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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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More Photos From The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! We’ve Still Got Carlisle All Ford Nationals Photos To Share!

Here’s our fiftfh gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. Joe Grippo was on hand like every year, capturing amazing finds...

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We Test the New BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 on the Track

First let us say, that we have NEVER been to a tire test like the one that BFGoodrich put on at AutoClub California Speedway in Fontana this past week where they let us put their new G-Force Sport...

Watch a VW Transaxle Explode and Spread Its Guts Across the Pavement During a Burnout

In my time announcing drag races, I have had the pleasure of seeing all manner of junk explode with different levels of ferocity. From Funny Cars that literally blew their bodies into a million...

Project Car Spotlight: An Abandoned 1940 Ford Gets New Life in a BangShifter’s Home Shop

When it comes to iconic body styles in the world of hot rodding, the 1940 Ford is one of the great examples. The cars can be made into killer gassers, street rods, Pro Street machines, moonshiner...

Allan Mest Vintage Ford Emporium – Historic Ford Nirvana on Earth

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Yesterday we brought you a photo tour of the super cool Desert Valley Auto Parts junkyard in Arizona, and today we’re bringing you to one of the coolest vintage...

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Flying Wreckage Video: An Aussie Rally Driver Launches Himself Over a Cliff and Into the Drink!

BangShift member Zombie289 posted this wild video on our forum section yesterday. It shows an Australian racer, competing in the Targa Wrest Point missing a pretty high stakes corner and launching...

Ex-Jungle Jim Monza For Sale in Hemmings Classifieds

If there is one thing that gets old timey drag racing guys to sit up and take notice, it is ex-Jungle Jim race cars. For a while it seemed like every old Monza funny car that came up for sale was...

Video of a Small Block Chevy on 75% Nitro Running Through the Mufflers!

This could be the most insane BangShift reader project of all time but it is also the coolest. Scott Darrow is a BangShift reader and forum member. He is also a guy who makes his living wrenching on...

Action Gallery: Flat Track Motorcycles and Mini-Sprint Cars at the LoneStar State Flat Track Nationals!

(Photos by Charles Wickam Photography) – When Charles asked if we wanted him to cover a monster truck event or the LonsStar State Flat Track Nationals which would include wild flat track...

Chadmouth: Super Bowl Commercial Edition

Football is uniquely American, and yet Baseball and Apple Pie are always the things that get quoted. We can’t forget my favorite though when General Motors President, and U.S. Secretary of...

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Tech Gallery: A Detailed Look at How a 25.5 Cage Goes into a 2010 Cobra Jet Mustang

(Photos by Jon Sandahl) – With lots of Ford Mustang Cobra Jet racers pushing their cars to speeds and elapsed times no one would have thought about just a couple years ago, the factory...

Chevrolet Performance Sends Out Survey Regarding Potential COPO Camaro

On Friday, Chevrolet Performance sent out an e-mail and electric survey regarding the oft talked about but as yet to be 100% confirmed COPO Camaro factory drag car. The survey was sent to anyone who...

Junkyard Gallery – A Tour of Desert Valley Auto Parts

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Bob Chiluk is one of our awesome photo contributors and he normally sends us stuff from the middle of the country. Recently he escaped to the west coast and submitted...

More Charges Heaped on Evan Knoll – Trial Pushed Back to May

Evan Knoll’s defense team is starting to look more and more like a legal version of Gen. Custer and his men. Knoll’s trial was slated to begin in just a couple of weeks but prosecutors...

AFCO is Giving Away Free Stuff – GET SOME!

Our pals at Afco have caught Super Bowl fever and are running a contest on their Facebook page to give away some free stuff! Afco is an Indiana company and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy is home to the...