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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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We Check Out Chris Alston Chassisworks New Torque Arm Rear Suspension For Camaros And Novas

Torque arms are cool. And they can be found in everything from drag cars to road race machines, autocross to stock offerings from GM. They offer some really unique rear suspension geometry advantages...

This Class 11 Baja Bug Is The Toughest Vehicle At The 2015 SEMA Show – Here’s Why

The little car sits among a veritable garden of massive, lifted four by four trucks. It is a funny sight at first and if we could turn real life into the movie “Cars” those big trucks...

SEMA 2015: A Quick Look At Some Of The Highlights! From Upcoming Project Builds To Cool New Products, We’re Shooting It All!

BangShift is on the ground here at the Convention Center in Las Vegas and we three are running around, taking in everything that SEMA 2015 has to offer. There is a LOT to digest, and we will be...

Unhinged: I Willingly Hopped Into Roger Norman’s Prerunner Ford During The Baja 1000 Qualifier At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The best way to get me away from SEMA is to offer me the chance to see a bit of four-wheeled action, so when the folks at BFGoodrich offered up the chance to see the qualification for the Baja 1000,...

Edelbrock Jumps Into The Diesel World With New Aluminum Duramax Cylinder Heads

It was a long way across the convention hall when I laid eyes on what I thought was an odd looking cylinder head at the Edelbrock display. It looked pretty long, it looked pretty wide, and it looked...

Video: Ford Performance Unveils 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet – Response To COPO Is Strong!

Less than 24 hours after Chevrolet unveiled the 2016 COPO Camaro, Ford Performance had their own moment in the drag racing sun when they pulled the wraps off of the 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet. Like the...

Late Model Performance Cars and Race Cars at SEMA 2015 – Lots of newer iron and faster iron here

If you have been wondering where all the race car photos were and where all the late model muscle photos were, wonder not more as you’ve found them! Both Chad and I agree that there are fewer...

Video: What Happens When You Take A Twin Turbo Silverado Into The Dealership?

The guys at Armageddon Turbo recently played a joke on some unsuspecting technicians and service advisers at the local Chevrolet dealership when they took their twin turbo 2015 Silverado in to see if...

Muscle Cars And Classics At The 2015 SEMA Show – There’s Some Real Beauty In Here

While neither muscle cars or classic/kustom cars are in danger of being left out of the aftermarket world anytime soon, neither of those genres of car are overly populous here at SEMA 2015. There are...

Ever Wonder What A Car Designer Drives? In This Case A Bitchin Classic

“The car only screams when you put your foot on the pedal” says Radu Muntean, a car designer with a serious passion for cool cars like his BMW 2002. We like someone that describes their...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: The Most Mind Blowing And Diverse Group Of Trucks We Have Ever Posted

As anyone who has been reading BangShift for more than 10 minutes knows, I tend to get a little excited with my titles. That being said, I’m not exaggerating one iota when I tell you that this...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: A Bunch Of Killer Hot Rods From Inside The Show

There are lots of ways your mind can go when it hears the words “hot rods”, right? For this collection of 2015 SEMA photos we’re going the way that many people go when they hear...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Hey, Lohnes: I DARE You To Hate This Steve Stanford-designed Thunderbird!

I’ll explain later why, but for Tuesday’s coverage at SEMA, I didn’t have as much time as I would have liked. So Monday night I was jotting down a list of cars and people I needed...

Twin Turbo Small Block Model A Ford Pulls Giant Wheelstand In Phoenix

One of the highlights of Hot Rod Drag Weekend was Troy Clark’s 1930 Ford Model A which is powered by a twin turbo small block Ford that hauls the mail. In Phoenix Troy left the starting line...