Category Archive: BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
A New Path Ahead: Is This Going To Be The Last Gasp Of The Nissan Pathfinder As A Crossover? Body On Frame Coming Back?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Nissan is about to pull some serious risks in the next few years. Making an all-new sports car such as the upcoming “Z Proto” in such a dire financial state is unheard...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride With Jim Pace As He Roars Around Road America In A Shadown DN-4 Can-Am Car!
It’s still unfathomable to us that Jim Pace is no longer out there driving race cars. Jim’s passing was a shock to the world, especially to us here at BangShift. The good news is that...
Tesla Releases Images Of Upcoming Changes To Model S and Model X Interiors – Futuristic Looks Happening Now
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Tesla model S and X have been some hot sellers lately, with the S being the all-time best-selling Tesla due to the fact that it is the oldest, and the X selling so well...
Let Professor Dulcich Teach You How To Find Top Dead Center For Your Engine Building Pleasure
We love good tech videos here and we think that it’s cool Steve Dulcich has his own YouTube channel and it making some fun stuff for people to watch. A little while back we showed you his video...
LT Asks: The Actual Cost of Turbocharging a Big Block 8.1: Should I have built an LS instead?
I’m a big fan of LS engines, and they are all the rage, but some people can’t stand them because they ARE so popular. Some think there is no other engine on earth that can compete with...
OPGI Is Having A Restoparts Premium Brand Sale And You Best Hustle To Take Advantage Of The Deals!
We’re always telling you about why you need to visit OPGI for the restoration parts your project wants and needs. Whether it is the massive selection, the high quality, or the competitive...
A Mercedes With ‘Roid Rage: The Mercedes GT37e May Be Heavy But Boy Is It Going To Fly!
(By Tom Lohnes) – With BMW’s recent announcement of the M5 CS which is a normal M5 turned up to about 15, Mercedes-Benz has to step in with a rival and they’re taking a way different...
Blackwing Bombs: Cadillac Releases CT-4 Blackwing and CT-5 Blackwing – Huge Power, Great Looks
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Cadillac Blackwing cars are out, and they’re as fast as they are good-looking. Starting with the lesser of the two, the compact CT4-V Blackwing, which makes 472...
Cadillac Teardown Time: Watch This Vintage 1957 Cadillac 365 V8 Get Torn Down To The Block
There’s nothing more fun than tearing an engine down, right? No matter if it is your lawn mower or your race car, there’s stuff to be seen, stuff to be learned, and stuff to potentially...
Future Swap Rod: Little Did Nissan Know In The 1990s But Their 240SX Was Destined For Modern Greatness
Little did the engineers in Japan know back in the 1990s, but they were creating a modern rockstar of a machine with the Nissan 240SX. Sure, at the time it was a 155hp sports car that was designed to...
Ron Covell’s Rollation Lessons Part 2: Yes, You Can Use The Rollation Method To Make Complicated Rectangular Patters Too!
Yesterday we shared the first in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method he calls Rollation. The process is simple, absolutely makes sense once...
Building Twin Turbo LS Headers From Scratch For The Extreme Blazer Project!
The Motion Raceworks Extreme Blazer build is on! In this video you’ll see how they design and fabricate the custom turbo headers for this thing, from scratch! And while that does sound like a...
Junkyard Stock Bottom End LS T4 VS T6 S480 Turbo Test. Which Makes More Power And Where?
Bigger, bigger, biggest, biggestest, and biggerestest. That’s been the mentality on turbos the past few years, especially in the drag racing world where twin turbo setups often feature turbos...
The B&M Pro Gate Shifter Is Precision Shifting Goodness For GM 3 and 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
There is nothing worse than driving something with a janky shifter. It is annoying as hell, and makes the entire driving experience a pain the butt. Throw in time at the track and not only can it be...