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Aging Like Wine: This Look Back At The 2001 BMW M3 Is A Reminder That Some Cars Really Are That Good

When we look back more than 20 years at the 2001 BMW M3, we really are looking at a car that would set the tone for what a sport sedan was supposed to be for a very, very long time. The fact that...

Tall Drink Of Bad Ass: This 572ci Hemi Has A 10-71 Blower And Four Digit Horsepower On Tap!

While it has not been too loudly crowed about over the last couple of years, the availability of good quality blocks for the legendary Gen II hemi has been really spotty. The aftermarket offerings...

If You Own A 1955 or 1956 Chevy Classic Instruments Bel Era Clusters Are The Coolest Way To Get Your Gauges Right!

There’s so many iconic elements in the 1955 and 1956 Chevy, right? From the egg crate grille to the tail lights and all the stuff in-between, these cars really are ageless wonders. The...

Morning Symphony: The Best Of Swedish V8 Rally Racing

You want to know what the inspiration is for this video? A project car (that you will be seeing soon, once I finish getting the photos together) drove around for the first time this evening. It...

No Fool, Get The Tool: Ridetech Has The Perfect Bushing Removal And Installation Tool To Make Your Suspension Project Easier

Upgrading the suspension of your GM car equipped with a triangulated four link from the factory is pretty straight ahead, right? Fresh control arms top and bottom, some sweet new springs, and yes,...

Video: The Beautiful Sounds Of Big Blocks, All In Some Pretty Sexy Muscle Cars

(Words by Scott Liggett) This is our kind of video here at Bangshift. Just big blocks making big block horsepower sound and tires squealing from the assault of big block torque. No unnecessary...

Classic Toy Ad: This Tyco Stick Shift Racing Set Looks Like It Would Have Been Huge Fun In The Day!

Before the rise of video games, toys involving cars were tactile. You touched them, you used them, you put them together and you took them apart, right? I’m not knocking video games because...

HOW TO: NA & BOOSTED LS INTAKE TEST! CARB & EFI. TRUCK VS DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE (WHO IS BEST?)

What intake should you run on your LS build? Are you going to spray it with nitrous? Pack it full of boost? Or go old school with no EFI and instead run a carburetor on it? All valid questions, and...

Famously Fast: This Video Profiles Seven Celebrities That Took Their Love Of Racing To The Next Level

The “famous car guy” club tends to create more cringe these days than it does admiration of adoration, right? We see some of the stuff that these guys do and facepalm pretty hard most of...

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: This Sucker Is Going To Be LS Swapped Greatness

So this project here has been going on for several years, and we kind of dig it, mostly because it is going from restomod to pro-touring machine and we dig the direction. To bring everyone up to...

Power Timing Secrets With Uncle Tony – This Lesson In Old School Mechanic’n Is Awesome

If there is one thing that Uncle Tony has brought to the automotive realm of YouTube it is the idea that there’s a LOAD of stuff old school mechanics know and young mechanics have likely never...

Tech Tip Tuesday: Does Brake Caliper Location Matter?

I’ve seen a lot of arguments over the years about placing calipers on a vehicle and have even seen “engineers” trying to explain the dynamic forces at play both to dispel the myth...

HOW TO MAKE 6.0L POWER! FORD vs LS-WHICH 6.0L MAKES MORE POWER? MOD 363 FORD STROKER OR MOD 6.0L LS

Since the LS engine’s inception, there have been Ford guys talking about similarities between the LS and Ford small block platforms and even rumors of Ford actually designing the LS engine...

Brainy Build Video: This C4 Corvette Is An Autocross Terror With A Limited Budget And A Smart Approach

What’s cool about this video and the car featured therein is the fact that it’s kind of the modern profile of hot rodding, right? It’s a guy who did his research on a platform of...