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Watch Rob Dahm’s Insane Billet 4-Rotor RX-7 Make Repeated 1,000hp AWD Dyno Pulls! This Is Mental
Rob Dahm’s RX-7 build is one of the most wildly awesome things on the internet. Not content to just do it like so many others have, Dahm is building what is basically the fastest, hardest core,...
Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Build: More Machine Shop Action, Some Carnage, and The Repairs That Save The Day
When last we checked in on the Hagerty Redline Rebuild Buick straight eight engine project, a few of the bores had been condemned to be hogged out for sleeves and a couple of them had been given the...
The Barra/Granada Project, Part 2: Of Course There Will Be A Monster Turbocharger!
Okay, they’re building a Granada. I can hate the car all I want, but the platform is actually not a bad one to work with. Essentially a Ford Falcon wearing a leisure suit, the Granada was the...
Short Stroke 8,000 RPM LS Screamer! This Sucker Makes Big Power And Revs For Days!
You gotta love a short stroke high rpm engine combo. I mean who doesn’t like the sound of a V8 engine at 8,000 rpm? Ford, Chevrolet, Mopar, they are all awesome up there. But GM’s LS...
Cool Project Series: Full Boost Is Turbocharging A 351-Cleveland Powered 1976 Ford F-350 Ramp Truck!
We love it when people do stuff that we’ve not seen before. There’s a lot of that these days on the internet and some of it is great while lots of it kind of makes us roll our eyes. For...
Y Block, Why Not? This Video Shows Master Engine Builder Keith Dorton Rebuilding And Improving A Legendary Ford Y-Block V8
The Ford Y-block was the company’s first overhead valve V8 engine, technically its first small block, and the engine that replaced the venerable flathead that had powered so many millions of...
Machine Shop Time: This Update On the Hagerty Buick Straight Either Build Is All About Checking For Faults
There’s many parts of engine building that are not exactly sexy. It’s work, right? The internet tends to gussy the process up a bunch and we kind of get the sexiest version of engine...
Happy 2/25: Today We Celebrate The Venerable Chrysler Slant Six – Uncle Tony Preaches Truth!
Today is Slant Six day here in the world of BangShift.com. Yes, the 225ci engine that helped to shove low-budget Chrysler cars around for decades. It is widely recognized as one of the best passenger...
Hollaring Hemi: Watch And Listen To This 392ci Gen III Hemi Roar On The Dyno – NHRA Stock Eliminator Power!
The world of drag racing is a constantly evolving place because the sport, especially in the sportsman ranks moves with the technology of the day. For instance, in NHRA stock eliminator, competitors...
Throwing Good Towards Bad: Stuffing A Barra Six Into A 1976 Ford Granada
Oh, look…it’s the car I love to hate. If you’ve never seen me write about one of these before, I’ll make it plain: the 1970s Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch and Lincoln...
Single VS Twins: Low Buck Turbo 1,000 HP Turbo Testing On A Big Block Chevrolet
When Richard Holdener does testing you can always count on lots of info, lots of laughs, and big numbers. After all, he runs more engines than anyone on the dyno, and he’s not afraid to test...
Engine Building Video: Watch A 572ci Stroker Hemi Get Built, Topped With An 8-71, and Tested On The Dyno!
If you are in the mood to see how horsepower is made today, boy do we have the video for you! This is an awesome step-by-step story showing the construction of a 572ci Chrysler hemi that’s...
Engine Teardown Video: Watch The Hagerty Crew Pull Down Their Buick Straight Eight Project Engine
The latest entrant into the Redline Rebuild series from Hagerty is a Buick straight eight engine that came out of an early 1950s Super convertible that is also being restored. We told you about it...
