Category Archive: BangShift XL, ENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, Videos, XL Videos
Wind Machine: Watch This 14-Cylinder Hercules Radial Engine Fire Up And Sandblast Its Operator
This big fellah is really something. The Bristol Hercules engines were used to power a myriad of airplanes over the span of their life and these are not the typical radial engine as they are a slide...
Radial Heat: Watch This Radial Engine Run On A Trailer And Nearly Melt Its Own Exhaust Off!
This is an awesome video for a couple of reasons and the first one is the setting. It looks like this guy has started a radial engine mounted on a trailer in the middle of a residential neighborhood....
Watch This 100ci, Turbocharged, Bonneville Four Banger Make 400+ Horsepower on The Dyno
There have been many great engines made over the years. Whether we are talking about cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, or even stationary applications, the right tools have been developed for those...
Exotic Dyno Video: Watch A Twin Turbo 12-Cylinder Ferrari Testarossa Engine Scream Its Guts Out On The Dyno
Continuing our daily dyno video display this week, here’s one that deserves every inch of volume you can muster. While we wouldn’t call ourselves Italian super car fans here at BangShift,...
To The Rescue: A Traveling Vintage Bus Mechanic’s Rebuild Of A Dead Coach
Something that doesn’t get a lot of thought but should: all of those semi-tractors and buses that ply the roads for years, delivering faithful service…ever give a second thought to what...
Tech Video: What’s A COMP Camshaft Swap Worth In A Legit Boss 302? Find Out Here!
You CAN teach old engines new tricks, even the iconic ones. In this video, our pal Richard Holdener talks about waking up a Boss 302 engine, not a modern overhead camshaft version but the classic...
Gearhead Zen Video: Getting This 1960s Vintage Homelite Gas powered Circular Saw Running Is Awesome
My kids were mystified. A GASOLINE POWERED CIRCULAR SAW?! What kind of freakish, medieval, bizarre implement of doom is this?! Obviously humans did not live in the realm of 18 and 20 volt battery...
Heavy Duty Teardown: Go Behind The Scenes With Hagerty As They Blast Apart The World’s Nastiest 401 Buick
Well, this is handy! We found a cool series on the Hagerty YouTube Channel that documents the behind the scenes process for the next “Redline Rebuild” video that the company will release....
Boosted Magic: Watch This Aussie Mustang Make 9 Dyno Pulls With Increasing Boost Levels – How Much Power? Find Out!
If you think you are seeing a car that you have seen before on BangShift, you’re right. This Mustang from Australia has been featured here a couple of times but it was with a completely...
Video: Ride With And Watch Mike Ryan Attack The 2013 Pikes Peak Hill Climb In A Freightliner – Insanity!
Mike Ryan and his brutal Freightliner truck are no strangers to the electronic pages of BangShift. We have showed this thing in videos, Chad has written about riding in it, and we’ve...
Happy 3/13! Check Out This Export-Only Chrysler 313 A-block As It Sings On The Dyno!
After 1967, tracking Chrysler V8 engine families is easy: LA (small-block), B (low-deck big block), RB (raised-deck big block) and Hemi. Prior to 1967, though, things get a little more complicated,...
Sneaky Stroker Video: This 427 FE Ford Big Block Is Actually 498ci And It Is Angry!
Being in the engine building business has to be a trip. Like in any other industry, your main job is to serve the customer and give the guy or the girl exactly what they are looking for, whether you...
Dyno Video: 9,500 RPM Of Absolutely Wailing Big Block Ford!
Like drag race engines, truck pulling mills are designed to make maximum output for relatively short bursts. Sure, the intention is to have them hold together for as long as possible, but unlike say...
