Category Archive: 1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Spotlight, Apex New Products, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products
Put An In Tank Pump In Anything: Earl’s Weld-in Fuel Module Mounting Rings Simplify Fuel Pump Module Installation
In the last 5 years there have been hundreds of vehicles that you can buy a brand new fuel tank for that has an in-tank fuel pump capable of supporting 400-2000 horsepower. Never before has it been...
Business Profile: Diamond Pistons Has Been Delivering Top Quality Pistons For Decades, NHRA, NASCAR, Hot Rodders, All Welcome
The piston business has to be one of the most fascinating segments of the high performance aftermarket. Why? Just because the changes in design, in technology, in metallurgy and other factors come...
Hyundai Prepares To Bring Some Spice To The Dull CUV Segment – Can The Tucson Stand Out In The Crowd?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Having experienced so many compact crossovers, I often get them confused. With over 20 entries in the segment, there are a lot of them and none of them is all that great. One...
Little Giant: This 110ci Offenhauser Engine Needs A Vintage Midget To Land In Stat!
The best line in the eBay ad for this incredible little engine is one where the seller writes, “As I was told when I purschaed her, ‘the engine will try to kill you.'” The person...
Alloy, Ahoy! Let MAHLE Motorsport Educate You On The Difference Between 2618 and 4032 Alloy!
Forged pistons are forged pistons, right? Smack them out, machine them to round, and ship them to the customer. That’s the long and short of it, right? What’s so hard about this!? As it...
Freakishly Rare: There’s A 1982 Ford Durango For Sale In Michigan – Super Clean And Nice!
We have talked about the weirdly small production 1979-1982 Ford Durango here before but rarely have we seen on of the little trucklets for sale on the open market. This is one of just about 200...
Love To Hate ‘Em: If You Have To Buy A Mini-Van Here’s Your Five Best Options
(By Tom Lohnes) – The minivan is a dying segment. Each year, crossovers and SUVs increase their sales lead over the good old fashion minivan. However, there are still 5 on sale, and they’re...
It Sounded Good on TV: Ads For The Turbocharged Cars Of The 1960s, Late 1970s, and Early 1980s
Getting to drive as many new cars as I do, the turbocharger is as common on new stuff as pistons are inside the engine. It’s the way of the world. In so many ways the turbo has likely extended...
Awesome: Ride With Jacky Ickx or Hans Stuck In A Porsche 962 At The Hockenheim Ring In 1985
This is an awesome video with a little bit of mystery to it. It’s internet mystery so it isn’t like some spellbinding TV series but we’re not sure if it is the legendary Hans Stuck...
What’s New Is Old Again? The 2021 Lexus IS Has Been Reshaped But Has It Been Rethought?
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Lexus IS is out after a rather boring 7-year generation. The new IS coming early 2021, looks and feels the same as the old one and I don’t know if that’s a good...
Golden Anniversary Gear: McLeod Has Killer 50th Anniversary Shirts On Sale Now
Ed Iskenderian is often credited with creating the t-shirt craze in hot rodding. By printing his name and logo onto shirts and getting them into the hands of racers, he created brand awareness and...
Tough Little Bugger: Watch This Tiny Engine Get Pummeled With Nitrous and Fuel and Live!
This is one of those neat videos that you don’t think has a snowball’s chance in hell of being interesting and then it turns out to be one of the neatest things you’ve seen in a...
Is The Diesel Juice Worth The Wallet Squeeze: We Drive The New Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited EcoDiesel
We’re no stranger to the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited here at BangShift having driven and reviewed various models of the rig over the years. The latest edition of the machine is one that had us...
Classic YouTube: 1990s World Rally – Not Group B, But Not Bad Either!
The ultimate approval of WRC in the 1990s is this: Toyota, of all the manufacturers, got put on a solid time-out because they engineered a cheat so unbelievably perfect that it bypassed even the most...