Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
Grunt Video: Watch Two Tugs Free A 1,000ft Ship From Water More Shallow Than A Backyard Pool
Jun 15, 2020Brian Lohnes2
(Greg Rourke) – Didja ever have one of those days? We all have, and on September 20, 2014 the captain of the M/V Paul R Tregurtha really had one of those days. The Tregurtha is the longest...
Go Big Or Break Bigger: Truck Fails For The Masses
Jun 14, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Go Big Or Break Bigger: Truck Fails For The Masses
The truck was the pinnacle of the rock-solid worker as I was growing up. The bigger the badder…you want to be the big dog, you had the big truck. That was how it worked. Whether you had the...
Classic YouTube: 4WD Truck And Modified Tractor Pulling at Richmond In 1991
Jun 12, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
It’s been a minute since I was last at a truck pull, and I have to admit that I miss the violence of each run. Screaming engines under full load struggling against the weight of the trailer...
The Unstoppable Monster: Check Out The Big N Sexy S10 Monster/Mega Truck In The Mud, The Swamp, and On The Water!
Jun 11, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on The Unstoppable Monster: Check Out The Big N Sexy S10 Monster/Mega Truck In The Mud, The Swamp, and On The Water!
It seems like the more that the “Mega Truck” movement evolves the closer they become (in some sense) to the modern monster truck. What makes them cooler though is the fact that they are...
This 427ci FE Engine Has The Recipe For Fun: Torque and LOTS Of It!
Jun 11, 2020Brian Lohnes1
While the sexy way to make it into a sports hall of fame is to have some incredibly prodigious numbers that are stacked up (sometimes) over a short period of time, the quieter way to make it in is to...
Send It With A Smile: Watch Ken Block Drift An 8,000lb Ford F-450 Dually Just Because He Can
Jun 10, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Send It With A Smile: Watch Ken Block Drift An 8,000lb Ford F-450 Dually Just Because He Can
There’s just something we love about a dually sliding sideways with all four rear tires smoking. Maybe it is the size, maybe it is the absurdity of it all, maybe it’s just the fact that...
If At First You Don’t Succeed Hammer Down Again: Ride Along In This Rock Bouncer And Claw Your Way To The Top!
Jun 10, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on If At First You Don’t Succeed Hammer Down Again: Ride Along In This Rock Bouncer And Claw Your Way To The Top!
Alex Sanders is the driver here and we’re all riding shotgun in his rig known as Ribcage. If you cannot figured out why it carries that name you’ve got some bigger problems in your life....
Real Power Video: Intake and Exhaust Upgrades On A V6 Jeep – What’s It Worth At The Wheels?
Jun 09, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Real Power Video: Intake and Exhaust Upgrades On A V6 Jeep – What’s It Worth At The Wheels?
Normally when we’re talking about a video from the Horsepower Monster channel on YouTube it’s all about an engine build, a dyno test, or other stuff of that nature. Well, this one dies...
The Hellephant Finalls Roars: Check Out This Hellephant Swapped Demon On The Chassis Dyno – Massive Horsepower!
Jun 09, 2020Brian Lohnes2
Mopar lied. They said that the $29,995 Hellephant engine that was revealed at SEMA in 2018 would make 1,000hp and nearly equivalent torque. It took forever to get these engines into the hands of the...
Random YouTube: Just How Insane Can You Get With A Run-Of-The-Mill Tractor?
Jun 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Random YouTube: Just How Insane Can You Get With A Run-Of-The-Mill Tractor?
It has been a long weekend of hard work at BangShift Mid-West’s HQ, and the better part of that time has seen yours truly attached to a John Deere garden tractor as I’ve been shuffling...
Big Daddy Caddy: The Acquisition Of A Droptop Cadillac Trar For Some Off-Road Adventures
Jun 07, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Big Daddy Caddy: The Acquisition Of A Droptop Cadillac Trar For Some Off-Road Adventures
Oh, my lord. A 1967 Cadillac is a jaw-dropper for many reasons on it’s own. Long, low, with the aggressive lines of a car brand that could do no wrong, the lines of a brand that knew without a...
Trick Flow Does Mopar: Watch This Pair Of CNC Ported 240cc Port Big Block Chrysler Wedge Heads Get Bolted On
Jun 05, 2020Brian Lohnes2
It was not that long ago that Trick Flow came into the market with their big block Chrysler heads and people were super happy about it. The company with its long track record of high quality...
Shut Up And Take Our Money: This 1974 Datsun 620 Pickup Truck Is A Lil’ Green Dream On Slot Mags!
May 29, 2020Brian Lohnes4
As the popularity of 1970s Japanese cars and trucks continue to skyrocket, we’re always surprised when we’re able to run into a machine like this 1974 Datsun 620 pickup truck. Why? Well...
How It’s Made Video: Follow A Cam From Core Selection To Finish Product At The COMP Cams Factory!
May 27, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on How It’s Made Video: Follow A Cam From Core Selection To Finish Product At The COMP Cams Factory!
This is an awesome video that shows us some amazing stuff about one of the aftermarket industry’s truly important names. Yes, we are going inside the COMP Cams factory in Tennessee to see how a...






