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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Engine Do You Secretly Want, But Wouldn’t Tell Your Buddies About?

After spending the weekend watching cool Nostalgia Drag Cars running down the famed 1320 at Beech Bend Raceway, and talking about Olds Powered Slingshot Dragsters, Gassers, Boats, and More, it became...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Pedal To The Metal” Kazzer (2002) We Suck For Not Doing This One Sooner

With a Weiand 6-71 Blower being the very first image you see in Kazzer’s video for “Pedal to the Metal”, we totally should have run this already as a BangShift Daily Tune Up. The...

2013 LA Roadster Show – We Were There And The Cars Ruled!

The LA Roadster Show is going on this weekend and we’re there….and we’re also in Bowling Green at the NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion. How? Because we freaking rule....

LIVE: X-DRL Extreme Gateway Showdown

Watch LIVE VIDEO here on Bang Shift!! – The X-DRL will be showcased in a live, high-quality stream that will capture every qualifying run and elimination matchup, and all of it will be free and...

Must Wear Summer Apparel From American Powertrain: The New Six Speed Six Pack Shirt Only $15!

We love car shirts, which is why our wives hate them so much. But what do they know about fashion? Clearly nothing, because nothing looks better spread across our gut than a cool automotive design....

eBay Find: Five Complete GMC V12 Engines – 702ci A Piece! Rare and Huge

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know that these things are basically two V6 engines hitched together (in a common block) and that they are lazy and aren’t really all that hot rod-able. Used in firetrucks,...

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New Product Preview: Westside Performance’s ModuSaver – A Speed Shop Designed Solution To Save Your Automatic Transmission Modulator Under Boost!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – It’s no secret that we here at BangShift have a soft spot for the few remaining speed shops that dot this country. They remind of us of a time when...

SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Photos Galore: The June Meet Was A Big One!

The SCTA has been running like gangbusters at El Mirage this year, with great weather and killer track conditions that mean really good records. Hell, the track was so good this past weekend we have...

Barnstormin’: Mangled Memories

Every hot rodder seems to do it. I know I do and now I know Art Arfons did as well. We all hang on to blown up, busted, or otherwise destroyed parts and pieces of cars that we used to ow or race, or...

ADRL Action Photos: Pro Drag Radial, Pro Extreme, Pro Mod, Pro Nitrous, And More!

This past weekend was a huge event for the ADRL and BangShift.com as we brought you FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO of every run at the ADRL U.S. Drag VI presented by Simply Phones, which had the largest...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Body Style Gasser?

With our friends the Geezer Gassers once again showing the world a good time at this weekend’s Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, it got us thinking. What body style gasser would we build if we...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Truckin” The Grateful Dead (1970) “What a long, strange trip it’s been”

This is a first folks. The Dead on BangShift.com. Wow, this might be as big a deal as this song being listed as a National Treasure by the Library of Congress in 1997. Ahhh, our tax dollars at work,...

More Breaking News: Island Dragway In New Jersey WILL REOPEN!!! Maybe As Early As July!

That’s right folks, Island Dragway which closed last December, is reopening! They sent us the news, saying that they are looking for some help, but are hoping to be up and running again as...

Breaking Pro Mod News: Doug Riesterer To Replace Monroe Guest In Haney’s Camaro This Weekend!

You heard it here first! This weekend, Keith Haney Racing will be fielding both their Red and Black Lucas Oil Camaros at the X-DRL X-treme Gateway Showdown, but the black car is going to be driven by...