eBay Find: A BangShifty 1978 Corvette Rear Engine Funny Car
Rear engine floppers have a unique place in drag racing history. The only guy who really did much with one in terms of success was “Big” Jim Dunn and his Dunn and Reath ‘Cuda which...
Caption this photo: Bodywork on the Cheap in Tennessee
We know it is early on Monday morning and you are still cursing the fact that you are at work. That being said, here’s a photo that may raise your spirits, or at least give you an industrial...
The Parting Shift: A Lap in Jim Halsey’s Nitrous Infected Pro Mod
Jim Halsey owns and operates one of the quickest nitrous pro mods in the country, and the world. In this video we ride along with him as he hauls ass down the strip at Rockingham Dragway in...
MSD Power Grid Approved for NHRA Competition, Set to Begin Shipping in Early March
MSD Ignition’s revolutionary “Power Grid” system has been approved for use in all sportsman classes in the NHRA. The Power Grid is an ground breaking pieces of equipment that allows...
Smokey Yunick Video: How Ol’ Smoke Helped Develop the Corvette
Smokey Yunick is certainly a hall of fame BangShifter. He had his hands in innumerable projects over the years and developed everything from carbs to spark plugs. Yunick was also involved in the...
Friday Fail Poll: Dodge Introduces the Caravan R/T
With Chrysler’s Super Bowl advertisement putting the company squarely in the spotlight, we were interested to see what they were going to roll out at the Chicago Auto Show. There have been...
Epic Save: How to Drive a Pro Mod on Two Wheels!
Next weekend will be a busy one for Chad and I. He’ll be bringing you a live broadcast from the Pacific Street Car Association and Pro Stock Shootout from Las Vegas and I’ll be down in...
eBay Find: An Obnoxious (and 100-percent BangShift Approved) Straight Axle 1964 GTO
A 1964 GTO with a mile high stance, first converted to a straight axle in 1970, this car is all kinds of hairy. According to the seller the car used to pack a blown alky burning big block Chevy and...
Legendary Drag Racer George Bryce Gets Zoning Approval to Build $12M Racing Facility
George and Jackie Bryce have received the necessary zoning approval to move ahead with their motorsports complex in Americus, Georgia. From what we have heard about the ambitious nature of the...
Weiand Brings the Vintage Swing-Arm Blower Drive Back – Retro-Awesomeness Ensues
If you are a loyal BangShift reader, you know that we’re neck deep into the nostalgia drag racing scene. The whole world of nostalgia racing and hot rodding continues to boom as more and more...
BangShift Poll Question: Is a blown factory drag racer Camaro on the way?
Since Chevy finally dropped the curtain on the ZL1 Camaro, they have a blown model that seems quite capable of locking horns with the Cobra Jet Fords on the drag strips of America. Those Cobra Jets,...
550hp ZL1 Camaro Revealed at Chicago Auto Show — We Have All The Specs
The big news to come from the Chicago Auto Show this week has centered around the unveiling of the 2012 Camaro ZL1, a 550hp rendition of the car sporting the blown 6.2L LSA engine. Harking back to...
eBay Find: One Awesome and Humongous Chevy C4500 Truck
Any truck that wears “super singles” for tires on all four corners is something we need to take a closer look at. This crazy 2005 Chevy 4500 truck pushes all of our buttons because it is...
BangShift Approved: A New Machine for Measuring Massive Crankshafts
Most BangShifters like us think that engines displacing 800-1,000ci are pretty huge. Keeping that in mind, there are industrial power plants in diesel locomotives, tug boats, and huge stationary...
