Category Archive: ENGINE, Tech Stories
Driveway Tech: Engine Compartment Detailing, BangShift Style
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – There are three things gearheads and even people with a mild interest in cars look at. The paint, the interior, and under the hood. The paint is obvious....
$200 Hauler Project Update: Oh What A Difference Some LMC Truck Billet, Grille, and Lower Valance Make!
When we first started the $200 Hauler Project, we knew right away that the mildly bashed grille and completely tweaked rear bumper were going to have to go. We also knew that LMC Truck was the place...
$200 Hauler Project Update: Our 2000 Suburban Gets Wrapped! 24 Hour Makeover
Vinyl wraps on vehicles are nothing new. Every plumber, Vegas taxi cab, and city bus has got something, or someone, in vinyl down their sides. And when we repaired the quarter panel on our $200...
Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts
Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was...
Tech: How to Swap a Junkyard Hyrdoboost on Your Classic GM Muscle Car or Truck
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – In this episode, we’ll show you how stupid easy it is to take a $30 junkyard hydroboost and transplant it into your classic Chevy’s brake...
Driveway Tech: Bodywork on Buford T Justice – We Close Our Roof Hole For Fun and (NO) Profit!
Few jobs will give you the self-satisfaction of repairing the outside of your hot rod, project, or racer. Yes, screwing together a fire breathing engine will give you levels of joy that will make you...
BS Tech: Pro Tuning Secrets – Finding 20hp in Your Distributor!
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – The proof is in the numbers. In our first part to this article we followed Yannick Sire of Sire Custom Performance take an old crusty GM HEI and do a...
Pro Touring Tech: High Performance Tires 101 With the Experts at BFG
(Words by Dave Nutting) – Hello and welcome to the second installment in our on-going Pro-touring tech series, a little something that we like to call “Pro-touring 101”. Think less...
Driveway Tech: We Install at K&N Cold Air Intake on a 2007 F250 Powerstroke for Performance and Economy Gains
With diesel fuel well over $4.00 per gallon in most parts of the country, BangShifters have to do what they can do to get the most bang for their buck at the pump. While good maintenance will help to...
Driveway Tech: We Install Air Intake Upgrades on Two Trucks For Performance and Economy Gains – Part 1
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Lots of BangShifters own late model trucks. They daily drive them, tow with them, haul the family around in them, and maybe even beat on them a little from time to...
Tech: How JPC Racing Made 1,032hp From a Ford Coyote 5.0L Engine With a Paxton NOVI 2200 Huffer
(Words and Photos by Mike Galimi) – The shop is silent as the garage door opens and the drafty night air enters into JPC Racing’s chassis dyno room. It was judgment time for the company’s...
BangShift Pro Touring Tech: The Basics of Traction Made Easy!
(By Dave Nutting) – (Editor’s Note: As we get ready to unveil our newest project car later this week, which is going to burn corners and the strip, we are going to be bringing you more...
Driveway Tech: Battling the Oil Burning Monte Carlo – Part 3- Death Match!
(Words, Photos, Bleeding and Struggle by Scott Liggett) – As we continued to fight this darn car’s oil burning 350 we transitioned from frustration to inspiration, back to frustration,...
Wheel Tech: The Science and Specifications Behind a Top Fuel/Funny Car Drive Wheel From The Guys at Weld Racing
Of all the parts that take incredible abuse on a Top Fuel Dragster or Nitro Funny Car, the drive wheels are right there at the top of the list. In the blink of an eye they go from being at rest to...