Category Archive: Apex Event Coverage, Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, ENGINES, Event Coverage, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Headphone users beware! Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Saturday Sounds Insane!
Jul 25, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Headphone users beware! Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Saturday Sounds Insane!
Just listen to all these amazing rides hauling ass down the driveway at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is something special, that’s for sure, and we love that they are sharing this kind of...
Pure Unadulterated Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Friday Sounds So Damn Good!
Jul 24, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pure Unadulterated Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Friday Sounds So Damn Good!
Just listen to all these amazing rides hauling ass down the driveway at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is something special, that’s for sure, and we love that they are sharing this kind...
100% Synthetic Oil: SCAM or SCIENCE? The Science Is Simple, But The Answer Might Require A Deep Dive With The Motor Oil Geek!
Jul 21, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 100% Synthetic Oil: SCAM or SCIENCE? The Science Is Simple, But The Answer Might Require A Deep Dive With The Motor Oil Geek!
If you are confused at all by engine oil, or by the terms used to market said oil, you are not alone. Is there a difference between Full Synthetic and 100% Synthetic? What about all the acronyms and...
Ignition Tech: How Ignition Timing Works – Vacuum and Mechanical Advance Explained. Simple, But Often Misunderstood
Jul 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ignition Tech: How Ignition Timing Works – Vacuum and Mechanical Advance Explained. Simple, But Often Misunderstood
Several years ago I did a bunch of videos for MSD covering several different tech subjects, but one of the videos that still gets tons of comments and views, was one I did showing how to lock the...
BIG THROTTLE BODY-DO YOU NEED IT? TBSS INTAKE THROTTLE BODY TEST-78MM TRUCK VS 92MM FAST WHO WINS?
Jul 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BIG THROTTLE BODY-DO YOU NEED IT? TBSS INTAKE THROTTLE BODY TEST-78MM TRUCK VS 92MM FAST WHO WINS?
Everyone is always going for the biggest throttle body and the biggest cam and the biggest headers they can find, but a lot of times that isn’t the right choice. But how do you know? Is a...
Building a BUDGET Engine Part 2: Will The Boost Ready Budget 406 Small Block Chevrolet Run Or Grenade? First Start!
Jul 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building a BUDGET Engine Part 2: Will The Boost Ready Budget 406 Small Block Chevrolet Run Or Grenade? First Start!
Everybody in the hot rodding world today is all about the power you can make for relatively cheap prices, and most of that comes from the LS engine platform. I mean a stone stock 200,000 mile 5.3...
Building a BUDGET Engine Part 1: Can You Really Build A Boost Ready 406 Small Block Chevrolet On A Budget?
Jul 08, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building a BUDGET Engine Part 1: Can You Really Build A Boost Ready 406 Small Block Chevrolet On A Budget?
Everybody in the hot rodding world today is all about the power you can make for relatively cheap prices, and most of that comes from the LS engine platform. I mean a stone stock 200,000 mile 5.3...
Rocky Mountain Race Week INSANITY | Here Are The Wildest Megaweek Survival Stories From Drag, Drive, and Repeat!
Jun 27, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rocky Mountain Race Week INSANITY | Here Are The Wildest Megaweek Survival Stories From Drag, Drive, and Repeat!
I know Megaweek was nuts, because for me and the BANGshift streaming crew it was 8 days of pure non-stop action with almost no sleep, plenty of carnage, and plenty of personal best ETs. If you missed...
RICHARD HOLDENER PERFORMANCE TURBO 5.3L TAHOE TOWING TEST. FULL CHASSIS DYNO & STREET RESULTS. PUMP GAS VS E85. 4-12 PSI!
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on RICHARD HOLDENER PERFORMANCE TURBO 5.3L TAHOE TOWING TEST. FULL CHASSIS DYNO & STREET RESULTS. PUMP GAS VS E85. 4-12 PSI!
Richard is back at it with a video that just might be one of the most wanted by truck enthusiasts because he’s testing a 5.3 with a turbo, but for a towing application. This is right up my...
Finnegan’s Jet Boat, Side Chick, is Back From the Dead. And She Hauls Ass Now! Finally
Jun 15, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan’s Jet Boat, Side Chick, is Back From the Dead. And She Hauls Ass Now! Finally
A couple years ago, Finnegan bought a new to him drag boat that he named Side Chick. And this boat was set to stay in California so that Mike could fly in and race it and have fun. But it just gave...
Big Block Swap The World: Here’s To Cheap Horsepower! Big Block Swapping The Family Truckster Is Fun For Everyone!
May 24, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Big Block Swap The World: Here’s To Cheap Horsepower! Big Block Swapping The Family Truckster Is Fun For Everyone!
I am a fan of big blocks. In my case, Big Block Chevrolets in particular, but all big blocks are awesome in their own way so even the 460 that is going to get slid into this bad boy is a great...
Can Tony Angelo And The Stay Tuned Crew Make 600HP from a Junkyard BIG BLOCK CHEVY on the CHEAP?!
May 21, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Can Tony Angelo And The Stay Tuned Crew Make 600HP from a Junkyard BIG BLOCK CHEVY on the CHEAP?!
We all know that a Big Block Chevrolet can make big power, that’s no secret. But with modern parts and technology they can make insane power easier than ever. But they can’t necessarily...
JUNKYARD LS TURBO SHOOT OUT. GT45 VS GTX3584 VS S369 VS 6670 VS 7675 VS 7875 VS G42. ALL THE DATA!
May 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on JUNKYARD LS TURBO SHOOT OUT. GT45 VS GTX3584 VS S369 VS 6670 VS 7675 VS 7875 VS G42. ALL THE DATA!
If you’re like me, there are times where you see a shootout between a couple of turbos and then wonder how those two compare to the other comparisons you’ve seen. I want a master list of...
Is The Factory Wrong About Which Oil You Should Run In Your Late Model Car? STOP Following OEM Oil Advice – The Recent GM Recall Proves Why
May 09, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is The Factory Wrong About Which Oil You Should Run In Your Late Model Car? STOP Following OEM Oil Advice – The Recent GM Recall Proves Why
We’ve been told for decades that we need to run the specific oil that the factory calls for in our late model vehicles. The first cars I remember that were particular was when Mobil 1 and...






