

Mud Drags Gone Wrong: This 1700 Horsepower Mud Digger Crosses Up And Takes Flight Out Of The Pit!

Seventeen hundred horsepower is not a trifling amount of power. That is professional racer horsepower, the kind of figures you’d normally see running mining equipment. Tying that kind of power...

This 1956 Crown Bus Just Rewrote The Record Books At Road Atlanta

During the resent HSR Fall Historics at Road Atlanta, the 1956 Crown school bus you see in the lead image above completely rewrote the record books at the historic road course and we have the video...