Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Other Options: Listen To The Screaming Nissan 5.6L V8 In This Toyota 86!

Part of hot-rodding that has always endured was using whatever was available in the quest for speed. This is why guys tore through scrapyards hunting down rusted Chryslers in search of early Hemis,...

Morning Symphony: The Renault 5 Turbo II – The Good Stuff That The French Didn’t Share

“Le Performance Car”…nope. “When there is a car from the country that just built the world’s fastest train”…congrats on the train, now try again. “Le...

1972 VW Limo?! Yes That’s What This Is…At Least It Has A Stock Engine – Seriously

There’s slow, there is VW slow, and then there is stretched VW limo with a stock engine slow. If you have ever driven a stock 1600cc VW you know that the car is not exactly one that’ll...

2018 Buffalo Motorama Photo Fun: Our Last Big Load Of Photos From The Big Show In Buffalo

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re not sure if Mike Brooks has regained full use of his shutter button finger yet but we can tell you that the man absolutely crushed it while covering the...

Got A Blow Through Carb That You Want To Ditch For EFI? The Holley Super Sniper Can Do It! 1,250hp Capable

Well this is cool! Holley has released the Super Sniper which is a 1,250hp capable version of the popular Sniper bolt on EFI system that the company has been selling for a few years. The Super Sniper...

2018 Buffalo Motorama Photo Coverage: Turbos, Trucks, Race Cars, and Hot Rods!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)- One of the neat things about indoor car shows is the fact that they really combine all different aspects of the automotive world. Sometimes outdoor shows in the warm months...

Morning Symphony: The Subaru That Everybody Wanted, The WRC Group A Impreza

When you grow up in a household that is filled with nothing but love for American products and treats every imported car like a tin-can beater that needed to go to the crusher years ago, it’s...

Have An 8.8 Rear You Want To Narrow At Home? Here Is One Low Buck Low Tech Way To Do It

The 8.8 rear is one strong, readily available, and affordable rear end that is perfect for MANY projects. And because they came in so many different cars and trucks over the years they are in...

2018 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: More Photos From Buffalo’s Biggest Winter Extravaganza

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – They take a lot of pride in bring tough up there in Buffalo, New York. We’d take pride in that fact if we lived there as well. You are talking about a place...

This 1974 Camaro Was Modified By Motion Performance…Not The Engine But The Cool Body!

When we think  about and talk about the legendary Motion Performance that Joel Rosen operated in the 1960s and into the 1970s we often talk about the “Phase” cars. These were the crazy...

Nitrous, Weed And An Ass-Kicking Porsche: Take An Insight Into The Activities Of The Whittington Brothers

There is no such thing as cheap racing. Even in the realms of ChumpCar, LeMons and even King of the Heap, money has to change hands at some point in time. The question is how much money? For a...

Titled And Legal: Who Wants This NASCAR-Style Chevrolet Malibu?

Information? All the information you could possibly want on this Chevrolet Malibu is this: it’s got a North Carolina title and it’s street legal. Of course it is…North Carolina...

2018 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: This Show’s Been Going On Forever And It Keeps Getting Better

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Those who follow me here at Bangshift know that after hitting up several cities, my indoor car show coverage wraps up here at home with the Buffalo Motorama. This...

This 1994 Corvette Limo Is Like A Strange Land-Bound Private Jet – Oddly Interesting!

So we have started to see McTaggart’s misadventures with his cheapo Cadillac limo project and while that looks fun and pretty disease ridden, this 1994 Corvette limo that Bangshifter Rocco...