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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PRI Show Photos: Our Photo Tour Of The Baddest Race Parts Show On The Planet Continues!

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

New Product: B&M Pro Gate Shifter For 3- and 4-Speed Chrysler and Ford Automatic Transmissions, Rear-Exit Cable, Forward Shift Pattern

Looking for a new shifter for your Mopar or Ford? This new B&M Pro Gate just might be the one for you. B&M Pro Gate shifters are externally gated race shifters. The compact and lightweight...

How To Replace U-Joints With Impact Sockets: Eastwood Shows Us How!

I’ve been changing my own U-Joints for as long as I can remember, and when I was growing up my grandpa changed them all the time in his autoshop. Between him and my dad, that’s how I...

JUNKYARD LS MOTOR MYTHS! DOES INDEXING SPARK PLUGS REALLY ADD HORSEPOWER? LOW $ MODS-DOES IT WORK?

Back in the day there was a lot of talk about indexing spark plugs for maximum power, and this came from the fact that cylinder heads weren’t the epic flowing monsters that cylinder heads have...

This Feature On The Renault R5 Turbo Is An Awesome Look Back At A Truly Wild Little Car

The Renault R5 is one of the greatest homologation cars every produced by an auto manufacturer for racing purposes. At the time it was released, the short, squat, and miles wide little car was...

PRI Show Photos: The Biggest Race Parts Trade Show On The Planet

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

This Angry Little Turbocharged VW Engine Is The Hot Ticket To Make Your Beetle Fly

The enduring dedication and obsession that VW fans have for making horsepower out of an engine platform that was initially designed to make 36hp is awesome. It speaks to the nature of hot rodding and...

PRI Show Photos: More Parts, Race Cars, And More From Indy

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Flying Sparks Garage Budget Corvette build?! They Are Going All In!

Budget is a loose term, and when buying a C6 Corvette that isn’t from an auction you are likely going to pay real money even if it’s the best deal around. But to get those deals you are...

The Alfarrari Project: Making And Installing A New Transmission Tunnel

Now that the engine and trans have been fitted, and permanent mounts for them made, it’s time to figure out how to cover it all up and fit a shifter to it inside the car. It’s Trans Tunnel...

FORGOTTEN Dodge Police Car – TURBO Engine Assembly!

We’ve been sharing the videos from this forgotten cop car video series, and some of them are pretty funny. This one here is going to be interesting because it’s TURBO TIME! Turbos make everything...

Flemings Pumpkin Run JUNKYARD Photos! Check Out All The Cool Stuff Sitting In The Woods!

This is our third gallery of photos from the junkyard at Flemings. Grippo did it up right. Check these out. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) By now hopefully, you have checked out the BANGshift...

FIXED!!! PRI Show Photos: Engines And Speed Parts And Race Cars Oh My!

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Are Cheap Jack Stands Dangerous? Let’s Find Out! Daytona, Husky, Pittsburgh, Arcan, TCE, US Jack All Tested!

We’ve all heard the stories, seen photos, and heard about recalls, but how good or bad are cheap jack stands? How do they compare to high-dollar jack stands? Or are all the standard designs...