NutJob: Performance Modifications And Diminishing Returns
Yesterday, Rodney wrote a really interesting piece on the cost of building a high performance car and how in many cases it may make more sense to purchase a finished product if you in any way value...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Does Your Significant Other Think You Are As Hard To Shop For As Mine Does?
While finishing up the last of our Christmas shopping last night, Daphne turns to me and says “I’m just not happy with anything I got you. None of it is very personal. You suck because...
Merry Christmas Year One Style: Turbos, Trans Ams, and Tire Smoke Oh My!
If you aren’t familiar with the guys over at Year One, then you haven’t built a car in the last 15 years. And if you don’t know about their affinity for burnouts, then this video...
Mix One Old Nissan Maxima, One Talented Filmmaker, And Plenty Of Sarcasm, And Nissan Will Buy It Back!
This video is hilarious. Apparently when Luke Akers decided to sell his aging Nissan Maxima he thought the most fun way to do it would be to use his creative skills as a filmmaker and showcase...
Watch This! The Biggest Tree Trimming Saw Ever And The Crazy Bastard That Wields It!
We are fans of crazy cool stuff around here, and it really doesn’t matter what it is as long as it’s motorized. Well, this is one bad ass motorized mother of mayhem. It’s actually...
The Parting Shift: A 1950 GMC with Two Transmissions and Two Screaming Strokes of Detroit Diesel Power!
Oh man, is this cool! We stumbled upon this video of a kick ass 1950 GMC truck zipping down the road and making sweet, sweet diesel noise from the turbocharged four cylinder Detroit engine and...
Shell Prelude: Watch the world’s largest floating facility float out of dry dock
Say what you will about how things made today aren’t up to the quality standards of years past, but the Shell Prelude is proof that man can still accomplish amazing engineering feats when tasked to...
The 2013 BangShift Awards – Awards That Have No Meaning And Very Little Value Inside!
(Photos by Dave Nutting, the author, random people about town, Charles Wickam, and a cat named Boots) – Hello and welcome to the 2013 BangShift Awards For Automotive Excellence. These awards...
New Product: Hotchkis Sport Suspension Announces New APS Adjustable Shocks Are Available Now
Shocks seem to be the hottest thing in the aftermarket lately, and the guys at Hotchkis have decided they are going to jump in with both feet with the introduction of their new APS Adjustable shocks...
“I will not ship these wheels to North Korea, for matters of national security” – The Most Awesome Craigslist Ad For Wheels Ever
Those of you out there who are automotive journalist-philes (otherwise known as stalkers in the eyes of the law) probably know the name Ezra Dyer. Ezra has been writing for publications...
Sideways With Rodney Prouty: How To Build A Thirty Five Thousand Dollar Car, By Spending Fifty Thousand!
(Text by Rodney Prouty, Photos By Rodney Prouty and Suzy Bauter) So, you’ve decided you want a hot rod? You start scanning the internet for ideas and opportunities. You start scouring the forums...
BangShift 2013 Highlight Reel: Tommy Lee Byrd’s Favorite Shots From The Year That Was!
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It’s the end of the year, and for me, it’s hard to remember all the places I’ve been in the past 12 months. Drag strips, car shows, trade shows, road trips...
NitroAmerica Presents In Car Video And Interviews With Tera Wendland Graves, Junior Fuel Driver
Tera Wendland Graves is a certified bad ass and Nostalgia Drag Racing junky. Her and husband Chris Graves run Max Cackle Photography and submit photos to us here on BangShift.com pretty regularly....
Watch A Tuned Up And Hot Rodded New LT1 Engine Make More Than 620 HP On The Dyno Naturally Aspirated
The buzz around the LT1 engine and the smaller variants of it that can be found in trucks has been totally positive since the engine family began hitting the streets in Corvettes and Silverados. Our...
