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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2014 Boonesborough Boogie Nationals Coverage – Trucks, Bikes, Freaks, And Cool Stuff We Can’t Classify

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The Boonesborough Boogie Nationals is hosted by the Southern Knights of Central Kentucky car club and takes place at Ft. Boonesborough State Park near...

This 1976 Cadillac Station Wagon Is The Coolest Thing You’ll See Today – Plus, You Can Buy It!

We’re going to cut right to the chase. This 1976 Cadillac Castilian station wagon, built by the long gone Traditional Coach Works in Chatsworth, California is one of the neatest things we have...

Is This Fiat Sport Coupe-Ute Concept Really An Upcoming Jeep In Disguise?

What you are looking at is the rendering for the Fiat FCC4 (Fiat Concept Car 4) that was unveiled at the Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil. The official statement on what this chimera is  supposed to be...

How Would You Build This Cummins Powered, 1990 Dodge Aircraft Tractor?

We’re pretty sure that Fred Williams of 4-Wheel and Off Road Magazine has hit mitts on one of these trucks so when we saw this one sitting on eBay it got us thinking. With an old school...

The Massive Antares Rocket Explosion Is A Boomer For The Ages – Proof That Shooting Stuff Into Space Is Still A Bleeding Edge Activity

When the crew at Orbital Sciences hit the big red button to launch the Antares rocket into space full of supplies and equipment for the international space station, they expected it to be another...

Buy The World’s Longest Monster Truck – The Sin City Hustler Is Being Sold For One MILLION Dollars (Not Kidding)

First we’re telling you to buy an $850,000 drag strip and now we’re telling you about a $1,000,000 “monster truck” limo that is apparently the longest monster truck in the...

Watch This Video Of A P-51 Mustang Making A Belly Landing In Arizona

The North American P-51 Mustang is one of the most iconic fighter aircraft ever made. Making their name during World War II, the P-51 proved to be a highly successful fighter that shocked the...

This Cell Phone Footage Of A Head On Collision Is Absolutely Incredible – Everyone’s OK, But Three Cars Get Totaled

The Jeep that looks as though it is careening out of control directly at you in the lead photo is actually careening out of control right at you. That is a screen capture taken about three tenths of...

This 1957 Chevy COE Truck Is Pretty Cool But There’s Plenty We Would Change – An Interesting eBay Find

There are some elements of this 1957 Chevy COE truck that really spin our crank but some that don’t do it for us. The widened 1957 Chevy car bumper is pretty sweet, the stance of the thing is...

The Rip Rod Is A 1.0L EcoBoost Powered Off Road Speedster From Ford Racing – The Little Engine Is No Joke

Well this is flipping awesome! Last year at SEMA we loved looking at a joint creation between Hot Wheels and Ford Racing called “The Rip Rod”. At the time the thing was more of a rolling...

The Original Viral Video? This Footage Of An RV Salesmen Losing It In A Series Of Profanity Laden Tirades Is All Time

(Words by Greg Rourke) – The original viral video? To say this is not safe for work is like saying Joe Grippo is a Ford enthusiast. (THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK NOR IS IT SAFE FOR PEOPLE WHO...

More NTPA Pulling Action From The MC State Fair – Multi-Engine Tractors, Turbines, Wheelsanding Two Wheel Drives, More

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with our second and final batch of NTPA pulling action photos from the North Carolina State Fair from our talented contributor David Whealon. In...

Action Gallery: NTPA Pulling At The NC State Fair – Soot Shooting, Dirt Throwing, Blown Craziness With A Sled

(Photos by David Whealon) – David Whealon is one of our most diverse contributors here at BangShift. We have run great photos he shot at the TUDOR road races up in Virginia, land speed...

Craigslist Find: V8-Swapped And California-Legal 1988 Toyota 4Runner – Really Clean, Pretty Pricey

The Toyota 4Runner of the late 1980s is a very lovable truck…they were light enough, peppy enough, and could play in the dirt just fine. They also had Toyota reliability going for them, and...