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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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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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Big Truck Frame Repair: This Scania Truck Is Totaled. Can This Frame Be Straightened Out And The Truck Repaired?

Big truck frame repair is kind of mezmorizing sometimes. Whether it’s the guys in eastern Europe that take a completely pretzeled chassis and straighten it out so they can weld it all back...

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Check Out This Awesome 1920’s Dodge Promo Video Of A Sedan Mud Bogging In An Oil Field

This video rules. Seriously rules! Watch as this 1920’s Dodge Brothers Sedan mud bogs like a mad man through all kinds of killer terrain that would leave your new Dodge Ram stranded axle deep...

Crazy video: Watch This Insane Snowblower Eat A Geo Metro

Buying tools for the house is a slippery slope when you are a gearhead. Don’t believe me? I’ll change your mind with a few short statements, followed by your expected response. – If you...

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Personality Test: Which One Of These 1970s Factory Converted 4×4 Vans Do You Want? Chevy Vs Mopar!

The four wheel drive van is an interesting beast. There are companies that have literally made their existence out of converting them. Firms like Quigley have been doing 4×4 van conversions for...

Bitchin’ Video: A Look Back At The Glory Days Of Modified Eliminator! Famous Racers Talk And Small Blocks Scream!

Bobby Bennett at CompetitionPlus.com is a BangShifty kind of guy. How do we know? Because he’s as hung up on the awesome past  of drag racing as we are and he makes killer videos that...

RacingJunk Find: This Mid-Engine, Pro Street, Big Block Powered Astro Van Could Be Yours!

It has been a while since we showed you a true pro street freak like this Astro van, so when we came across it for sale on Craigslist, we knew it was destined for the front page. Yeah, we have...

Comedian Jay Mohr Makes Jokes At Danica Patrick’s Expense And She Ain’t Happy About It!

We think Jay Mohr is one funny bastard. He is one of those guys that doesn’t pull any punches at his show, and honestly was surprised when he was chosen as the host at the NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Not Dead: The Web’s Greatest Collection Of Chevy Casting Numbers Is Back On Mortec.com

Back in 1988 Mortec.com launched quietly as a website where you could do a few different things but most importantly you could cross reference virtually any casting number on virtually any Chevy V8...

Out Of Court And Onto The 1/4 Mile: Fontana Dragstrip Reopening Soon! We Have The Scoop!

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) While we rode out to the northeastern corner of Fontana, California’s Auto Club Speedway, VP of Operations Ray Wilkings, talked about the construction going on...

BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!

We have to thank Andrew Crouch for the tip on this mind-numbingly great machine. What you are looking at is a 100% custom built truck mounted snowblower that is powered by a Ford 302 mounted on the...

BangShift Question of the Day: Tell us your favorite funny car story about a buddy of yours

Yesterday I wrote about how a $4000 car accident led to me finding my Monte Carlo SS, which predictably led to a slew of trash-talking between my high school buddies about the historical accuracy of...

This Video Of Grain Trucks Racing At A Fair Is Hilarious

Classic medium duty trucks are my jam. I love the things and while the majority of them have rotted and broken in half up here in New England, there are still thousands of them pressed into service...

Check Out This Cool New DIY Alignment Kit From QuickTrick. We Want One!

Going to get your car aligned after having new tires installed, or after making suspension changes just plane sucks. The guys at the alignment shop either tell you it’s too old or they tell you...

Action Gallery: 52 Photos of Wheelstands! Cars, Trucks, Sand Rails…..We’ve Got ‘Em All!

Ahhhh, the wheelstand! Is there a cooler act of automotive grunt? We don’t think that there is, so consider this gallery of 52 photos as an homage to climbing the ring gear and defying gravity,...

Watch A Mean, Wheelstanding Chevy Pickup Suffer A Major League Axle Failure With The Wheels Up

Of all the pieces that get pounded and punished in drag cars, the rear axle lives in a special kind of hell. Think about it. The housing and the contents inside of it are responsible for taking every...