The TRUTH About Oil Additives Revealed, With Real Test Results From The Motor Oil Geek

There are too many Oil Treatments and Additives to count nowadays, and many of them make claims that are hard to believe. Over the years there have been so many of them and while some have good...

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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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LIVE RACING ACTION | Sepang | GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS 2026 Race 1 and 2

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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Southeast Gassers Racing Gallery: Mountain Park Dragway Was Nuts!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory)- Though the rain and winds swept in Saturday night ending the action, Quain had already stated the majority were staying to complete the show Sunday.  In...

SEMA 2016: What Do You Get When You Put A 1970 Mustang On Top Of A GTR? Muzilla

This one should garner some reactions one way or the other. What you are looking at is a car called Muzilla. It is a 1970 Mustang that has essentially been draped over a late model Nissan GT-R....

SEMA 2016: RideTech Has The Suspension World Buzzing – From Street Grip To Instinct, Check It Out

RideTech always brings the heat when it comes to the SEMA show. They take a lot of pride in keeping their product line constantly evolving and always trying to meet the ever changing demands of their...

In New England, Sprint Cars Don’t All Get Parked for Winter; Some Go Ice Racing

As we turn the corner from summer toward winter, racing season begins drawing to a close. Cars are winterized or pulled into the shop for offseason overhaul while driving skills hibernate. Winter is...

SEMA 2016: This Toyota 86 Is Rocking The Engine From A Ferrari 458 Italia!

It’s strange to think that both Lohnes and I almost walked right by this little ball of violence without noticing the two big, red air intakes sticking high above where the hood should be on...

This Insanely Tired and Flared 1970 AMC Javelin Is Our Favorite SEMA 2016 Car So Far

So here;s the bad news. We have no details on this car. The good news is that this car exists and in this moment, the thing is our favorite machine we have seen at SEMA 2016. Equipped with (if we...

eBay Find: Want To Buy A Former SEMA Show Car? This 2015 Wide Body Mustang Was A Hit Last Year

Ever wonder what happens to many of the hundreds and hundreds of show cars that are built and displayed at SEMA every year? Here’s a hot tip: Go to eBay and type: SEMA in the search bar and...

The World Rally Championship Will Be Faster in 2017, Which Means Both Big Crashes and Improved Safety

The FIA World Rally Championship is already faster than the mind-blowing Group B rally days of the 1980s and with new regulations forthcoming in 2017, stage rally will actually be getting even...

RideTech To Debut New Instinct Electronic Shock System At SEMA – Powered by DSC Sport

RideTech is unleashing a torrent of great new products at SEMA this year and we told you about just two of them yesterday. The StreetGrip system for early Mustangs is cool and something that will...

Watch a Road Racing 1968 Mustang Get Destroyed at an Aussie Touring Car Masters Race

The Aussies have a lot of this racing stuff right. Consider their Touring Car Masters series. It is the type of vintage Trans Am series we should have here in the USA. Old school cars with old school...

RideTech Develops StreetGrip System For 1964-1970 Mustangs – Pre Order Now!

RideTech’s StreetGrip systems have proven themselves as great upgrades for hot rodders who want to improve the ride quality and driving experience of their classic cars and the company has just...

Ride Along With Matt Farah As He Takes The Detroit Speed Monte Carlo SS Shop Car Out For A Run!

There are plenty of GM G-body fans within the BangShift readership. Aw, who are we kidding…there are two major G-body fans writing: Nutting, who owns two Monte Carlos (that I can remember at...

NASCAR Limits Number of Xfinity and Truck Races for Sprint Cup Regulars

NASCAR announced Wednesday that it was placing limits on the number of races in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series that Sprint Cup veterans can run, starting in 2017. Effective next season,...

The 908’s Flat-8 Engine Might Make a Porsche Believer Out of You

Classic Porsches: They’re like a weird cult that you either join or you don’t. I tend toward the “don’t” side of things more often than not, but some of the company’s early purpose-built...