Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, CHEVY
Unveiled: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – 755 Horsepower, 715 Ft/Lbs of Torque, And Tuned To Kill
(Photos: General Motors) The Corvette seems to always be working an uphill battle. It’s too plain. Too common. Not powerful enough. Not refined enough. Not threatening enough. 8/10ths of what...
Unhinged: Since When Is “Liking The Wrong Car” A Problem?!
(Lead Photo: Mopar Muscle) I feel that I write on this subject more often than any other, and I have no problem writing on it again because it needs to be fleshed out and eradicated. It’s the...
Want To Build Your Very Own Battle-Wagon? Check Out This 1987 Pontiac Safari And Think Of The Possibilities!
The boxy GM B-body wagon might have been the last successful bastion of the full-size station wagon, complete with rear-facing seats. Yeah, there were bubble-bodied versions, but by the 1990s the...
BangShift Top 11: Signs You Haven’t Been In Your Garage In Quite A While
With the weather turning cooler and the prospect of getting some winter projects done for once, today was the day that I sacked up, slammed some cough medicine, and flung open the doors to the shop,...
Cathedral Port vs Rectrangular Port – Turbo LS Cylinder Head Shootout
Cathedral Port vs Rectangular Port, a rivalry that is almost as heated as Oval vs Rectangular in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But has anyone actually done the real testing to prove that one is...
Here’s How To TIG Weld Aluminum Tanks – Make Your Own At Home
TIG welding is as much an art as it is science. Putting two pieces of metal together via TIG or MIG welding is not that difficult with some practice, but welding with precision and consideration for...
This V8 Vega Wagon Is Cooler Than Most, We Dig The Custom Touches
There is something about a V8 Vega that just speaks to me. I know I’m not alone, but I know that not everyone gets them. Even fewer think the Vega wagon is worth having, but since we’re a...
Buy Your Own Racetrack! Albany Motor Speedway Is For Sale!
Let’s face it, just about every racer at one time or another has dreamt about owning their own race track. I’m no different, and either are you. But there just aren’t that many race...
Turbo LS Intake Test – LS6 vs Sheetmetal, Which One Is Best Under Boost?
Richard Holdener is one dyno testing machine, and his latest series of videos exploring different parts for Turbo LS Engines. In this video it is an intake manifold shootout between the factory LS6...
Holley Sniper EFI Is Only $999 And Easy To Install – Watch How Easy Right Here.
Holley’s Sniper EFI systems are the latest in Holley’s long line of throttle body injection systems. The folks at Holley started offering TBI kits decades ago and have continued to...
Bloodhound SSC Aims For 1000 mph And Makes First Test Hit Over 200 mph
The Bloodhound SSC plans to set a new all time land speed record of 1000 miles per hour, but before it can get that fast they need to do some shakedown runs. But where do you handle those? And how do...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Ideal, Purpose-Built Winter Beater?
(Photos: Craig VanBuskirk) If you haven’t already seen the cold, white fluffy stuff falling from the skies, don’t worry…it’s on the way (except for you wise-asses in...
The Mouse That Roars: This Suzuki Swift Is One Evil-Sounding Machine…Super Light, Super Built And Very Pissed!
One of my first gigs ever involving a racetrack was working as a cone monkey for an SCCA autocross my junior year of high school as a volunteer deal for the JROTC I was a part of. It was a simple...
