Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery

Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2019: Friday Afternoon And That First Blast Of Nitro In The Face!

If there is one constant theme with the Holley Hot Rod Reunion every year, it’s one thought that rises above all others normally: “Dammit, it’s hot.” Beech Bend in the summer...

Pony Wars Episode 3 Is Out! Watch The Mustang, The Camaro, And The Challenger Get Real Power Thanks To ProChargers

Check this out! It is time to make power on our three Pony Wars competitor vehicles and this year that means boost from the fine folks at ProCharger. In preparation for that boost, all three teams...

Go Fer Broke: Blow-Ups And Bad Breaks In The World Of Tractor And Truck Pulls!

Out of all of the automotive sports I’ve born witness to, truck and tractor pulling is probably the most overall violent in actual brutality. When things go wrong, they go wrong in a hurry and...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2019: Our Coverage From Beech Bend Starts Now!

Early summer in Bowling Green…there’s nothing like it. The flowers are in bloom, the sun is shining, and the tracks are open. Gearhead paradise is open for business, and as I look at the...

Is This 1200 Horsepower Escalade The Ultimate Soccer Mom Vehicle?

We think the slicks on all four corners might give it away, but man this thing could throw the smack down on everyone else in the drop off line at school, that’s for sure. A more reasonable set...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most Lazy Performance Offering You’ve Ever Seen From The OEMs?

About a month ago, the wife and I tossed around the idea of trading in the 2006 Chrysler 300C known around here as “Angry Grandpa” in for a newer version of the same car. We both like the...

Fuel Mileage Is That Important: Can Finnegan’s “Square Force 1” Ramp Truck Do Better?

The 1989 GMC R30 3+3 box truck that Finnegan acquired shortly after Roadkill’s Mazdarati was stolen has been quite an adventure…mainly, in just how much a GM box truck can possibly hate...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Watch This Small Two Stroke Engine With A Glass Cylinder Run – VISIBLE COMBUSTION!

It would be cool enough to see this little two stroke engine run on a table top or something but it is 100% more interesting when you can literally watch the piston zip up and down in the cylinder...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Rough Start: This 1979 Ford Fairmont Is A Plug-And-Play Winner! Bring Your Own Engine!

The main idea behind the Rough Start concept is that you can find a car that is modifiable and drivable for $5000, through the eyes of someone who has been scraping nickels together for a while....

BangShift Daily Tune Up: The Super Stocks – Wheel Man (1963)

We’ve played you plenty of stuff from the 1960s studio group, “The Super Stocks” before and we’re going to drop some more musical fun by those dudes on your here today. The...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Bad Have You Irritated Your Neighbors?

When I was gearing up to fire off the Imperial for the first time last fall, I did the right thing. I went to the neighbors on both sides of my house, explained what was going to happen, and assured...

The Heart Of A Warrior: The Barra-Powered Toyota Cresta’s Engine Gets Torn Down And Inspected

Most street beaters don’t require you to yank the engine out on a regular basis. You plonk it into the engine bay, hope the first fire goes well, and you drive until unhappy noises return or...

Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2019 Stop At Kentucky Speedway: Our Final Gallery!

The true goal of going to the Kentucky Speedway stop of Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2019 was to get photos for galleries for you to enjoy. Seriously, that’s all I had...

Mark Williams 4.000″ Big Bore 9″ Case Helps You Go Faster – Tough and Cool

Friction is the enemy of efficiency when it comes to a race car, high performance street car, or truck. We’re not just talking about stuff like the friction of the piston rings on the cylinder...