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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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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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This Bad Ass Vega You Saw Built Here On BANGshift Can Be Yours!

We followed the build of this awesome little Vega, dubbed Project De La Vega, right here at BANGshift.com and can tell you it is one bad little machine. It features more custom stuff than you can...

LS Fest East Photo Coverage: Our Final Gallery Of Racing Shots!

Our last drag racing shots from LS Fest in Bowling Green. (Photos by Wes Allison) Holley’s LS Fest events are now spread across the country, but the one that started it all is held in Bowling Green...

Duct Tape Drags Photos: Battle Of The Beaters Drag Racing Action!

Here’s our second gallery of photos from the Duct Tape Drags in Tucson. We’ve got Battle of the Beaters drag racing action right here thanks to our friend Wes Allison. We’ve got...

Puddin’s Fab Shop Special: Can Puddin Make This ABANDONED 1959 International B100 Run Again?

Puddin is always hustling on projects and having a good time, but sometimes he gets projects dropped off he wasn’t even expecting! This 1959 International B100 showed up at his house and has...

NHRA Action Photos: Pro Mod, The Baddest Door Cars On The Planet, Invade zMax!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA FuelTech Pro Mods really provided incredible action through qualifying and eliminations all weekend...

The Alfarrari Project Continues: Fuel Tank, Fuel Filler, Body Smoothing, And Assembling The Body Back Into A Whole Car!

There is still plenty of metal work to do on this one, but it’s actually working! One of the episodes below actually has the body back into one piece! The fuel tank goes in, the external fuel...

HOW TO MAKE SUPERCHARGED 5.0L FORD POWER. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ADD HEADS, CAM, INTAKE AND BOOST?

If you have a 5.0 Ford, aka a 302, and you want to add power to that bad boy, there are tons of options available. After all there are a lot of camshafts, intakes, superchargers, cylinder heads, and...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 10: FABRICATED REAR BOAT TAIL SECTION

On the last installment, it was more sheet metal work making the cowl and the rear boat tail shapes so that this thing coule really start looking like a race car. In this installment, the fabrication...

This Might Be The Most Bad Ass Boat You Can Find For Sale On Marketplace Right Now

I’m sure there are much faster boats available for sale right now, but this 1968 Century Coronado 21 is pure sexiness. If you don’t feel like James Bond or something while entertaining on...

LS Fest East Photo Coverage: Check Out More Cool Rides From The Show!

Our last car show shots from LS Fest in Bowling Green. (Photos by Wes Allison) Holley’s LS Fest events are now spread across the country, but the one that started it all is held in Bowling Green...

Vice Grip Garage Takes The Barn Find Camaro On A 1/4 Mile Run During Duct Tape Drags’ Battle Of The Beaters

While we are pretty sure that nobody expected Derek’s Barn Find Camaro to actually go down the dragstrip “quickly”, I’m sure there were also quite a few who wondered if it...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Shortening The Frame And Installing A Dump Bed

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is taking out a chunk of the frame to get the overall length right, and then he’s installing the tilt mechanism for the dump bed....

Duct Tape Drags Photos: Nothing But Tire Smoking Action In Our First Gallery

(Photos by Wes Allison) Our Duct Tape Drags photos start right here. This is David Freiburger’s new event that came about after MotorTrend decided that the Zip Tie Drags were no longer going to...

DO PORTED HEADS ADD POWER ON A TURBO LS? YES, BUT DO YOU REALLY NEED THEM? ARE THE DECKS TOO THIN?

Does porting your stock LS heads make sense when you are going to add a turbocharger to the mix? The easy answer is yes. And the easy answer is no. Why both? Well, it kind of depends on what you are...