THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!

Boost, boost, baby, it can be the great equalizer! So how about a Pontiac 350 vs 400 test? These two are both good engines, but the 400 is getting harder to find and the 350s are still around. So...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!

(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...

SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY

I’m a fan of a 400 cubic inch small block, because we have one in our ’66 Bel Air wagon and because it is the biggest Chevrolet Small-Block that you could get from the factory. But are...

HOW TO: 700+ HP FOR ONLY $2700. BUILD A BACK-UP, NO PREP OR DRIFT LS RACE MOTOR FOR JUST $2700!

Yes you can make real power with an LS for almost no money! Is it going to be a “real race engine”? No. But if you treat it right it will be pretty reliable and will make your low buck...

Unrestored Boss 302 & V8 Torino “3-On-The-Tree” Manual Found at Sarasota Cars & Coffee 941!

It might surprise some of you that I actually had a poster hanging in my room as a young teenager that featured nothing but 1969 and 1970 Mustangs. Boss 302, Mach 1, and Boss 428 cars actually. I had...

Thank You Internet: This Guy Put A Bathtub On A Shifter Kart Chassis And Attacked A Hillclimb

Somedays we’re at odds with the internet. Honestly, like everyone else we have days where we wonder what’s in the mind of the people who inhabit the inter web. This is not one of those...

1320Video Experiences LSFest West In Las Vegas! LS Powered Playground! Crashing, Jumping, Burnouts, Racing, and MORE!

Holley’s LS Fest in Las Vegas is a bitchin event that we love being a part of. Because I announce all of Holley’s events, I get to see them all and love to experience the differences...

What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! What Is The Best Engine To Pick? Or Is There One?

You’ll remember that Jared just finished up the Duster project where he installed an LS, then a Gen 3 HEMI, and then a Ford Coyote, all in the same platform so that he could run that same car...

When You Show Up To An Open Track Day In A Retired F1 Car You Look Like A Total Boss – Wow This Thing Is Fast!

The long and short of the story is laid out up there in the title but essentially a dude with a retired F1 car showed up to an open track day and stuck a couple of cameras on the car. Like showing up...

Is Your Brand Loyalty is Holding You Back? If Cross Brand Engine Swaps Scare You, You Might Be Short Changing Yourself!

I have a lot of fun, as a Chevrolet guy, telling Fox Body Mustang owners that their Ford engines are cute but that an LS practically installs itself. I’m doing this to get a rise of course,...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: More From Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!

Here’s gallery number two from Duct Tape Drags! And if you missed the earlier photos, use the link below. (Photos by Wes Allison) Freiburger and friends were on hand at Tucson Dragway recently...

BOOSTED 5.3L LS-HOW TO ADD 100+ HORSEPOWER WITHOUT MORE BOOST! VORTECH SUPERCHARGED 5.3L MODS

When in doubt, turn up the boost. I mean this makes sense right? If you need more power, just turn up the boost. But what if you don’t want to turn up the boost because of fuel limitations or...

Hot Rodding 101: The ULTIMATE Ford Flathead Intake Guide – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago and have posted some great video content. The first one in the Hot Rodding 101 series was about Ford Flathead V8...

Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax

Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...