California Off-Road Racing From Glen Helen: This Is The American Rentals Freedom Cup Race Replay!

Glen Helen is one of the most famous off-road racing destinations around because of the history of all the amazing races that have been held their over the years. From desert off-road racing to short...

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FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026! Tracks 1 and 2 Put Up A Hell of a Fight!

It’s time for track specific coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our First Day 2 Racing Gallery from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2...

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The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! Swap Meet And Car Show Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest...

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More FJ40 Custom Fabrication! This Beast Gets An ECM Install, Branik Links, Custom Cooler Mounts, and A Stereo Install.

When you start making real headway on a project the jobs get smaller and smaller, but no less significant. Shannon and Jess are back at it on the cool FJ40 project and that means many small things...

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This Is The Ultimate Call Out Challenge! We’re Talking 3,000 Horsepower Diesel Trucks Battling It Out For Bragging Rights And More!

The 2026 Ultimate Callout Challenge was epic. The meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country  gathered in Indy to do battle on the dyno rollers, on the drag strip, and...

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Oil Tech: Do 1951 to 1996 Classic Cars And Trucks, And The Muscle Cars We Know And Love, Actually NEED Special Oil?

We’ve been told for decades that anything with a flat tappet camshaft, and in general any of the engines we know and love from the 1950’s through the 1990’s, needs different oil...

Vice Grip Garage Derek and Finnegan Finish Their Car Trade and Derek Drives Finnegan’s Wife’s Twin Turbo Jet Boat!

Derek Bieri driving the twin-turbo jet boat that belongs to Mike Finnegan’s wife may not be a smart move. I mean he already has enough of a car, truck, and tractor habit, he certainly...

Westen Champlin Brought 10,000 Redneck’s to HIS Home Town For a Party! This Is One Hell Of A Horsepower Rodeo!

Westen Champlin is a wild man. I’ve had the pleasure of working with him when he made a guest announcer appearance during Holley’s Moparty one year, and LSFest another. I’ve known...

Keep Your Drag And Drive LS Engine Cool And Happy! Meziere Expands Its Offering Of Pumps For LS Engines With This Billet Mechanical Beast.

If you aren’t familiar with the name Meziere, you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere. They build some of the finest water/coolant pumps on the planet, in both mechanical and electric...

Gallery #2 Spring Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Joe Grippo Cruises This Huge Swap Meet And Show To See What Kinds Of Cool Stuff Showed Up

Photo gallery #2 is below, and if you missed the first one, we’ve got a link for you to check them out below as well. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ahh, Springtime in Pennsylvania, one day...

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...

Spring Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Joe Grippo Cruises This Huge Swap Meet And Show To See What Kinds Of Cool Stuff Showed Up

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ahh, Springtime in Pennsylvania, one day it’s 50 degrees and 83 degrees the next, then it will rain for a week.  Gotta love the inconsistency, every day is...

Tool Testing: Who Makes The #1 Ratcheting Wrench? ICON, Mac, Snap-On, Gearwrench, Tekton & More! Putting Them All To The Test!

I remember the first set of ratcheting end wrenches I ever saw in person. I was on Power Tour with my buddy Sean, and GearWrench was on hand giving away some small wrench sets. I still have that set...

Been Proven Wrong About Calipers? Does Price Really Matter When It Comes To The Calipers In Your Toolbox?

So, are $10 Harbor Freight calipers as good as those that cost 25 times more? I mean how much difference can there be in something as simple as a pair of calipers? Or is there really no substitute...

Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen 2025 Announced! More Than A Hundred Applied, These 12 Are The Finalists!

Unreal Adventure is one of the coolest off-road events ever assembled, so there are plenty of folks who want the chance to go on this awesome off-road road trip. While a couple dozen folks attend...

Is This Video Right? Do People Really Not Know This About Jackstands? Let Us Know, Because I’m Hoping BANGshifters Are Smarter!

How often do you see a video on YouTube with a clickbaitish title, only to watch it and wonder how anyone could find it to be true? Usually, these videos show something that seems really basic about...

Diggin’ Through An Old, Closed, Salvage Yard! Check Out The 1960 Desoto, 1962 Comet Wagon, A Skybird, & tons more!

Chad is back at it folks! This time with another cool yard to go through that belongs to a friend of his. Being as I love walking through old junkyards and salvage yards, I feel his excitement for...

Holley Introduces New Terminator X Bluetooth Module: Take Control of Your Engine with the Terminator X Bluetooth Module

Bluetooth is awesome, and not just for your stereo anymore! Holley EFI has introduced the new Bluetooth Module for the Terminator X and that means you can do all kinds of fun things with your...

Long Term Review: Better Than Diesel? Is The Ford F-350 with a 7.3L GAS Godzilla Engine Any Good? Here’s The Verdict!

The gas vs diesel truck battle has been a long and contentious one, with nearly all non-commercial applications of the diesel being a waste of money. There, I said it. Diesel tow rigs are a waste of...