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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Livestream Starts With The THURSDAY WARM-UP

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Big And Small Tire Testing At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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It’s Got 1 Cylinder and 13 Horsepower! Is It Actually The Best City Car Out There? Here’s Why Jay Leno Thinks So!

If you are under the age of 20, you might not recognize this car, but otherwise you’ve probably seen a BMW Isseta before. Made famous again by the lovable and weird Steve Urkel character on...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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NHRA Releases 2013 Pro Mod Rule Revisions – Some Interesting Changes!

The NHRA has released the 2013 revisions to the rules in the Pro Mod category and while there is nothing crazy in what we saw, there are a couple of interesting tidbits in there to keep things...

WRONG!!! An Ebay Find We Wish We Never Found. Taste, Clearly Does Not Grow On Trees

In tonight’s PowerShift episode, LIVE here on BangShift.com at 6pm Pacific, we are going to talk about some of the crap on TV, but why is it that the car shows we are forced to live with are...

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Craigslist Find: A Vintage Cab-Over Ford That Will Serve Perfectly As Our Mobile BS-Signal Rig! 800-MILLION CANDLE POWER

Chad and I are lucky enough to know lots of men and women in the hot rodding industry and high performance aftermarket. As many of those people are pals and readers, we get tips on stuff that...

Rods Only Photos: Traditional Rods, Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Street Rods, and More!

After running a jillion photos from the Mooneyes Christmas Party we decided that we better fine tune it a bit for those of you who only care about Rods, or Customs. So today we have the Rods only...

Wednesday Time Suck: The Weekend Warriors A One Hour Drag Documentary From 1964 – Action!

It is Wednesday and that means that your week is about to crest the hill and start rolling toward the weekend. We want to help hasten that transition, that’s why we have posted the following...

Bonus Mooneyes Christmas Party Photos From Newell Ruggles! Including Chicks!

Newell Ruggles sent us hundreds of photos from the 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Party Car Show, and this is part two for you to enjoy. Hot Rods, Customs, Rat Rods, Traditionals, Vans, Drag Cars, and More...

Wednesday Moment of Photo Zen: A Strange Modified Farm Truck We Saw Cruising In Florida

After attending the PRI show a short while back, my wife and I escaped to the east coast of Florida and more specifically Vero Beach for a few days of R&R. The rules laid down by Kerri were...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Power Adder?

“Injection is nice, but I’d rather be blown!” is one of those shirts that we see at shows all over the country, and clearly states the wearer’s preferred method for acquiring...

Van’s And VW’s From The Mooneyes Christmas Party: You Know You Dig It!

We love Vans. The shoes and the vehicles. Not stupid minivans, but real vans like the ones we have featured in this gallery. We also dig VW’s. Not new dumb ugly Beetles, but rather old school...

End Of The World Sale At American Powertrain! Big Savings Plus OddBall And Scratch And Dent Stuff

The end of the world is coming if you believe all the nut jobs who have been smoking too much green and reading the Mayan calendar. It’s December 21st according to those guys, which means you...

Craigslist Find: A Chrysler Hemi Powered 1956 Airport Tug – Straight Pipes and Slicks!

BangShift forum member BigBlockMopar is a dyed in the wool Chrysler devotee. He lives over in Europe and despite the high fuel costs he cruises his big bruiser Mopars constantly when the weather...

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New Jersey’s Historic Island Dragway Is Dead And Gone Forever: Suck Ass News

The death of a drag strip, specially one that had been operating for more than 50 years, had historical significance, a local following, and stands as one of only three in the state of New Jersey is...

Bonus Coverage: Newell Ruggles 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Party Photos Numero Uno

Newell Ruggles was either the first or second contributor to BangShift.com, as he was even helping us out back in the CarJunkieTV days. Newell is a SoCal resident and super committed car junkie for...

BangShift Submission Spotlight: John Tearle’s Aussie ’73 Falcon XB Coupe

Last week we ran a spotlight on a cool Olds that was sent in to us after the owner say a virtual twin in one of our photo galleries. This week it’s John Tearle’s turn because Darryl...

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