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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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How To Convert A 4-Door Tri-Five Chevy Into A 2 Door In Your Garage.

I didn’t grow up as a Tri-Five Chevrolet guy. I always thought they were cool, but they were never “Me” until I stumbled upon a ’56 Wagon a jillion years ago now and ended up...

Cheap Turbo Combos! Is This Ebay GT45 Clone The Best Turbo Ever?

If a $163 turbocharger sounds awesome to some of you, and scary as hell to others, that’s okay. You are our people. On the one hand getting something like this that cheap just makes you giggle...

Watch How Boninfante Tests Their SFI Bellhousings By Exploding Flywheels Inside Them!

Having and SFI rated bellhousing, or scattershield, is a really really smart idea for anyone running big power with a clutch. It’s also a requirement for certain classes, and the only way to...

Holiday Deal: Free Studs With Axle Purchase At Mark Williams Enterprises!

They are often overlooked until the last minute, very often not big enough for the application, and not cheap if you get the good ones. We’re talking wheel studs of course and if you order a...

Morning Symphony: Listen To This Kawasaki Ninja H2 Break The Rear Tire Loose In Almost Every Gear!

The Aussies call it a powerskid: Take off from a dead stop and keep the rear tires burning until you either regain traction, blow the rubber clean off of the car, or get to the point where your...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Want Hardcopy Repair Manuals For Your Vehicles?

The moment it rolled in the driveway, the white Camaro became an object of fixation. I wanted to know everything about it: how it sounded, what it felt like, how it drove…everything. All of...

This Rad 2-ton 1946 Ford Truck Makes One Hell Of A Regular Pickup That Will Scare The Neighbors

I love the fact that back in the day the differences between “big rigs”, heavy duty trucks, and regular trucks was sometimes not much when talking about the body, but was mostly about the...

Rename, Stat: Watch As The Nissan NP300 Hardbody Folds Up Like Origami In A Crash Test

Outside of the United States market, the Middle Eastern market is my next best-understood level for cars. Spend 26 months in one place where the only other things to look at involve sand, port-a-john...

Classic YouTube: Another Candidate For The Ultimate Camper Truck – This Tractor-Tired 6×6 Ford!

There are days where the whole “bigger is better” mantra starts grating on the nerves. When you are behind the wheel of a 23-year-old Chevy Tahoe, you should not feel like you are in a...

Eric Yost’s Drag Week Winning Turbo Small Block Is For Sale! Run 7’s With This Proven Combo In A Street Car!

Turbo Small Block? What? In the era of LS or nothing? Yeah, that’s right, Eric Yost has won Drag Week and Rocky Mountain Race Week with a traditional small block and a big turbo, in a street...

Pre-Running The BAJA 1000 With Cameron Steele And The Desert Assassins Looks Like A Riot

I’ve watched a lot of pre-running videos over the years, and while the teams doing the pre-running are serious and dedicated to making sure they have the route and their race trucks sorted...

These Off-Road Monster Motorhomes Are Expedition Machines, And Here’s How They Are Built

I’m an RV freak, everyone around here knows it. But I also really dig off-road stuff and when I see a motorhome that can go where these big beasts can travel I’m completely in awe....

That Odd Bark: The Blown V6 Holden Berlina Barks To Life For The First Time!

We were moments away from sending Scotty at Street Machine a message inquiring as to the whereabouts of the Holden Berlina that he had started to build into a supercharged V6-powered sweeper. To...

Ride On-Board With Mario Andretti At The Indy 500 In 1966. This Ain’t No Go Pro!

(Words by Scott Liggett) On board cameras have become the norm with most auto racing that is televised these days. Heck, anyone with a Go Pro has videos of themselves racing on various forms of...