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Happy Holley Days Is On! Now Is Time To Save On Christmas Shopping With Daily Deals And So Much More.

Holley Days is officially here! Save up to 20% on THOUSANDS of parts across 64 brands this holiday season! Every day we will feature new deals that you can save BIG on. Don’t wait though...

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THE ULTIMATE JUNKYARD 5.3L SHOOTOUT. 512-HP 5.3L VS 542-HP 5.3L-WHICH ONE REALLY WORKS BEST?

If all you knew about these two engines was the final peak horsepower number, there isn’t anyone reading who wouldn’t choose the 542 horsepower 5.3 in this stock bottom end NA shootout....

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Torque Test Channel’s TOP 10 TOOLS of 2023: Here’s The List Of Tools You’ve Been Waiting For! See If Your Favorites Are On The List!

We’re tool nuts around here and you regulars know that we love how thorough the Torque Test Channel is at testing tools we need. With lifetime tool rankings, legit testing methods, and an...

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The Best WILD Drag Racing RIDES from Urban Hillbilly Videos Last Year At The Track

When Sean Melton sends me a link to a video featuring the wildest rides of 2023, and makes a point to remind me that everyone in the cars got out of them and were okay, you know it is going to be...

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JUNKYARD LS MONSTER MAKEOVER! HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR JUNKYARD 5.3L INTO A 7,700 RPM, 542-HP DEMON!

A stock bottom end 5.3 that makes 100 horsepower per liter? Yep, and the recipe is right here for you to check out and duplicate with your own junkyard 5.3. Plus it spins 7,700 RPM! Check out what...

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Finnegan Finally Mounted The Twin Turbos in His ’61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille! The Drag Caddy Is Getting Closer To Dragging!

Video Description: Episode 275 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage is bringing the heat and giving your more of what you asked for; We are back to work on my gangster ’61 Caddy, the car with the...

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This Three Wide Locomotive Drag Race From Finland Is Way Cooler Than You Are Expecting

If you are a big time steam freak or someone who is into locomotives and have known about hi-jinx like this for years, forgive us. We never knew that locomotives were drag raced! In this video (which...

The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome

We have long loved miniature engines here at BangShift. These creations are the result of talented minds who can also translate their engineering ideas into tangible objects and most of these things...

Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65

Redline 7000 was a stock car movie that was released in 1965 to national audiences and while it wasn’t exactly the smash hit of the year, it did OK and it is still a great watch today if you...

Listening To This Aluminum Block 6V53TT Detroit Diesel Turn 3,275 RPM Is Nearly Religious

Many of you out there may not know that there were aluminum block versions of Detroit Diesels produced over the course of time. These aluminum block based engines were (as we understand) primarily...

Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger

A short while back we showed you the Hagerty Redline Rebuild video that was focused around the reconstruction of a Model A Ford four cylinder. This was initially an engine that was built literally at...

Old Monster Truck Perfection Video: Some Of The Most Famous Trucks Of ’87 Sled Pulling

I was seven years old and completely wrapped up in the madness that was the 1980s monster truck scene when this video was made. The funny thing is, the stuff still captivates me today. It takes me...

Dead Engines Tell No Lies: This MAHLE Motorsport Video Analyzes A Circlip Failure In Great Depth

Blowing up an engine is never good. There are literally hundreds of possible failure points in an engine that range from component failures to operator error, or in the case of the pistons shown in...

Hip To Be Square: This 1977 Chevy Promotional Film For The K5 Blazer Has It All, Even The Blazer Chalet!

We kind of wish we had a backyard full of late 1970s K5 Blazers. Why? Because we’d be freaking billionaires. The money that these trucks are commanding now is just insane but hey, people are...

Restoration Video: Seeing The Process of Bringing A Vertical Steam Engine Back Is Mesmerizing

Now this is what we call a payoff! A few weeks ago we showed you the first part of a Hand Tool Restoration project involving a small upright steam engine restoration. That part was mostly getting the...

Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back

It is interesting to watch this MotorWeek preview road test of the new 1994 Ford Mustang with the hindsight we are able to glance at it with now, right? Things were fresh looking, engines were...

Ride Along In A Screaming Lola T70 As it Takes on Daytona – Iconic Car

The Lola T70 stands and will forever will stand as one of the most beautiful road racing cars ever made. The machines were produced in the 1960s first as an open top unit and then in a couple of...

Next Level: We’ve All Seen A Coffee Table Made With A Block and Rods But We’ve Never Seen One Like THIS

There are certain things we always look at and think they’re cool. Furniture made of car parts will never get old to us. Unfortunately due to the fact that there are multiple involved in the...

Who Makes The Best Mechanics Tool Set? Testing Shows Some Clear Winners, Check Them Out Now.

Between the Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, we’ve seen tons of tool testing. Ratchets, sockets, screw drivers, and pliers have all been put through their paces to find out who makes the...

Finnegan Found The Original Chassis For His ’63 Split Window Corvette! The Basement Vette Build Continues

Finnegan is back at it, and moving forward on a project people have been asking about a lot. We’re talking about the 1963 Corvette that he found not far from his house and that he has been...