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THE BACONSHIFT SALE ENDS TODAY!!! FREE BACON IS BACK, With $300 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 13th!

SNOW AT AMERICAN POWERTRAIN HEADQUARTERS SHUT DOWN THE SALES DEPARTMENT EARLY ON THE 10TH, SO THEY EXTENDED THE SALE THROUGH THE 13TH!!! One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT...

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Radial Tires At A No Prep Race? Who Does Jimmy Dale Think He Is? Clearly This Can’t Work

Or can it? I’ve seen some stuff, and heard some stuff, and ultimately it’s still all just stuff. I know guys that ONLY run on drag radials, and have never even touched a slick. And I...

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Changing A Serpentine Belt Can Be A Pain. Do You Have One Of These Tools In Your Box? Which Ones Are Worth Owning?

I’m an old car guy. Meaning I prefer cars that are older and would traditionally have a v-belt drive system for the accessories. Sometimes that’s one, sometimes two, and sometimes three...

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Ian Shows Us How To Run 40″ Tires on Stock JK Axles: The Ultimate JK Axle Build For Those That Want To Crawl More Than The Mall

Mall crawlers make up a huge portion of the Jeep buyers over the last few years, but the ones that want to crawl more than a mall are always looking for bigger and better upgrades. Over the years,...

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CHEAP JUNKYARD NITROUS-300 SHOT 5.3L. NITROUS WITH A TURBO? NITROUS TIL IT BLOWS! FULL DYNO RESULTS

Nitrous and boost?! YES, YES, YES!!! I’ve been a huge fan of running nitrous with other power adders for years and stand by it all the time. All my stuff that has a power adder, has nitrous....

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Full Build: Taking This 1984 Caprice Wagon From Family Cruiser to Muscle Wagon Makes It The Ultimate Power Tour Machine

The Power Nation guys built this cool Caprice wagon and if you didn’t see all the episodes and instead want to see it all go together in just one go, here’s your chance. This thing is...

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Best of Goodwood 2024: The Best Moments Of Goodwood 2024. History, Rivalries, Epic Classics, And More!

We’ve shared plenty of video and content from Goodwood this year, but we sure are excited to be highlighting their Best of 2024 series. We all know that the best moments at a track don’t...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Walter Enduro-Flex Turbo And Pferd Polifan Extra Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 11.

We’re 1/3 of the way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series. This is about as thorough as it gets! Check it out. Last Week we shared the video from Fireball Tool where...

Behind the Build Episode 2: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour with Hollywood Hot Rods

If you are like us and are always interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes at a shop, or during a car build, then this new series from John McGann and the gang at Hot Rod is going to...

Q&A With DULCICH and FREIBURGER from Roadkill Garage: What Does The Future Hold For Both Of Them? This And Much More!

The Motor Trend world has been a flurry of energy, excitement, and dread for the past few weeks as the world found out that the Motor Trend studios portion of the business was shutting down. That...

New Years Day 2025 Live Junkyard Walk! Viewer Guided! Let’s go check out some cool old cars & trucks!

Chad Ehrlich was back at it on New Year’s Day to take his typical live walk around his amazing classic car wrecking yard, but this time it was totally viewer guides. Those watching live could...

PowerShift Podcast: 2024 In Review And What’s To Come In 2025 At BANGshift and Beyond!

We kicked off 2025 right with the Happy New Year edition of the show. There were no toasts, or confetti, or resolutions going on, but we did talk a bit about 2024 and then made some predictions and...

2024 Highlight Video: NHRA Shares Their Wildest Of Wild Rides From The 2024 Mission Drag Racing Series

One of the best things about New Year each year is that the previous year’s best of everything gets listed and highlighted. For us in the drag racing world, that means best wheelies, best hole...

Not Stock Feature Video: 1970 Pontiac TransAm by BBT Fab, Plus What’s In The Shop And Behind The Scenes Extras.

Early 2nd Gen Firebirds are awesome. I guess Firebirds in general are pretty awesome, but there is something special about these early 2nd Gen cars. They just look tough. Like a Camaro, but with more...

Truck Show Video: C10 Intervention 2024 In Woodland California Was Small Town Cool And Had Awesome Rides

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and he was asking about car events in California and whether there were really as many as it seemed. He had recently found a website that lists...

Check Out This Great Video From The 2024 Shelby American Demo Day At The Simeone Foundation

Grippo is back at it, this time with video from the 2024 Shelby American Demo Day at the Simeone Foundation and boy were the cars cool! We’re talking about an incredible Daytona Coupe and a...

MEGA JUNKYARD M90 LS BLOWER TEST. PULLEYS, CAMS, E85, HEADS, HDRS, TB, ATW IC, BLOWER PORTING.

The little M90 supercharger that came on a 3800 V6 has a cult following and Richard Holdener has done tons of testing with them. He’s ported them, carbureted them, and so much more. He’s...

The Hidden HISTORY of Synthetic Oil (1974-2024) – 50 Years Of Mobil 1?! Synthetic Oil Is Nothing New!

Synthetic oil is nothing new, but I had no idea it had been around for 50 years already! But it’s true, Mobil 1 came out in 1974 and was the first synthetic motor oil. Who knew? Apparently Lake...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Weiler Tiger X And DeWalt Elite Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 10.

Last Week we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it is time...

NHRA’s Top 5 Top Fuel Underdog Moments From 2024: Mission Drag Racing Feel Good Stories That Make You Want To Back The Little Guy.

Everyone loves and underdog, except the guy who’s NOT the underdog. And when an underdog is on a roll, or has their back in the corner, you never know what they might do. It sets the stage for...