AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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Where’s Larry? Exploring Late Night Car Culture in Tokyo with The Nissan Party at 7 Eleven

The Nissan Party at 7/11 kind of reminds me of our meetups at Taco Bell or Circle K back in my street racing days, but when you first hear it you certainly don’t think this is a MUST STOP place...

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Daily Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: A Real Deal 1970 Boss 302 Mustang! Trans Am Racing Greatness Right Here!

The Boss 302 Mustangs and Z28 Camaros, battled it out on road courses all over in the late 1960s and put on a hell of a show while doing it. With seriously under rated 302 cubic inch V8 engines,...

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EFI Tech: Here’s How To Use Holley’s Built In Output Testing Feature For Terminator X, HP, Dominator ECUs

Unless you are a professional EFI tuner, you probably don’t know all the features that are included in one of the new ECUs that are available today. Hell, even if you are a professional you...

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Think The Radio Flyer Is Crazy? This Art Car Is A 1972 Cadillac Being Swallowed By A ’49 International Metro

  BangShift reader Kim Welch gets all the credit in the world for this find because it is so weird, so interesting, and so downright bizarre we never would have found it by ourselves. (Chad...

Corvettes Roar To Victory At Rolex 24 – Ford GT Debut Hampered By Mechanical Issues

It was to be the weekend where Ford ascended and heroically grabbed the mantle of American road racing glory from General Motors, completing one of the great anniversary/comeback stories of the last...

BangShift Project Files: Bucking The LS Trend With A V6 Firebird That Is Being Built To Carve Corners!

BangShift member “WarShrike” and his 2000 Pontiac Firebird have been around the forums for quite a while, making one hell of an impression with his desire to retain the 3.8L V6 that the...

Rough Start: Diving Off Of The Deep End With A Road Race Ready Ford Fairmont

Ever come across a Craigslist ad that has some jacked up photos that still intrigue you? Yeah…I wasn’t looking for anything too special when I plugged “Ford Fairmont” into my...

What Happens When You Convert A Subaru Impreza To Rear Wheel Drive And Toss In A Killer Boxer? Drift Car!

Subaru Imprezas that have had the screws turned in the right direction are nothing short of a riot. They launch with ease, corner like a cheetah that sees you as dinner, and don’t sound like a...

What Can A Skidpad Do For You As A Driver? Randy Pobst Is Back With Another Lesson For Those Who Want To Hone Their Driving Skills!

The skidpad: a useful tool or an invitation for sideways hoonery that won’t kill your tires off in a matter of minutes? While we all know it’s really both, the skidpad is an extremely...

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Rolex 24 This Weekend – How To Watch, Who to Watch, Classes, Etc!

(By Eric Rood) – We were all set to knock out a thousand words or so on the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for your Bangshift needs, but we noticed that Marshall Pruett over at Racer.com absolutely...

This Pro Touring 1968 Camaro Is Pretty Bitchin. LS, Ridetech, And Near Perfect Paint.

I don’t own pretty cars. Mostly because I can’t afford to make them pretty, or to buy ones that are already pretty. But I am smart enough to know that if you can buy one that is already...

Angrier Grandpa: Check Out This Viper V-10 Powered Chrysler 300C Drift Car!

Project Angry Grandpa, our gold-brick 2006 Chrysler 300C, is a pretty stout car for what it is intended to be: a fun mile-muncher that can occasionally go full-kill and have some fun. While the...

BangShift Speed Records: In My Merry Oldsmobile – One Of The First Car Tunes Ever

(By Eric Rood) – The hot rodding world is familiar with car-related pop songs and even with Oldsmobile-themed songs like “Rocket 88,” but it may be news that one of the first popular...

This 1971 Hemi Cuda Project Is Only $35,000 Which Sounds Like A Screamin’ Deal

First off, this is not an original Hemi Cuda, but it is a pretty bad ass ride that comes with all kinds of coolness. The Hemi it comes with is a Mopar Performance based Hemi that measures 478 cubic...

This Magnus Racing Lego Preview Of The 2016 24 Hours Of Daytona Is Incredible And Hilarious

(By Eric Rood) –  Magnus Racing have made a name for themselves in racing with a knack for creating unique press releases and material. In the past, that’s included fill-in-the-blank race...

Morning Symphony: Karl Werner’s Audi S2-R Quattro Running Full-Tilt On A Hillclimb!

What is it about a highly-pressurized Audi five-cylinder that sounds so unholy and violent? They don’t shriek like a four-banger, they don’t bellow like a V8, and they don’t even...

Camarillo Autocross Action: This Rear Wheel Drive OG Corolla Is Hauling Ass

The Autocross Course at Camarillo Airport is bitchin. It’s long, has high speed and low speed technical sections, and is a riot to drive on. Plus, there is the fact that it’s on the end...