Want To Learn Holley EFI? Let Stevie Fast Jackson Teach You! – Episode One Of The Fast Lane
We’ve reached the point in the evolution of aftermarket EFI systems that there’s not a whole lot of argument against their value. This is especially true if you are making larger amounts...
Unleashing The Beast: Watch A Steve Morris SMX Engine Make Four Digit Power On Low Boost
Hey everyone, we now live in a world where multiple people will make you a billet water block that’ll handle upwards of 4,500hp. What was once the realm of one-off lunatics and dreamers has...
Watch Part 1 Of The 1989 NHRA US Nationals – LaHaie and Gwynn Fly, Bonin Takes Off, Records Fall
It’s soon to be US Nationals week, otherwise known as THE BEST WEEK OF THE FREAKING YEAR. Because of this, I plan to openly annoy you with US Nationals history, coolness, and old videos galore....
NHRA Insider Podcast: Matt Hartford and Mike Kloeber Talk Success, Strategy, and Defying Expectations
The Chevrolet Performance US Nationals are next week, the NHRA Countdown is getting ready to start, and the race in Brainerd was awesome. Those are three solid facts from the last few weeks of drag...
Great BangShift Approved Gearhead Ads Circa 1966 – Cars, Gas, and More
It has been a while since we’ve delved into the archive here at the Lohnes Institute for automotive, racing, and cool gearhead stuff history so today, let’s dip our toe back in. Chad...
This 1964 Film Called Art Arfons And His Green Monster Is Spectacular
In terms of Bonneville history, the 1964 land speed battle on the salt waged between Art Arfons, Craig Breedlove, and to some degree by Walt Arfons will stand in history as a crowning moment. This...
Money No Object: 1987 Buick Regal Turbo-T – Hide In Plain Sight
You know the look: black paint, black trim, black bumpers, and the badges on the front fenders that told you what you already knew about this Buick: “Grand National”. In GM’s 1980s...
The Roto-Wing Plow Was A Man-Eating Snow Mover From The 1930s – What Happened To It?!
As I write this I am nowhere near snow. I’m at the San Francisco airport and it is warm out yet I am still thinking about the white stuff. The invention you will see in action below, called the...
Classic YouTube: Tyler Casebier’s 2007 Blast Up Pikes Peak
Super Stock Car at Pikes Peak was a dream class: As long as it looked like a street-going vehicle, have at it, boys. This is where you saw basic, stripped-down machines show up and show off....
This Guy Scratch Built A Miniature Ford 300ci Inline Six – It Is Amazing And It Sounds Fantastic Running! (Great Video)
So we can all agree that miniature engines are awesome. Lots of times guys built tiny steam engines, tiny V8s, tiny exotic V12s, and all that kind of stuff but not the guy in this video. This dude...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Would It Take For You To Turn Traitor?
Dodge has a promotion where they will take $10 off of MSRP for every horsepower you acquire at the moment. That’s nice. Chevrolet has a promotion, too: $2,500 cash allowance for the owners of...
Double-Dog Dare You: Who Will Put This 1968 Chevelle Stocker Onto The Streets?
It’s louder than a cannon shot. It’s rowdier than a redneck on fifty-cent beer night at the bar. And it’ll get you pulled over faster than you could utter the words, “What...
Bath Time: Scrubbing Down A Mercedes That Hasn’t Seen The Sun Since 1982!
Have you ever seen one of those “ultimately satisfying” videos on YouTube, where everything that goes on…every noise, every action…leaves you feeling oddly good? It’s...
Watch Katech Reset The Naturally Aspirated LT Engine Record – 806hp On Its Own!
This is flipping amazing. Watch this little LT engine rip and roar on the dyno at Katech on its way to making 806 naturally aspirated horsepower. Not only does it make the power, it makes it at a...
