Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Hanous Cross Brand Violation You Have Ever Seen?
Apr 16, 2013Chad Reynolds23
After the Mustang photo that we posted yesterday, with the Chevy Rally Wheels on it, I got to thinking about other weird cross brand violations. Of course engines are a big one that get people all...
Guess What’s Wrong: What Is Wrong With This Mustang? Tell Us For Fame And Glory
Apr 15, 2013Chad Reynolds31
We hit the Pomona Swap Meet yesterday and, as usual, saw some weird stuff. A van with a whacky body lift that was like 30 inches tall, and other strange stuff, along with tons of cool cars and parts....
Question of the Day: Is it OK to Spec a new Camaro or Mustang With a V6?
Apr 15, 2013Brian Lohnes27
We recently read some stats that suggested half of new Mustangs and Camaros sold leave the lot equipped with a V6. The V6 motors that Chevy and Ford are offering in the cars are certainly stout for...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Smells Worse? Burnt Gear Oil Or Burnt Clutch?
Apr 11, 2013Chad Reynolds15
This is a debate we have at almost every pro touring event I announce. Why? Well at least once during the event, and usually several times more, someone will smoke the clutch on their hot rod and I...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Dream Garages…The What If Game. How Big?
Apr 10, 2013Chad Reynolds16
We’ve all played the “What If…?” game, and any good hot rodder has played it with regards to their dream garage or shop and had a huge list of things they would want to see in...
Genius Or Sacrilege? A 1969 Camaro Station Wagon!
Apr 09, 2013Brian Lohnes57
(Photo by Justin Oney) – The response to this custom built creation should be interesting. Chad is the resident 1969 Camaro obsessed patient here at the BangShift insane asylum and since he...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Do Anything Specific To Protect Your Car From Theft?
Apr 09, 2013Brian Lohnes23
(Photos by Scott Liggett) Yesterday we asked you if you had ever experienced the crappiness of a car theft. We refernced Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky who had his VW Beetle stolen in LA from...
BangShift Question of the Day: Have You Ever Had a Car Stolen?
Apr 08, 2013Brian Lohnes11
After Facebooking and Tweeting about Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky and his misfortune at having his VW Beetle stolen in LA, it made me lock the doors on all my junk at night. Sure it ain’t...
Caption This Photo: An Unfortunate And Highly Ironic Scene At BS Eastern World HQ
Apr 05, 2013Brian Lohnes7
(Photo by Kerri Lohnes) – This horrifying scene greeted my wife as she entered my son Tom’s room yesterday. It was both hilarious and totally ironic. Obviously, I am a freak for the sport...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Largest Engine You’ve Ever Hung Around With?
Apr 05, 2013Brian Lohnes10
When Chad posted the photo of the incredibly huge turbocharger the other day, it got me thinking about the biggest engine I have ever been around. That monster is show below. It is a 600hp powerplant...
Caption These Photos: We Found A Prius Hearse Prowling The Highways Of California
Apr 04, 2013Brian Lohnes15
If you’ve ever said that you wouldn’t be caught dead in Prius, make sure not to die in the Bakersfield, California area or else your last ride may actually be in one. I had forgotten...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Have Any Cool Shop Art? (Otherwise known as neat stuff you won’t ditch but will never use)
Apr 04, 2013Brian Lohnes14
This cool little Stromberg WW carb came off of the Studebaker I technically still own but have neither the means or resources to do anything with currently. The carb is super cool looking and while I...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever Driven A Slow Car Fast?
Apr 03, 2013Brian Lohnes16
While the may sound like a dumb question on its face, lots of people are discovering the joy that is driving a slow car fast through racing like ChumpCar, The 24 Hours of Lemons, and it has been...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Multiple Turbos or One Big Blower?
Apr 02, 2013Chad Reynolds5
We just ran that Caption This Photo Blog Item that featured the giant turbo off of some cargo ship or something, and that made us think. We all know that the dude with a 14-71 blower is clearly...





