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One For The Big Boys: American Powertrain Introduces XL Wide Universal Crossmember
If there is one thing that American Powertrain is known for outside of their ProFit transmissions systems, Hydramax clutch systems, and Science Friction clutches it is their X-Factor line of...
Sunrise Over Black: This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Is An Eye-Grabber!
Thank you, Mike Finnegan specifically for flaring off my second-gen Camaro fixation. Finnegan has had his rounds with Camaros…his first car was a 1976, and he managed to wrap it around a pole...
Unhinged: Learning And Re-Learning The Fine Art Of Manual Transmission Operations
My first lesson on working a do-it-yourself transmission is still clear in my mind: I’m on a Honda Trail 70 that was painted Ford engine blue. I’m in an open-faced helmet, wearing a thick...
Magnetic Ride Control? Why Buy Expensive Suspension Systems When You Can Do It Yourself?
Magnetorheological shock absorbers, like you’d find in performance GM cars, Ferraris, Audis, and even the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, have been a marvel of suspension control for years. Known...
Pull Start Pickup: This Dodge Ram 50 Is A Predator-Powered Freak Show!
Of all of the soft spots my heart has for specific models of vehicles, the Dodge Ram 50 might be the strangest yet most easily explained: it was the first vehicle I spent solid amounts of wheel time...
Check Out The Sand Drag Strip At The Busco Beach Off-Road Park In North Carolina
No, this is not the first time that we have seen ATVs drag racing. No this is not the first time we have seen people drag racing on sand. Yes, this IS the first time we have seen the drag strip at...
Here’s Your Chance To Buy The Most Unmolested 2009 Challenger Drag Pak On Earth! Wild!
Now this is pretty wild. We often times see people selling Mustang Cobra Jets or COPO Camaros on eBay but we very infrequently see the Challenger Drag Pak cars coming up for sale, especially in their...
Bagger Wars: Indian’s New Liquid Cooled V-Twin Engine Raises The Horsepower And Stakes
If there has been one cool thing about the latest rendition of the Indian vs Harley motorcycle rivalry it is that Indian (which is a brand owned by Polaris) has enough financial horsepower to stick...
Why’d They Do It? This Popular Mechanics Story About The New 7.3L Ford Gas Engine Is Great
It was probably the biggest automotive surprise of the last calendar year. It’s probably the last big block gas V8 any company is going to build, and it’s probably going to be a pretty...
Long Island Needs A Drag Strip: Newsday Reports on The Efforts To Bring Drag Racing Back To The Area
It is a process akin to splitting a block of granite with dripping water. Working through hurdles, resistance, obstacles, and red tape to advance any sort of cause is hard but doing it in the name of...
Holley Releases EFI Pump Modules For Jeep CJ, GM G-Body (78-87) and C/K Trucks (73-87) – Neat Stuff
One of the things that people need to figure out when they convert a carbureted engine over to EFI is the fuel pump. many solutions have been created for this over the last few years. Some people...
Happy Mother’s Day From All Of Us At BangShift.com
Without moms, there would be no hot rodding, plain and simple. All of us here at BangShift would like to wish moms in all corners of the globe a happy Mother’s Day today and express our...
Delrin vs Polyurethane Sway Bar Bushings – You Won’t Believe The Difference In Stiction
I remember when polyurethane bushing were the latest and greatest. I remember putting them in my Camaro to improve the ride and handling, and thinking that these new bushings were going to last...
