Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Small Block Wonder: Watch This Supercharged Traditional Small Block Make 1,600hp and 2,000 Lb-Ft of Torque On The Hub Dyno
In the world of 2023, we get to basically decide on a whim how much horsepower we want and how we want to make it. Turbocharged inline six engines making enough steam to run 6-second quarter mile...
Ride Along In An Awesome 1964 Galaxie As It Gets Hammered Around A High Speed Autocross
While the Ford Galaxie of the early 1960s may not strike modern hot rodders as the most sensible rig to convert into a pro touring style car, one has to remember the success the Galaxie had in NASCAR...
Suspension Tech Video: Watch The Install Of The Ridetech Bolt-On Air/Coil Over Suspension For 1965-1979 Ford Trucks!
If there is an era of truck that is totally off the charts popular now it is the “bump side” and “dent side” Fords that people are snatching up as quickly as possible. They...
Tired Of Your Weak Little Chainsaw? Just Add Nitromethane To The Tank – This Video Is Awesome
There are plenty of guys who hot rod chainsaws, right? There’s competitions around the country for saws that have all different types of engine swaps all the way up to V8 saws. This is not...
Look Back Video: This Review of The 2004 Ram SRT-10 Is A Reminder Of How Cool They Are
Maybe it was the overall look, maybe it was the engine, maybe it was the six speed stick, I don’t really know. What I do know is that at 24 years old, with a decent job, and no kids yet, I was...
The Sounds Of Freedom: Watch And Listen To Every Engine Combination Sherman Tanks Used
The venerable Sherman tank used by American and Allied forces in WWII may not have been the best thing on the battlefield but it was functional, evolutionary, and they were used in volume. One of the...
Hiding a Dry Sump Tank in My Hemi-Swapped ’55 Chevy Gasser: Can You Find Where Finnegan Put This Thing? Or Is He As Sneaky As He Thinks?
Sometimes building horsepower isn’t as hard as packaging everything into an engine compartment that is needed to make that power. I think that the crazier you get the more you just assume that...
INSANE 1945 TT Diesel RAT ROD + 400 mile TORTURE test (Race Week 2.0 Days 2 & 3 Did Not Disappoint)
It’s the fall drag and drive season and that means it is time for Race Week! Also known as Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0, or Race Week 2.0, this is the second event of the year for the Rocky...
Cleetus McFarland Puts LeRoy The Savage On The Rollers At Harrell Engine And Dyno To Test Out It’s New H.E.D. engine.
We shared the video about LeRoy’s new engine the other day, but if you missed it there is a link below to check it out. Today’s video is strapping LeRoy to the chassis dyno to see just...
Cool Animation: Take A Look At This Comprehensive Layout Of The Triple Expansion Steam Engines On The Titanic
One of my sons is into the Titanic disaster these days and he has been scarfing up books and stories about the ship and the icy end that befell it. One of the things we have been working through are...
Watch Monster Mania: This Is A Fun Look At The Monster Truck World In 1986!
Yes, this is one of those awesome 1980s VHS transfers that we all love so much around here. Before DVDs and streaming, and YouTube (ironically) there were limited channels to air stuff on. That meant...
Underrated Fun Machine: This Period Review Of The 2003 Dodge Neon SRT-4 Is A Reminder That Cheap, Fun Cars Existed
I remember scoffing the first time I saw one of of these cars at the drag strip. It had that wing. It had the semi-goofy looks of a Neon, and it was raspy loud. And then it was clicking off ETs in...
Fun History: This Look Back At The Designer Series Cars Of The 1970s Is Interesting, Gaudy, and Cool
If there is one thing that people think of when it comes to the 1970s it’s the aesthetic of the decade. The colors, the overwrought size of stuff, the gilding of otherwise ugly stuff to make it...
Leadoff Act: The 1987 Chevy Beretta Was A Youthful Sporting Shot From A Company Reshaping Itself At The Time
For 10 years, if you did not want a Camaro or a Corvette your other option for a coupe from Chevrolet was the Beretta. This two-door version of the Corsica was made in several different models,...