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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LIVE CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Racing GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026.

It is endurance racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more 24 hour races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime racing...

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In the Aisles Podcast With Vice Grip Garage’s Derek Bieri And Special Guest Jared Pink From The Questionable Garage

You may not realize that Derek Bieri from Vice Grip Garage does a Podcast for the O’Reilly Auto Parts YouTube channel, but he does and the guests have been pretty good so far. I’ve...

2 x 4 Riser Wheel Stands – Why Do Most Professional Builders Use Them In Their Shops? Why Not Something Else?

Whenever you walk into a fancy pro builder’s shop you’ll find cars and trucks sitting on wheel stands made of 2×4 lumber. Sometimes there are race ramp stands, sometimes other...

The BEST Professional Guide to Painting Wheels! There Are Simpler Ways, But If You Want To Paint Wheels Like A Pro, Then This Is How You Do It.

There are lots of ways to paint wheels, and you can do some really great stuff with rattle cans, but if you want to put the toughest and smoothest finish on a set of painted wheels, so they survive...

Vice Grip Garage Garbage Camaro Build: Kevin Tetz And Kiwi Collab – They Will Save This Camaro Whether It Likes It Or Not!

The Garbage Camaro is back with another update. Like we’ve said before, it’s fixable, but man is it going to take some work. Kevin keeps saying he loves this car even though it is a ton...

Does Loctite Thread Locker Work The Way You Think It Does? I Bet You Don’t Know THIS About Loctite! Real Testing Results

Blue and Red are the most common threadlockers that we all use on our hot rods and race cars. There are other colors, but the reality is that those are actually categorized as retaining compounds...

Check Out This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast From 1971!

There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...

Video: This Freaky Straight Eight Is Blown And Beyond Comprehension On Some Level

We were looking for information and videos on a particularly old straight eight engine the other day and what we found was this! You are looking at a pretty old video by modern standards. This one...

Watch This Scale Porsche Flat Six Fire Up And Make Really Wild Noises!

We love scale engines of all shapes and sizes, including ones that aren’t in a V-shape with eight cylinders screaming. Take this incredible Porsche flat six for example that was hand crafted by...

Great Video: The Story Of The 1970s Superbikes – See Them Sitting and Ridden!

Muscle car fans have the 1960s to emotionally latch onto as their favorite decade of hot cars from “back in the day.” Motorcycling fans have the 1970s to love formally of the same...

Pat And Frankie Put A Godzilla Through It’s Paces: 600 Plus Horsepower Without Even Working Hard. Check Out The Easy Upgrades Right Here!

When Ford announced the Godzilla engine a few years ago, everyone was super excited about it, but then it seemed like it took forever for people to actually get their hands on them. That is NOT an...

The Accuracy of OIL LIFE Indicators REVEALED! How The Hell Can These Things Possibly Know? Oil Experts Tell Us If They Are Close To Right?

Oil change places hate them, dealerships love them, and yet the same people ignore them that used to ignore the sticker on their windshield that said an oil change was due at some future odometer...

Are Any Of These Budget Tool Sets Worth Buying? Which One Has Tools Worth Using And Is Actually A Good Value?

Smaller tool kits are handy as hell. Whether it is to have in the house for minor stuff, or to carry in your car or truck, having a small tool kit can be handy. I know that my mom has her own tool...

Transforming a CHEAP Boat Trailer Into A Low Buck, But Effective, Drag And Drive Trailer You Can Be Proud Of: Part 1

If you attend any Drag and Drive events you will see a ton of different home built and store bought trailers that people haul behind their race cars, hauling all the things they need to race and...

All Our LS Fest East Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park In Bowling Green Kentucky Are Right Here! Check Out Whatever You Missed!

If you missed any of the photos we’ve posted from Holley’s LS Fest East 2024, use the links below to check them all out! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15...