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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-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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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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SEMA 2012 COOL STUFF: Custom Hand Made Hot Rod Urns From Last Rides – Who Woulda Thunk?!

The reality is that someday all of us will step off this mortal coil when our number is called. No two ways around it. While Chad and I were cruising through the truck hall at SEMA 2012 on Friday we...

Video: Watch Jason Sands of Diesel Power Magazine Set The World’s Land Speed Record For A Truck Towing A Trailer – Crazy!

Some land speed records are set by mixing science, engineering, and art together and others, like the one in this video are achieved by blunt force trauma. We’re not sure which way is better,...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer To Yesterday’s Quiz and Today’s Challenge!

Thanks to the boys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California, we’ve got a pile of new material on hand to challenge just how hardcore a gearhead you are. Yesterday we slapped you upside...

BangShifters Join Up To Remember Ray Brady and To Help Fight ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease

We never need to be reminded just how cool, tight knit, and thoughtful the BangShift community is. Chad and I always take a ton of pleasure in meeting the people who read the site, hang out in our...

Gallery: The Lehigh Valley Pennsylanvia Shelby American Automobile Club 2012 Northeast Regional Meet

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – Each year the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Shelby American Automobile Club has a fall meet and this late October Shelby and Ford enthusiast gathering is quickly...

SEMA 2012 New Product Spotlight: FAST EZ-EFI 2.0. The Throttle Body Injection Battle Has Begun

When FAST first launched their EZ-EFI, self-learning throttle body EFI system, nobody could have predicted the Throttle Body Injection craze it has started. This year at SEMA, FAST announced that...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer You’re Waiting For and Today’s Challenge!

It has been more than a week since our last Test Your Gearhead Knowledge item, so first off we need to apologize for that. We set this series aside for our SEMA coverage but now that we’re...

SEMA 2012 Gallery: Cool Trucks, Parts, Cars, and Some Genuine Weirdo Stuff From Friday At SEMA 2012

Chad and I literally walked the SEMA show floor until I had to peel off and catch a plane back home to the East Coast. Friday is always an interesting day at the show as people are generally gassed...

Video: Hot Rod’s Roadkill Drag Week Episode With Some BangShifty Guest Appearances!

The Hot Rod Magazine staff has been cranking out some cool video content from the hours and hours that were shot during their Drag Week adventure in September. This time they’ve dropped a new...

Craigslist Find: A Factory Built 1953 Packard Camper! Rough but 100% Cool!

Chad and I certainly had a great week at SEMA and worked our backsides off to keep you up to date with cool products, info, and cars. In fact, we’ve still got lots of stuff you’ll see...

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SEMA 2012 Featurette: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 1970 Hot Wheels ‘Cuda Funny Car

Of all the cars and trucks that filled the nearly one million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center last week during SEMA, the most historically significant race cars is this one. Don...

Caption This Photo: Excited Chad is Excited

Jeep’s Mighty FC truck was a huge hit when released as a one-off specially built deal earlier this year. The truck was part of Chrysler’s yearly fleet of vehicles that head to Moab for...

Bitchin’ Video: The First Preview For The Upcoming Snake and Mongoose Movie!

One of the things I have been quietly looking forward to is the upcoming film, “Snake and Mongoose” which tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen, their rise to fame with the...

SEMA 2012: One Hundred More Photos of Cars and Trucks You Haven’t Seen Yet!

The hits just keep on coming from the 2012 SEMA show. Outside of the massive Las Vegas Convention Center are parked hundreds of great cars, trucks, motorcycles, kustoms, monster trucks, race cars,...