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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7.3L Godzilla Swap Solutions – Oil Pump, Pan, Front Cover & Accessories, Intake, And More!

The other day we showed you a Ford Godzilla engine on the dyno that was making big power in stock form and then really big power with nothing but a supercharger kit. We know several folks currently...

The Thursday Shift: Ride With Peter Brock As He Does A Live Interview While Racing Bathurst At Full Throttle

Boy is this video of Peter Brock hauling around the famed Bathurst course in 1986 is awesome. The best part of about it? As Brock is running flat-ass-out around the challenging track he is performing...

Throttle Body Dyno Fun: Check Out The Differences Between A 90mm LS Drive By Wire Vs A Holley 105mm Throttle Body

It is always interesting to us when we get to see some back to back dyno comparisons of different parts. That’s doubly true when the parts are factory vs aftermarket. In this case we are...

Gear Jamming: The 2022/2023 Honda Civic Si and Honda Civic Type-R Will Both Be Manual Transmission Only

(By Tom Lohnes) – Ah, the manual transmission. As little as 15 years ago, the manual was the way to go if you wanted a fast car, but times have changed. Modern automatic transmissions and...

Yenko Lives: The Yenko SVE Is A 710hp Chevrolet Silverado That You Can Drive Off The Dealer Lot!

(By Tom Lohnes) – With Chevrolet hard at work developing the off-road ZR2 variant of the Silverado 1500 pickup truck, dealers are having fun with their trucks they still have during the...

A Two Ready To Tango: The Upcoming Revised 2023 BMW 2-Series Will Be A Pocket Rocket With Huge Hot Rodding Potential

(By Tom Lohnes) – The BMW 2-series is perhaps the least popular model that the company offers, with SUVS accounting for the majority of sales for 2020. But that doesn’t mean BMW isn’t...

This Tongue In Cheek Video About Triumph Motorcycle Manufacturing Is Absolutely Hilarious

BangShifter Tim Booher gets the credit for tipping us off to this truly awesome video that was actually made by Triumph and takes a tongue in cheek look at building their Rocket III motorcycle. While...

Rely on the Best – Mark Williams Enterprises Offers More Options, More Engineering, and More Strength In Their Axles Than Anyone!

Axles are one of the most under appreciated parts of your drivetrain. There’s loads of concern about clutches, transmissions, and gears, but what about the most important part? The pieces that...

Priceless: This Look At The Original Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Is Beautiful And Cool

110 years ago the very car you see both above and below these words rolled off the production line. At the time it was built it was special but today? Today special does not really begin to describe...

Morning Symphony: Listen To This 1970 Porsche 917K Hit The Track And Scream Like The Devil

(By Scott Liggett) – I knew of the Porsche 917 from pictures I discovered in my school library. I dug through every book that was on automobiles multiple times over that my junior high and...

This LS Swapped 1962 Volvo Is Way Cool And Packs A Punch The Owner Isn’t Afraid To Throw

For some reason I dig old Volvos. I know that seems weird, but there are some cool body styles like this 1962 Volvo Amazon for instance. And the earlier models kinda looked like an early ’40s...

Ford Godzilla 7.3 Supercharger Testing: This Thing Is A Beast!

These Ford Godzilla engines make big power stock, and we’ve heard of lots of dyno shops making 550 horsepower on the engine dyno in stock form other than headers and a tune. That’s stout...

Big Swap, Big Speed, Big Money: This Ferrari Testarossa Has A 500hp Honda K24 Engine In It!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ferrari Testarossa, a dream car to 80’s kids and even some today, is without a doubt one of history’s most iconic cars to date. Well, it’s coming back, with a more...

There’s A New Subaru-Toyota Team Up Coming And It’s Called Solterra – Interesting Joint Venture

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want a Subaru that was co-developed by Toyota? No, it isn’t an 86, it’s an electric SUV. Called the Solterra, this new Subaru-only SUV is currently being developed...