Project Raven: Ignorance Is Truly Bliss
It was destiny that a dyno was sitting at LS Fest. Ever since the 323ci motor was built, I have found myself wondering if the engine builder’s claim of 300hp at the crank was legit or not. The...
A Couple Of Favorite Cars From LS Fest Friday
For a one-engine event there is a lot of variety at Beech Bend. Fords, Nissans, Mazdas, at least one Mopar, and a couple old-school hot rods spread the love of the LS around. These are just a couple...
Holley LS Fest From Beech Bend: Friday Gallery
Day one of the Holley LS Fest saw any and every thing to offer come out to play. Nissans, Fords, Miatas and all things GM…so long as it had a GM LS heartbeat, it was allowed. The temperature and...
A BangShift-worthy Gift For The Young Gearhead: Their Own Car To Work On!
When you have a young child in the house, some traits become apparent quickly. Do they pull out the pots and pans and use the stirring spoons to beat them into submission? You might have a drummer....
The Great Labor Day Cruise: Our Freshest Photos From The SoCal Event
Over the last couple of days we have been showing you trucks from the Great Labor Day Cruise which was held in Orange County, California last weekend. Today we’re spinning our guns back toward...
BangShift Question of the Day: Which Character Would You Be?
I’ve watched Two-Lane Blacktop. And I enjoy it for pretty much the same reasons most everyone I’ve ever met has enjoyed it: cars, the right noises, the nostalgia of that time...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Sponsoring C7 And COPO Shootout Classes At 2014 Holley LS Fest
We’re here at the 2014 Holley LS Fest and by the time you read this, McTaggart will be blasting photos on the track and in the pits. Lohnes will be in the tower excitedly yelling about the drag...
The Parting Shift: 11,000 RPM Insanity From Norway
Man alive! When we first watched this video of a Competition Eliminator car running in Oslo, Norway, we rubbed our eyes and watched again. Sporting a 297ci Ford motor, a tach that starts at 6,000...
2014 Yellow Bullet Nationals: Action Photos From From The Sensational Event At Cecil County Dragway
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It has only taken a few years for the Yellow Bullet Nationals to establish itself as one of the premier small tire/radial drag races in the world. The event has fed on...
Rough Start: This 1975 Monte Carlo Is A One-Family Desert Car, The Holy Grail For The Budget-Minded
It’s been a rough week hunting down a Rough Start car. I don’t know what is going on but prices have shot through the roof while the good stuff has disappeared. It took some hunting, and...
Forget A Bus, This 1976 Ford C600 Needs To Be The New BS Mobile Command Center
Recently converted BangShifter Casey Miller sent us this Craigslist link to a 1976 Ford C600 utility truck that is for sale in Connecticut. He thought it was cool but I saw it and immediately...
Unhinged: This 1973 Plymouth Is A Fine Example Of What Not To Do, Ever
I don’t mind clones, or tributes, or whatever you call it when someone takes a more base level car and tarts it up to resemble the muscle car that lived on the same platform, provided that the...
BS Tune Up: Godsmack “Speak”…Nothing Like A Little Rock Music With Cars To Get Us Going
Ok, maybe get myself going. Brian and Chad can wake up at the unholy crack of dawn and go until about ten or so at night. I’m one of those types that wakes up mentally about 9am if...
