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Category Archive: Sponsor News

Cool New Product: American Powertrain Rolls Out “Science Friction” Dual Disc Clutch – Will Handle More Than 1,000 lb/ft of Torque!

We’re going to be talking about a bunch of cool new products from American Powertrain over the next few weeks. The company rolled out more than 10 new pieces that we touched, stared at, and...

BangShift Sponsors Kick Ass At Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

Bret Voelkel took the Ridetech ’33 Ford to a 3rd Place Tie at the 2012 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational, and won the Speed Stop Challenge thanks to big Baer Brakes. Bret wasn’t...

SEMA 2012 New Product Spotlight: FAST EZ-EFI 2.0. The Throttle Body Injection Battle Has Begun

When FAST first launched their EZ-EFI, self-learning throttle body EFI system, nobody could have predicted the Throttle Body Injection craze it has started. This year at SEMA, FAST announced that...

Jet Hot SEMA 2012 Update: An Awesome Coating Breakthrough From Jet Hot That Will Change The Way You Think About Exhaust!

Innovation and new ideas are what drive the high performance aftermarket industry. Jet Hot high performance coatings served as a great example of this at SEMA 2012 with the introduction of their new...

SEMA 2012 New Product Spotlight: Ridetech Announces iPhone App For Air Ride and All New Delrin Bushings

Earlier this week you saw our blog item about the cool new Smooth Body shocks from Ridetech that are the talk of the 2012 SEMA Show, and bolt on right in place of your stockers. The cool thing is...

Chassisworks 2012 SEMA Show Camaro Products Update: 67-69 Camaro Parts Up The Wazoo!

The dudes at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks have been introducing a ton of super cool parts for First-Gen Camaros over the last few weeks in preparation for the 2012 SEMA Show, and here at the...

SEMA 2012 Product Spotlight: Rocket Racing Wheels Owns The Show and Releases Cool New Finish!

There are a lot of wheel companies at the 2012 SEMA show but the coolest by a long shot are the dudes and dudettes at Rocket Racing Wheels. Their hoops are literally all over the show on some of the...

New Holley Throttle Body EFI Sneak Peak From SEMA 2012… Blown, Boosted, Or Sprayed, This 950 CFM Piece Can Handle It

While most of the media were hanging out at the bar in the Hilton or still traveling to Las Vegas for the start of the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Brian and I were sneaking into the joint so we...

SEMA New Product: RideTech Introduces Q-Series Monotube Shock – High Performance Bolt In Replacement

We promised you a slew of new parts introductions and they’re coming hot and heavy here at SEMA 2012. Our friends at RideTech have rolled out their new Q-Series Monotube shock and this promises...

1400 Plus CFM Holley Dominator Sneak Peek: SEMA 2012’s Biggest Carb? We Shall See

Brian and I snuck into the SEMA Show a day early even though we weren’t supposed to today, and found one of the cool parts we had been hearing rumors about and had spied at last weekend’s...

EFI Conversions and Engine Swaps Just Got Easier: The Easiest Fuel System You’ll Ever Install. REALLY! LOOK AT IT!

Aeromotive Fuel Systems has just come out with what we believe is the most revolutionary fuel system ever. The Phantom Fuel System can be installed AT HOME, BY ANY CAR JUNKIE, in ANY fuel tank...

Easy Bolt-In For Chevy II: American Powertrain’s New Trans Swap Crossmember Makes It Simple

The dudes at American Powertrain just keep coming up with more and more cool products. And since we’re in the middle of building an engine for a ’66 Chevy II, we thought this one was...

New Product: American Powertrain’s Hydramax Full Hydraulic Clutch Conversion For Fox Bodies

If you’ve got a stick shift Fox-bodied Mustang, a couple things are inevitable. The first is that you’ll probably destroy a T5 at some point in your life and the second is that...

What Would You Build? Big or Bigger? We Keep Drooling Over The RHS LS Aluminum Race Block

We have several engine builds that are about to start here at BangShift, and they will range from 400+ to over 1000 horsepower, but every time we talk engines we can’t seem to get the super...