Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
How High Can You Rev A Hydraulic Roller Equipped Engine Without Valve Float Issues? 7,000? 7,500? 8,000 RPM?
It has often been said that the only way to get an engine to rev is by using a solid lifter camshaft. Whether flat tappet or roller, the solid lifter cam is ALWAYS thought of as the race cam that is...
Killer Vintage Drag Video! Glidden, Prudhomme, Chi-Town and More At Motion Raceway!
From roughly 1970 through 1983 Motion Raceway in Assumption, Illinois was a place where drag racers flocked to burn tires and get their need for speed fulfilled. The track hosted lots of sportsman...
Watch Sammy Miller Try To Run Over 300mph In The Eighth At Under Two Seconds….On A Road Course In The Netherlands
Sammy Miller’s exploits have been often written, raved, and ranted about here on BangShift. The guy was known and loved all over the world as the king of the rocket powered drag races deep into...
From Revival To Restoration: Starting Work On A Flood Victim 1978 Ford!
It’s sat underwater, without a doubt. The contents of the oil pan and oil filter said as much. If that wasn’t enough proof, this 1978 Ford F-150 barfed out some rank, rusty water from the...
Historical Footage: Head-To-Head Crash Testing A 1982 Mustang Vs. A 1982 Plymouth TC3
Digging through old NHTSA footage brings up a strange trend in the early 1980s: these guys loved to crash-test Fox Mustangs into whatever car they could nose up against it. Why the Mustang? Was it...
8 Ton Sledge: Gar Wood’s 7,000hp Miss America X Boat Owned The World In ’32 and ’33 (Video)
If there is one giant in the history of American speed that I’d give anything to meet it would be Gar Wood. The guy made immense amounts of money in his life inventing stuff like the hydraulic...
Hagerty Redline Rebuild Time: Davin Pulls Down A Mystery 440 Destined For A Project Car
We love us some Hagerty Redline Rebuild series around here and there’s a new one coming. How do we know? This behind the scenes video that shows him pulling down a 440ci Chrysler big block that...
Full Throated History: Watch The Legendary Indy 500 Winning Lotus 38 Run Up The Hill At Goodwood
The Lotus 38 was not the first car in the history of the Indy 500 to place the engine behind the driver’s head but it was the first to win with that configuration and it touched off the massive...
Classic YouTube: Durability Testing A Volvo Dump Truck By Letting A Four-Year-Old Operate It
Certain things in life are inescapable truths. Volvo, regardless of who owns them, has always been hell-bent on making sure that every vehicle that carries their name is safe for anyone, anywhere,...
Kept Precious: Jay Leno Walks Through His Owned-From-New Dodge Viper
In a crowd of Chrysler minivans, Ford Escorts, GM full-size sedans and four-cylinder imports that were starting to get surprisingly good, the Dodge Viper had all of the impact of a Tito Ortiz punch...
Holley EFI Releases The 1bbl Sniper To Replace Autolite 1100 Carbs On Mustangs And Other Ford Inline Six Applications!
We’re entering a new phase in the world of EFI acceptance and performance for the aftermarket industry. For years the goal of aftermarket EFI systems was to boost horsepower, provide more...
Follow The Starting Procedure Of A Vintage DC-3 With The Most Experienced DC-3 Pilot On Earth – This Plane Is Flying Today!
The DC-3 is one of the most iconic and successful aircraft of all time. As versatile as a Swiss Army Knife and as durable as Sherman tank, these are machines that still have a place in the modern...
Indy 500 History Video: The Incredible Salt Walther Wreck During The Ill-Fated 1973 Indy 500
This weekend, yes this August weekend in 2020 the Indy 500 will be run. It will be run without spectators but the race will be run and we’re sure there will be a monster television audience...
Ice Cream Cruise 2020: 1320Video Runs The Charity Show For The Kids!
Everybody wants to be charitable for children who need it, right? Even hard-asses who don’t want to say otherwise will help a kid out who sincerely needs it and anybody who doesn’t is a...