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There’s A New 5-Speed In Town! Out With The TKO And In With The New TKX!!!

Introducing the newest, and ONLY, 5 speed transmission designed strictly with swaps in mind. This is the Tremec TKX. Honestly, this one has not been easy to keep under wraps. Security was so tight...

New Parts: Ridetech Introduces Complete Suspension Systems For 1961-1965 Ford Falcon!

The early Ford Falcon is a platform that many hot rodders have played around with over the years. The cars are neatly styled, they are light, and they are more than happy to take a hot little small...

Build A Real Race Car For Real Cheap! Bargain Racement Gets More Upgrades That May Or May Not Fit The Rules But Hopefully Make It Faster!

We’re in love with Bargain Racement from Bad Obsession Motorsports. These guys are fun, talented, and they do things we want to do. Like more wheel to wheel racing! For the price of a halfway...

Check Out These Rad Carbon Fiber Brake Boosters From Master Power! This Is Turning Things Up A Notch!

(Words by Jesse Kiser) Editor’s Note: Dude! When our friend Jesse said he had something cool and new to share with the BANGshift Nation, from the guys and gals at Master Power Brakes, I...

Check ‘Em Out: FTI Performance Has Your Automatic Transmission Needs Handled From Mild To Pro Modified!

There are few companies in the world who have the range of products that FTI Performance does, especially when it comes to automatic transmissions. These guys have builds for Ford, GM, and Chrysler...

Control Your Hemi: Holley Terminator X EFI Now Supports Gen 3 HEMI VVT, SRV and 46RE Transmissions

When it comes to controlling late model drivetrains with plug and play EFI, the Gen III Hemi and 46RE transmissions have been a bit go a tough nut to crack. The good news is that Holley has done it...

They’re Coming For The Corvette: New Corvette E-Ray Will Combine V8 With Electricity

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Corvette Grand Sport has always been the forgotten model in the Corvette lineup. Offering performance parts from the Z06/ZR1 of its era and mixing them with the base...

Hot Parts: Mark Williams Enterprises upgrade for the C4 Corvette Rear Wheel Hub Shaft Solves The Problems Of Breakage

The C4 Corvette is one of the hottest platforms in hot rodding these days. Why? The cars can be had cheaply, there’s loads of hot parts available for the chassis, engine swaps are becoming more...

New BMW M3 and M4 Announced: Face Only A Mother Can Love But Performance We’ll All Find Beautiful

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want a nostalgia trip back to the days of old where the M3 was only one model and Naturally aspirated? Well you can’t have that but you can have the new M3 and M4...

The New Z Car Has Been Shown And It Sure Looks Good On Paper – Here’s Our Take

(By Tom Lohnes) – After 12 long years, a new Z car has arrived, and it doesn’t disappoint. Replacing the 370Z, the Z Proto/400Z/Fairlady Z made a giant splash in the car community at its...

Is Toyota Building A Road Legal Le Mans Style Hypercar? It Sure Looks Like It To Us!

(By Tom Lohnes) – It’s no secret right now that Toyota is a dominating racing team. With three consecutive Le Mans wins they are tearing up the track. Wildly with the new Hypercar they’re...

New Product: RideTech Introduces New Subframe Connectors For First-Generation Camaro/Firebird – Innovation In Action!

Great companies innovate, right? That’s been the hallmark of RideTech since the earliest days of its existence and the company continues to do it today. The proof is in the fact that these guys...

Cool It, Pal! Frostbite Expands Aluminum Radiator Lineup – New Applications for Chevy Trucks, Toyota, Dodge, Jeep, More!

While we’ve officially rounded the “unofficial” summer bend with the passing of Labor Day, your hot rod, truck, or project vehicle needs a good cooling system no matter the outside...

WideBody With Slim Performance? Dodge Now Offering The Widebody Look On Many Challenger Models

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Dodge Challenger widebody has been Dodge’s kind of low impact competitor against the Chevy Camaro 1LE and For Mustang Performance Pack 1 and 2. Although more...