Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift Projects, BangShift XL, MOPAR, XL Project Trucks
Introducing Project Power Laggin’: a 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon For Weekend Workhorse Duty!!
BangShift has a new project vehicle: Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside...
Morning Symphony: Mega Bertha – A Vauxhall Cavalier That Only Knows Rage!
Cavalier. How many of you immediately shuddered at that name? Don’t feel bad, I do too…I have some horrifying memories involving a white 1985 station wagon that perpetually smelled like...
K&N Spring Fling Million 2019: Our Photo Coverage Starts Now!
When BangShift invades Las Vegas for any reason, good times will be had and you know that screaming engines are part of the program! Chad and McTaggart are on the ground at Las Vegas Motor Speedway...
BangShift Test Drive: 2019 BMW M850i xDrive – GT Proper Or German Camaro?
This car has had bile thrown at it before I even got to write up this review. Big Money Wasted, Bavarian Manure Wagon, B-M-Trouble-U, and that’s before the horror stories of what the...
So Much Win: The Sniper EFI 4150 Dual Quad Setup Is Easy To Install, Tune, and Love
The march of technology is awesome. Things get refined, changed, adapted, and ultimately they get better and more user friendly. This has been more clearly exemplified by the rise and refinement of...
Radial Heat: Watch This Radial Engine Run On A Trailer And Nearly Melt Its Own Exhaust Off!
This is an awesome video for a couple of reasons and the first one is the setting. It looks like this guy has started a radial engine mounted on a trailer in the middle of a residential neighborhood....
Watch This 100ci, Turbocharged, Bonneville Four Banger Make 400+ Horsepower on The Dyno
There have been many great engines made over the years. Whether we are talking about cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, or even stationary applications, the right tools have been developed for those...
2019 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: Here’s our Final Collection Of Images From The Show
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – All good things, and some bad things, must come to an end right? That’s a fact of life and we’re at the end of the Mike Brooks photos that carried us...
Exotic Dyno Video: Watch A Twin Turbo 12-Cylinder Ferrari Testarossa Engine Scream Its Guts Out On The Dyno
Continuing our daily dyno video display this week, here’s one that deserves every inch of volume you can muster. While we wouldn’t call ourselves Italian super car fans here at BangShift,...
Historic Drag Video: The 1973 Manufacturer Funny Car Showdown From Byron Dragway!
Since today’s the day that Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2017 arrives at historic Byron Dragway in Illinois, we thought it would be cool to look back on the good old days of the class in the form...
Is The Zephyr Mini Super Charg’r The Most Hilariously Bad Bolt On In Automotive History?
Through virtually every moment of automotive history there have been people selling a miracle product that would make a car function better, improve fuel economy, defy the laws of physics, and only...
Happy Birthday To The BUFF! The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flew On This Day In 1952!
April 15th, 1952 is a significant day for aviation. It is the day that the YB-52 prototype aircraft, the predecessor to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber, first flew with A. “Tex”...
Monday Shopper: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – When You Want To Mess With Everyone’s Head!
Ford had a surprise for everybody in 1971: the Mustang went into full “Fat Elvis” mode. The platform was more-or-less the same car that had been around since the beginning. Yes, the...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: The Usual Drama Du Jour! (That’s French, Too!)
It’s been a strange, busy week for us at BangShift. Chad’s getting down, dirty and greasy with his projects, I’ve been at OSCR VI, and Lohnes has been making his rounds and covering...