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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This BMW M1 GT2 Race Car Has A Soundtrack From The Heavens

The BMW M1 is what happened when BMW got mad at the winning ways of Porsche, went partying with the Italians, then woke up with one hell of a hangover and a half-assed idea that they decided to...

Watch This Ratty Looking Ford Truck Scream, Slide, And Wail Around An Autocross At Lime Rock

So my motivation with this post is two-fold. Firstly I want to show off this awesome old Ford truck and its screaming 358ci Windsor style small block, ratty good looks, killer stance, and handling...

How Good Is The QuickTrick Portable Alignment System? Everyone From Pro Racers To Fleet Owners Are Using It – Here’s Why

Our longtime pals that make the QuickTrick Portable Alignment System were recently involved with the build of the RideTech 48 Hour Corvette and there’s a simple reason why. Their stuff WORKS...

NASCAR Racers Are Now Getting Digital Dashboards In The Cars

(Photos: twitter.com/@jamiemcmurray) It’s true, NASCAR is making a slow adaptation to a digital dash setup for the race cars. Driver Jaime McMurray tweeted out a couple of pictures of the...

This Rear-Drive SJ Cherokee Is Getting A Turbocharged Modern Hemi And Six Speed – We Can’t Wait To See The Finished Product!

When you look at one of the full-sized Jeep SJ-platform SUVs, what do you think of first: mud truck, rock crawler, farm implement, prairie decoration or overstuffed yuppie wagon? The SJ, much like...

Action Video: Ride With Jim Pace As He Wheels A Thundering V8 Daytona Prototype At The 12 Hours Of Sebring

In an interesting way, this video really defines what racing is about. Not road racing specifically, but racing in general. You are about to watch BangShift’s official insanely hot shoe road...

Poor Kitty…”Hello, Kitty!” Liveried McLaren Gets Wadded Up During A Blancpain Endurance Series Race At Monza

Even in a sea of colorful and notable race cars, a white McLaren 650S Blancpain GT car painted white with pink “Hello, Kitty!” graphics is going to stand out like a sore thumb. Maybe the...

Proof That New Englanders Are Lunatics: Watch This Ariel Atom Drag Race A Snowmobile On An Ice Runway In New Hampshire

So there are a few things here that you need to be made aware of. First, Ace Performance Systems is the New England region Ariel Atom dealer and they are located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. They...

The Ugly American: This Hotchkis Built 1976 Dodge Dart Lite Was Completed To FIA Specs Because It Is Going To Need Them

The name Kevin Wesley is no stranger to BangShifters. Wesley is the guy who owns and drove the famed “Autocross Taxi” 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The car has transported hundreds of...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Mystery Block Identified

Nothing seems to escape the long arm of the BangShifter knowledge vault. Last week I posted a bunch of photos that I shot at Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts of an old block and...

This CTS-V Coupe Review From Consumer Reports Isn’t The Yawn Fest You Expect – They Just Drift It!

The only way I ever thought I’d put a Consumer Reports video on BangShift is if it involved a late-model vehicle that was prone to random and catastrophic explosions or was recalled to within...

Behind The Scenes Video: Great Footage From The Making Of The Pennzoil Hellcat Tires Shredding Drift Film

We recently got tipped off to some cool behind the scenes, “making of” video that shows just how Pennzoil and the crew that made the film pulled off the awesome drifting scenes that we...

Feature: Here’s How A 2015 Hellcat Charger Gets Broken In The BangShift Way – Photos, Video, Smoke!

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Everybody has been talking about the Hellcat since it was first announced last year. Everybody is getting to see the car they’ve been drooling over on...

Big News: Auto Meter Acquires Palmer Performance Engineering – New Technology Brought Into Fold

In the ever evolving world of aftermarket performance, new technologies are emerging almost weekly. It is always cool when two innovative companies can hook up and work together to the benefit of...