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GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?
I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...
The Aztek 200 Part 2! O’Reilly Auto Parts, Vice Grip Garage, Tony Angelo, Alex Taylor, And Tate Morgan Drag Race Pontiac Azteks In Tucson
Here is Part 2, where we’re drag racing Pontiac Aztek’s at Tucson Dragway, before really putting them through their paces in the desert. Oh, but not before some careful...
GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?
I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...
Vice Grip Garage’s Chopped Top 1935 Ford Truck is Back, But It Is Time To BUILD IT BETTER This Time!
Who doesn’t love a chopped 1935 Ford pickup truck? Well whoever owns it when it doesn’t run or drive well enough to be fun, that’s who. And in this case it’s Derek from Vice...
Finnegan’s New Mystery Drag and Drive Project Car Needs Major Surgery Already! What Has He Done?
In typical Finnegan style, something in the new race car is just not going to work and requires some surgery. But it’s fine. I mean it will all be fine, right? This project is something...
Iron Trap Garage Is Chopping The Windshield On Mike’s 1934 Ford Cabriolet, And It Looks So Rad! He Is Thrilled!
Chopping a top, regardless of the car or truck, takes some real work. And the bigger and rounder the roof, the tougher it is to chop and make look right. That means that if all you have to do is chop...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: More Pickup Box Work, And Mounting The Air Ride Compressors And Tank
In the last video, Brent blasted rust off of it with a trick laser he bought online. In this one he’s finishing up some work on the rear of the bed and getting the air ride compressors and tank...
JUNKYARD 8.1L CAM TEST. STOCK VS ZZ502-REAL DYNO DATA. HOW MUCH HP IS A ZZ502 CAM WORTH IN A GEN 7?
Richard Holdener is back at it! This time he’s taking that Vortec 8.1, aka the 496, and seeing if he can make real power gains with a bigger cam. And can that cam come from a Gen 6 Big Block?...
Tool Time: Is American-Made A Requirement? An Option? All Or Nothing? If Not, What Determines Your Buying Choice?
I’ve talked a lot about American Made products here on BANGshift for years, but have become pretty vocal in the last two years about crap being crap and quality being quality, regardless of...
Carb Tuning 101: Powell Machine Talks Holley Carburetor Tuning For Maximum Power. Learn How Your Holley Works.
We’re fans of the tech that is shared by the Powell Machine crew, and the two videos below are no different. If you are looking for Holley carburetor tuning info, then these Holley Carburetor...
This BURIED Plymouth Barracuda Has Been Parked for 22 YEARS! Will it RUN, AND DRIVE 400 Miles Home For Vice Grip Garage?
Video Description: A guy bought a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Sight Unseen from some fans of Vice Grip Garage. It was previously restored, but parked for 21 years. It’s rough, doesn’t run,...
Is It Stupid To Fix Up A 300,000 Mile Vehicle? Or Are They Only Good For Parts? Project Farm Wants To Settle This!
We talk about junkyard LS engines all the time around here, and I’ve personally had LS powered vehicles with nearly 300,000 miles on them. Hell, one of them gave up it’s engine for one of...
Metal Shaping? Linear Stretching A Transmission Tunnel Transition. Math, Measuring, And Shaping Explained
There are several ways to shrink and stretch sheet metal but regardless of the methods the principles are the same with regards to what you need to do in order to get the metal to move in the...
