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CHEAP 8.1L CAM TEST-HOW TO ADD 30 HP AND 30 LB-FT FOR TOWING. 8.1L DART CARB INTAKE VS EFI-WHO WINS?

I love me some 8.1 horsepower, and in the video below our friend Richard Holdener is back at Westech Performance doing some cam testing on his dyno mule 8.1. He also does some testing with a carb vs...

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Slicks: The Sticky History of the World’s Fastest Racing Tires – There’s Way More To Them Than You Might Think

For some reason, people often underestimate the technology that goes into drag racing parts. I think it is because they think that going in a straight line is so simple. Of course these are the same...

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Tool Tech: Bodywork Tools 101 – What Hammers And Dollies Do You Really Need In Your Toolbox? And How To Dress Them For Smooth Metal.

You can buy a Hammer and Dolly kit for as little as $25, so there is no reason that you shouldn’t get a set. Plus, even a cheap set can be tuned up to be better than stock, without spending any...

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American Car Culture in Japan is AMAZING! You’d Never Guess That The Japanese Would Be This Ate Up With Old American Cars!

In the mid to late 1990’s there were a bunch of custom mini trucks and fullsizes that got bought at truck shows all over and then sent overseas to Japan. I had a friend who got an offer on his...

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Freiburger Is ROAD TRIPPING HIS STOCK 1929 MODEL A with Derek from Vice Grip Garage After They Thrashed To Make It Run

Last week we shared Freiburger’s video of him and Derek from Vice Grip Garage working on his stone stock Model A Ford. The goal was to get the thing to run and drive and then road trip it....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel: Scott Liggett’s Big Year Of Shows, Races, Bonneville, And Cruising Across The Country

(Words and photos Scott Liggett) – As one of the Bangshift contributors, I had a slower year in 2013. There was a big change in my life this year that prevented me from turning in my usual...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Modification Do You Most Want To Make To Your Hot Rod This Year?

Yesterday Nutting put up our BangShift Question of the Day and asked you what your hot rodding resolutions were going to be for 2014. Well, today we’re asking one that is a little bit...

Bitchin Fuel Altereds Footage, Including Fire Burnouts, From LA Country Raceway 1986

The now defunct, LACR aka LA Country Raceway in Palmdale, was one of the icon dragstrips of Southern California back in the day. I got to run there twice, and have the distinction of running the last...

BangShift Welcomes Design Engineering To The BangShift Family Of Sponsors!

We have a lot of new folks coming on board with us here at BangShift.com over the next few weeks, and we’re excited to announce that DEI, Design Engineering Inc, is the latest addition to the...

DRD Photos 2013 BangShift Highlight Reel – Fire, Hot Rods, Action!

(Words and photos by DRD Photos/Dom Damato) – It seems like just the other day I was planning out what I wanted to accomplish and do in 2013 and here we are at the close of it and happier than...

The 1966 World Series of Drag Racing – See The First Rear Engine Dragster To Break 200 In Action

When I find some barely watched old school drag racing video on YouTube my little heart usually skip a beat but when we find video with a crazy car we have never seen before, consult drag...

Question Of The Day: What Are Your Gear Head Resolutions For 2014?

Ah, New Year’s Day. Year after year, the majority of the population lies to themselves about things that they are going to start doing and/or stop doing, and gym membership numbers temporarily...

BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel – Johnny Gaudette’s Favorite Shots!

(Photos by Johnny “The Kid” Gaudette) – Johnny Gaudette is our youngest contributor. You may notice his submissions come in cycles. Mostly the spring through the end of the summer....

Watch This! Playing With Nitromethane Is Fun. Don’t Try This At Home Kiddos

If you burn your garage down lighting nitromethane on fire, that’s on you, not us or NitroAmerica. On a recent visit to Jason Rupert’s shop here in SoCal, Les Mayhew and the gang decided...

Watch This Old Holden Suffer Some Super Gnarly Axle Hop While Trying To Get A Burnout Going – Slow Motion Violence!

If you have ever been in a vehicle experiencing wheel hop, axle tramp, axle wrap, or whatever else you want to call it, you’d remember it. One of the most violent and destructive things to your...

The 2013 MotorManiaTV.com Crash Highlight Video Is Right Here!

Mark Walter, and the entire MotorManiaTV family, are great friends of BangShift.com and have put together an amazing collection of crashes, spins, flips, and fires from the 2013 racing season. All of...

Ford Will Be Best Selling Brand In 2013 In America- GM Outsells Everyone With All Brands In America

As we literally close out 2013, it is time to look at the sales numbers of the big OEM companies to see who is going to wear the crown (or crowns as the case may be) as the best sellers in the...

BEST OF BS 2013: This V12 LS Engine Is Real And It Really, Really Rules (w/VIDEO!)

Pal O’ BangShift John Coyle tipped us off about the existence of a truly amazing project that has been documented on the forums over at LS1Tech. There’s a couple of guys who are actually...

More Horseless Carriage Club Of America Photos From Irwindale For The 2013 Holiday Excursion

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) The Horseless Carriages Gather at Irwindale While much of the United States is under freezing conditions and shoveling snow, SoCal is under near-perfect...