Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Great Video: Watch This Massive Diesel Powered Portable Air Compressor Restoration (Part 1)
Portable may be a little bit of a stretch here, but hey, the thing is on wheels and the restorer rolls it into position. Yeah, we know. You could consider the compressors on a trailer and other as...
HOW TO MAKE HP WITH YOUR JUNKYARD 4.8L LS! CHEAP 4.8L POWER MODS. CARB VS EFI, SINGLE VS DUAL PLANE
Have you bought a cheap junkyard 4.8L LS and are now wondering how to add more power without working too hard? Are you asking yourself which intake to run with a carburetor? Or if you should stick...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Finally Finishing What They Started?
It’s been too long since we saw the Apache getting work done so it would be closer to being ready for the trip cross country and back to Canada. They are finally back at it, and will it be...
Everyone Loves A Stout 505 on 5/05, right? Pontiac, Chevy, and Chrysler Thumper Videos Here!
While we’re definitely on the backside of the “displacement days” part of 2023, we’re not going down easily. In fact, we’re pulling out all the stops. In this case...
Happy 5/04! Let’s Celebrate the Workhorse Case 504ci Diesel Inline Six – Built To Last!
There’s no such thing as as 504ci factory engine, right? Wrong. The Case Manufacturing concern which is one of the most legendary names in American tractor and equipment history produced a...
Homebuilt Boost: This Ratty Looking Dodge Dakota Has A Home Turbocharged 3.9L V6 And It Makes Some Power!
This is what hot rodding looks like right here. True knees and elbows, make it weird and fast hot rodding. You are looking at a weird little beast of truck that no one will ever really see coming at...
Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck: SO CLOSE To Firing Up The Race Truck (what a MESS) + Bonneville Updates!
Well, it got the big block, the turbo 400, some wiring, some body stuff, and more but it still needs a bit more love to get it up and running. and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of...
STROKER LS VS DESTROKER-WHICH ONE WORKS BETTER, 340, 383 OR 416? ALL THE TORQUE OR ALL THE RPM?
Since the dawn of time there have been folks arguing about whether to make a big bore short stroke combo to spin at high rpm for big power, vs using a longer stroke and more cubic inches to win the...
HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, JUNKYARD BBC HP! NA VS VORTECH SUPERCHARGED GEN 6 454. INTERCOOLER & HEAD TEST
Richard has been on a roll lately, working on big block power of all kinds, which makes me happy as I work on planning for two different big block Chevrolet projects. In this latest one he’s...
How To File Fit Rings For Any Engine (And Some GM Gen V LT-Series Tips and Tricks)
Video Description: If you want to maximize performance when building an engine, then you need to be file-fitting your piston rings. If you are adding boost or nitrous, then absolutely MUST file fit...
ARE LOW-BUCK BBC HEADS A GOOD DEAL? 1/2 THE PRICE BUT 1/2 THE HP GAINS! AFR VS SPEEDMASTER OVAL PORTS.
So, is the deal really the best deal? Is the cheaper part really the way to go? Sometimes, yes! But how about when it comes to a big block Chevrolet cylinder head comparison? We’re talking...
Happy 4-27: We’re Celebrating with Ford and Chevy 427 Dyno Videos!
This is the best “displacement week” of the year in our opinion. We get the click off some of the best engines the big three ever produced in this one series of days. Other than the 426...
WHICH ONE MAKES MORE 5.0L HP, E7 HEADS & CAM 347 STROKER OR HCI 302? WHAT ABOUT WHEN WE ADD BOOST?
Is cubes always better? Or should you just make the engine size you have work more efficiently? Is adding heads, cam and intake improvements to your stock displacement small block the way to go or...
