Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift Road Test, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
The 2023 Ford Everest Is A Really Neat SUV…That Is Not Sold In America – Styling, Power, Capability, Why?!
(By Tom Lohnes) – In America, the Ford Bronco is a massive success. The Ranger-based SUV that is available in all flavors from extremely mild to extremely wild has a massive amount of orders,...
BangShift PSA: Here’s A 10 Second Check To Tell If A New N-Series Ford Tractor Governor Is Junk Or Not (It Probably Is)
As time allows, I like to tinker with my old N-Series Ford tractor. Truth be told, I have not been keeping all of you up to current on the work that’s been completed over the last few months....
Teardown Time: Watch The Latest Redline Rebuild Engine Get Brought Down To The Block
Who doesn’t love a good engine teardown? You are always on the lookout for interesting signs of past modifications, potential weak points, and the effects of run time on the internal parts and...
The New New: Toyota Reveals The All-New 2023 Sequoia – Lots Of Tundra Goodness In This One
(By Tom Lohnes) – Since it debuted alongside its Tundra sibling in 2007, the Toyota Sequoia has not seen much change. With a dependable V8 under the hood, a comfortable interior, and some...
Project Ronnie: Stevie Fast Is Building A Hot Rod Chevy Truck In The Memory Of His Step-Dad
It is weird to say but a lot of hardcore racers are not that much into street driven hot rods. They like cars but they like them made of steel tubing and making 3,000hp or more. Stevie Fast has...
Breaking News: First Look At The Upcoming Ford Bronco Raptor – 400+ Horsepower, Wild Suspension, 10-inches Wider Than Sasquatch!
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ford Bronco has made quite a splash in the SUV scene since it was released in the Summer of 2020. With retro looks, an available manual transmission, and both 2 and...
Nitrous Chainsaw Video: This Thing Is Called The Hulk And It Cuts Logs Like Butter
There is a vast world of chainsaw enthusiasts out there. Not just enthusiasts but guys and girls who compete with chainsaws at logging/lumberjack contests on the local, regional, and national level....
The Toyota Tundra Capstone Is The Top Tier Model – Does Your Wallet Have The Payload Capacity?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want a 2022 Toyota Tundra? Is the near-$70,000 1794 edition not nice enough for you? Well, Toyota has a solution for that, and it’s aimed right at the Ford F-150...
Parking Lot Transformation: Check Out This 1997 OBS Chevy Getting Ride Tech Air Suspension In Rustic Conditions!
Buy a truck, road trip it 860 miles, give it a completely brand new suspension system, road trip it home. Oh, and that whole suspension system thing? Do that part in a parking lot! That’s the...
Chevrolet Introduces The 2024 Electric Silverado – The E-Pickup Truck War Is Officially On
(By Tom Lohnes) – After the shocking news of the Ford F-150 Lightning’s prices, Chevrolet utilized Ford’s momentum and the virtual CES show to debut their new all-electric Silverado truck,...
Pluggers Beware: Pricing For the F-150 Lightning Is Revealed And They’ll Put Hair On Your Wallet
(By Tom Lohnes) – Ford has just revealed pricing for their highly anticipated F-150 Lightning, and it isn’t as affordable as you would expect. Here’s what the configurations look like....
The Silent Treatment: This Video Of An Absolutely Mangled Diesel Engine Doesn’t Need Commentary
Sometimes no words are necessary, right? Take this short video for example. It shows one of the most thoroughly destroyed engines this side of the top fuel eliminator pits. Someone with a really keen...
Tire Shredder On The Hub Dyno – Watch This Blown F100 Truck Make Nearly 1,100hp To The Wheels
This video rules for a few reasons. The first is that Steve Morris is involved with his hub dyno. The second is that the rig on the hub dyno is a crazy, kind of ugly, wildly overpowered burnout truck...
Why Be Normal? This Video Features Weird, Cool, Different, and Just Plain Odd Stuff Hooked To The Pulling Sled!
As we all know, variety is the spice of life and the same goes for racing and automotive competition. In this case we are talking about truck and tractor pulling and how sometimes the oddball junk...