eBay Pick of the Week: 1972 M818 6X6 Military Truck, With Video
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Pick of the Week: 1972 M818 6X6 Military Truck, With Video
This week’s eBay Pick of the Week is a 1972 AM General M818 military truck. If you are wondering why we’d choose such a thing, know that is is packing 855ci of Cummins power, all the...
Craigslist Bonus Pick: Geo-Hack
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Bonus Pick: Geo-Hack
We have to thank our bud Matt King for this gem of a CraigsList sale. We all remember the classic (and infamous) Caddy-hack and later Ponti-hack stories that ran in Hot Rod Magazine. Staffers bought...
Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 5, Muncie, Indiana
Sep 20, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 5, Muncie, Indiana
Day 5 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2009, presented by Gear Vendors, has come to a close, but not before some on-road drama, and a lot of on-track parts breaking action. When we arrived at...
Wilson Intake for Dodge Cummins Diesels
Sep 20, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Wilson Intake for Dodge Cummins Diesels
We’ve yet to see a part from Wilson Manifolds that isn’t the best of the best. We’ve got to presume that this new intake manifold for direct-injected Cummins diesels is every bit as...
George Poteet’s Blowfish Sets 291-MPH Record at World of Speed 2009
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on George Poteet’s Blowfish Sets 291-MPH Record at World of Speed 2009
George Poteet, in the Blowfish Plymouth Barracuda built by Rad Rides by Troy a few years ago, finally set a big record at last week’s World of Speed at Bonneville, an event by the Utah Slat...
Easy Throttle Position Sensor For Holley Carbs
Sep 19, 2009Chad Reynolds1
A lot of the new electronic overdrive transmissions require a throttle position sensor to connect to the controller. Now, mounting the TPS on a carburetor got way easier with this new bracket for...
Video: Hot Rod Drag Week Coverage from 1320Video.com
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Hot Rod Drag Week Coverage from 1320Video.com
I have to tell you, I’m totally wiped out after a full week on the road with Hot Rod Drag Week, sponsored by Gear Vendors. I have more photo coverage to give you from Day 5, but it’s...
Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009
Larry Larson’s 1966 Chevy Nova with twin-turbo power from Mike Moran is legendary right now. Not only did the car earn the 2008 title of Fastest Street Car in America from Hot Rod magazine, but...
Gary Satterlee Takes Big Block Naturally Aspirated Class By Just Over a Tenth
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Gary Satterlee Takes Big Block Naturally Aspirated Class By Just Over a Tenth
Simply amazing. That’s how we’d call the epic battle that went down this week between Gary Satterlee and Brent Bowman in the Big Block Naturally Aspirated class. This two were .011...
Curt Johnson Takes Pro Street Naturally Aspirated Win
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Curt Johnson Takes Pro Street Naturally Aspirated Win
The Pro Street Naturally Aspirated class came down to a two horse race by the end of the week. It was Curt Johnson’s bitchin’ black 1994 S-10 truck and James McEntire’s killer red...
An Upset Win in Pro Street Power Adder at Drag Week
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on An Upset Win in Pro Street Power Adder at Drag Week
It’s never over until the fat Monte Carlo sings! All week long at Hot Rod Drag Week, the attention in Pro Street Power Adder has been on Eric Yost’s 7-second turbo ’82 Firebird, but...
Brad Personett Goes 5.80s in Turbo Pro Mod Camaro at zMax
Sep 19, 2009Brian Lohnes1
Holy Cow! A short time ago, Brad Personett ran 5.87 at 246.89 mph in his turbocharged Camaro Pro Mod at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. This is the quickest run ever for a turbocharged Pro Mod....
Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!
BangShift Chad just called in the news: Larry Larson cranked it all the way up and made a glory pass in the last moments of Drag Week: 7.30 at 204 mph! That’s the first 200-mph run ever in the...
Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Would you believe a naturally aspirated small-block car could drive 1,200 miles to five drag strips in five days and run 10.50s and .60s every day? It’s also a stick car. The winner of Small...












