The Parting Shift: A Reminder Why Actual Gearheads Prefer BangShift.com

[Monster]

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How to power shift a Hemi car.......

oh F*@K yeah !!!
;D

"Dads 67 Hemi Charger... its the real deal....OEM Hemi car #118 of 118 in 67, he has owned it since june of 1969, bought when he was 21 years old.... this vid was made july 26th,2009, he is 61 now... ya he still can do it.... This is not a trailer Queen, it gets ran the way it was ment to be ran"

Thanks plum360415

[38P]

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the 'lady' is what we in the NY area call "high maintenance"...........they require a high degree of underwriting abilities :

Would really like to see her in Randall's Buford 'engaging' the clutch at the recommended engine speed of 4,000 RPM....could result is small personal hygiene accident :o

Somehow, I suspect I'd be more along the lines of when "The Driver" (James Taylor) tried to teach "The Girl" (Laurie Bird) how to drive "The Car" (454-powered gasser-style '55 Chevrolet) in "Two-Lane Blacktop." (Sorry, I couldn't find a clip of this on "YouTube").

[King Matt]

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Pseudo cars guys writing for pseudo car guys--you nailed that. Bunch of Car & Driver wannabees. :

[BOOOGHAR]

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isnt jalopnik swedish for - lets watch cheese grow mold ?

im sorry i couldnt make it past the first minute and twenty seconds of the video, thank you guys for the cliff notes from it

[TheSilverBuick]

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I just got back from the store and thought I'd check on that 3,000-4,000rpm shift point. Turns out 25mph is 3500rpm in first, so I don't have to worry about any of the other gears while I'm cruising around Ely :D

[ZeGerman]

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Yeah, well, perhaps it is not best to fight snarkiness with more snarkiness. Definitely not a respectable approach.

Jalopnik was a lot better in their first few years, but has since been on the decline. That said, they do appreciate wagons, car/trucks (e.g. El Camino, etc.), and other bizzare creations which involve odd V8 swaps. But yeah, Jalopnik doesn't offer much these days. Their photography is awful, and their reviews are tiny and lacking substance.

But still, I find attacking them in poor taste. Better to just ignore.

[tcbnj]

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the 'lady' is what we in the NY area call "high maintenance"...........they require a high degree of underwriting abilities :

Would really like to see her in Randall's Buford 'engaging' the clutch at the recommended engine speed of 4,000 RPM....could result is small personal hygiene accident :o

[ferrarimanf355]

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Well, they do have this obsession with dragoning cars... did I say too much?

[Mr4Speed]

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Holy shit, I drive an '89 VW Jetta diesel around NY and I don't shift at 3-4k. Check that idiot's wallet, I bet in place of his man-card is a metrocard (pre-paid subway card).

Metrosexual card.

[joebogey]

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Holy shit, I drive an '89 VW Jetta diesel around NY and I don't shift at 3-4k. Check that idiot's wallet, I bet in place of his man-card is a metrocard (pre-paid subway card).

[olbuddybob]

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WOW! The first video gave me time to shake the doo off my jalopnik. The second was pure badasserness!

[TheSilverBuick]

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Now I see my problem, I've been shifting at 2,000rpm instead of 3,000-4,000rpm :o

Seems when I shift it at 4,000rpm I get a little gap in the rubber mark on the street :'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_CCLSwdLhU

;D


Good Blog Brian! You guys should get a video together of each of you rowing some gears. We saw you recently in the C50, I've only heard tales of Chad's abilities.

[antmnte]

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She probably liked step # 2

Yeah Jalopnik,I dont think I like that website too much.

[Mr4Speed]

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Jalopnik-home of the "clean hands" car guys that know everything about cars but don't own any tools. :

[BangShift McT]

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Wow. I'm amazed that stroke isn't wearing Ed Hardy in this interview, she looks/sounds like my ex, here's hoping for a firey end to this automotive trainwreck.

Brian, you made your point. Please, don't put that crap up again! :D