Category Archive: ENGINES
SEMA 2013 Video: LS Swap Greatness From Hooker. And LS Practically Installs Itself!
With the increasing popularity of LS engine swaps, and to a lesser extent Ford Mod Motor and Mopar Hemis, the aftermarket is responding with more and more parts designed to make late model engine...
Wheelstand Video Trio! Two Camaros And A Mustang Fly…One Of The Three Crashes. Watch ‘Em All To Find Out!
We wanted to finish the week strong and kick your Friday off right. We’ve had some killer wheelstand videos up this week. Camaros dragging the bumper, Mustangs landing on two wheels, and today...
BIG NEWS: Polburn Departs IHRA – Scott Gardner Named As President, Sells Cordova, Changes Planned!
Big news in the drag racing world was released yesterday with the announcement that Aaron Polburn had vacated the job of IHRA President and well known and respected track operator Scott Garnder is to...
Breaking NEWS: Dario Franchitti Forced To Retire Due To Injuries Sustained In Houston Crash – Three Time Indy 500 Winner
Breaking news this afternoon out of the Chip Ganassi Racing camp with word that three time Indy 500 winner and four time IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti has retired from auto racing effectively...
This LS-Powered German 1929 Ford Rat Rod Drift Machine Is Utterly Bad Ass
We almost had to pull the Roberto Duran ,”No Mas!” line yesterday in regard to this video of a bad ass German drift hot rod. We got emails, texts, and phone calls on this thing, so for...
Gallery: Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2013 – The Cool Cars, Trucks, and Machines Keep Coming!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yes, we told you that the Joe Grippo photo deluge from the 2013 Fleming’s Pumpkin Run show in Egg Harbor, New Jersey would last all week and we’re living up...
RacingJunk Find: Looking for a new house? Don’t worry, we have you covered! (And Your Racing Itch, Too)
I was recently turned on to the real estate Deal Of The Day thanks to a post from Charles Wickam on the good old Book ‘O Faces. The hook? For $315,000 you can be the owner of 10 acres of land,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Can We Do To Help Grow The SEMA Action Network?
Earlier this morning we ran a video about the SEMA Action Network, which is the group at SEMA who’s whole purpose is to help us make sure our state and federal legislative bodies don’t...
Hemmings Find: Is This The Cleanest Unrestored 1965 Biscayne Ever? We Think So!
You know how much we love station wagons around here, or at least how much Chad loves them anyway, so when our friend Lowell Enloe sent us the ad for this 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne Wagon on Hemmings,...
SEMA 2013 Video: The SEMA Action Network Speaks! Chad And Colby Explain How.
The SEMA Action Network is one of the rare groups that actually help hot rodders when it comes to government. They stand up for us, and tell us how to stand up for ourselves, and when I ran into...
Screaming Dyno Video: Watch A Hot Rodded Two Stroke Outboard V8 Boat Motor Make 370+ HP!
Ok, we have gotten run over with emails, tips, sky writing messages, and bricks thrown through the front window of BS Eastern World HQ regarding two stroke gas engine videos. Firstly, we agree that...
Formula E(h)? — Does This Suck? We’re On The Fence So You Tell US!
I’m going to describe a racing series: Racing held on city circuits in 9 different countries, including 2 races in the United States – 1800 pounds of carbon fiber and aluminum...
eBay Find Of The Decade: A Custom Built 2004 C5500 TopKick GMC Van!
When Dave “Matty” Matyjasik send me a note telling me to check something out on eBay I was a little nervous. The Matty Brothers are the dudes that run the green “Timb Bomb”...
Fuel Altered Video: Action From Palmdale In The Mid-1980s With Fire Burnouts and Bonus Rare 1960s Footage!
We stumbled upon this gem of a video yesterday while trolling for some cool AA/FA footage. Like everyone else, we have been tingling at the possibilities surrounding the rumored fuel altered field at...