BangShift Daily Tune Up: East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed (1977)
Feb 04, 2013Brian Lohnes6
Jerry Reed is probably better known as an actor now than as a musician but the dude was all over the place in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He and Burt Reynolds were an acting tandem in several...
Car Chase Movie Sunday: The Violent And Bad Ass Cigarette Truck Chase From Beverly Hills Cop
Feb 03, 2013Brian Lohnes4
Here’s our last one of the day and it is a favorite. This is the great cigarette truck chase scene from the original Beverly Hills Cop. Eddie Murphy is stuck in the back of the big truck (and...
Car Chase Movie Sunday: A Trans Am Takes On A Hot Rod Chevy Pickup In 1978’s The Driver
Feb 03, 2013Brian Lohnes10
I guess I have Pontiacs on the brain today but seeing as this is another 1970s movie and it features another 1970s Pontiac in a car chase I guess it is fair to say that Poncho was the only brand out...
Car Chase Movie Sunday: Steven Segal In A Classic Chevy Pickup Versus An Evil Mack!
Feb 03, 2013Brian Lohnes5
Steven Segal owned the schlocky action genre for a time in the 1990s and then became a dominant player in the “straight to DVD” market. He’s now a real life law enforcement officer...
Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Four: Dukes Of Hazzard, Starsky And Hutch, And More
Feb 02, 2013Chad Reynolds3
This is a montage of television and film greatness! All the high flying action you wish they still had on tv, plus some great movie stuff too. And it’s all set to great ’80s music. The...
Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Three: A Big Ramp, A Big Truck, and Small IQ Make For Carnage
Feb 02, 2013Chad Reynolds3
Take one part falling apart early ’90s Chevy Truck, one part giant long ass ramp, one part just as big landing ramp, separate by 2.5 truck lengths, shake driver until he’s reached single...
Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Two: Jeep Sand Dune Fail, That Isn’t A Jeep, Extra Fail
Feb 02, 2013Chad Reynolds1
There are like 4 jillion postings of this video on YouTube, but the one we grabbed is a double fail, because not only does this dude fail miserably at landing his dune jump, but despite the title...
Jump Video Extravaganza! Part One: Farm Truck, Snow, Steep Ramp, Big Air, BIIIIGGGG Landing
Feb 02, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jump Video Extravaganza! Part One: Farm Truck, Snow, Steep Ramp, Big Air, BIIIIGGGG Landing
Every time we mention that we want to jump a car or truck, Brian and I immediately get emails and texts from our Lawyer or Accountant telling us that we’ll get sued or kill ourselves or...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: The IHRA Summit Racing PRO-AM Feb 2nd and 3rd.
Feb 01, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: The IHRA Summit Racing PRO-AM Feb 2nd and 3rd.
Two races, 1 weekend, it’s the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Series, and our buddy Mark Walter is live on location in Immokalee Florida bringing you all the action. Racing starts Saturday...
LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: The BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest Ends Today!
Feb 01, 2013Brian Lohnes1
Okay gang, here it is! All the entries in the first BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest can be seen by clicking the contest graphic below. You have until Friday February 1st at 5pm Pacific...
10% OFF: Auto Meter Custom Shop Anniversary Sale. 10% Off On Your Own Custom Designed Gauges
Feb 01, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 10% OFF: Auto Meter Custom Shop Anniversary Sale. 10% Off On Your Own Custom Designed Gauges
The Auto Meter Custom Shop is celebrating it’s First Anniversary, and in celebration they are giving us all a gift. If you go into the Auto Meter Custom Shop during the month of February and...
American Powertrain Is Having A Super Bowl Sale! February 1st-4th. Order NOW!
Feb 01, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on American Powertrain Is Having A Super Bowl Sale! February 1st-4th. Order NOW!
American Powertrain has really embraced the sale promotions over the past 6 months or so and their customers are loving it. BangShifters have been buying APT parts like mad, and we’re glad they...
Video: Watch An Evo Pop On The Dyno And Firehose The Cell (Including the Camera)
Feb 01, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Watch An Evo Pop On The Dyno And Firehose The Cell (Including the Camera)
We’re not running this video as a goof on a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution as we think those cars are pretty tough little customers. The 2.0L four cylinder engines in them can make huge power with...
BangShift Question of the Day: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Horsepower?
Feb 01, 2013Brian Lohnes16
Just like an airplane pilot would tell you that there’s not such thing as too much altitude or too many engines, most hot rodders would tell you that there’s no such thing as too much...












