New Product: Zex 2010 Camaro Nitrous KitBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/12/2010
Out of the box, the LS3 powered 2010 Camaro is a pretty tough customer. That being said, any gearhead worth his weight in gear oil can only be happy for so long with factory performance. ZEX has released a nitrous kit tailor made for the Camaro that greatly lowers the risk of you going all blow torch on your pistons. Read More >
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New Products: TCI Master Overhaul Kit for Ford 1980-1993 AOD TransmissionsBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/11/2010
More and more Ford guys are running the venerable AOD transmission behind their blue oval motors in high performance applications. The folks at TCI have introduced a neat master overhaul kit that should serve the needs of rodders and sportsman racers who run an AOD transmission. Read More >
New Aluminum LS Race Block From RHSBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/10/2010
Forgive us if there is drool on the screen. We're slobbering over this new cast aluminum LS race block from RHS. It features all the stuff that you'd expect from a hard core cylinder case in the form of a raised cam centerline, priority main oiling due to redesigned oil galleys, standard and tall deck options, and a thicker deck surface. In a word, this is one bad ass block. Read More >
New Crank Triggers from FASTBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/3/2010
FAST, the innovative electronic fuel injection company under the Comp Cams family of brands, has come up with a neat solution to some of the issues that can plague traditional inductive pickup magnetic trigger wheels. By eliminating the magnets, FAST has taken the trigger wheel to a new level of reliability. Read More >
New E-Force Corvette Blower Kit From EdelbrockBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/22/2010
The guys over at Edelbrock have rolled out another variation to their popular line of E-Force Superchargers. This one is application specific to 2008-2010 Corvettes and it is an awesome way to take an LS3 powered Vette and trick it into acting like a ZR1. The hariest variation of the kit will put down 599 hp at the flywheel. Ooga booga! Read More >
World's Smallest Procharger SuperchargerBy Chad Posted 02/18/2010
Earlier today we wrote about the new ShockWave air suspension for UTVs, and we started wondering if there was anything actually cool that can be done with one of those glorified riding lawn mowers. There is! Check it out, Procharger makes a little blower for them! This gives us thoughts, most of them very bad. Read More >
More Good Stuff From Be Cool: Be Coolant, Super Duty AntifreezeBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/17/2010
After telling you about the new radiator that adds another piece to an already full product line we knew we had to pass along the information about Be Cool's new Be Coolant, which is designed to provide extended life protection in both stock and high performance applications. If used in a Be Cool radiator, the company will double the length of the factory warranty. That's cool. Read More >
New Parts: Killer New 2005-2010 Mustang Radiator from Be CoolBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/17/2010
As more and more hot rodders start wrenching more power out of late model Mustangs, the limitations of factory parts are becoming apparent. One of those weak links in the chain is the factory cooling system in 2005-2010 Mustangs. The answer? Be Cool's new aluminum bolt-in radiator that will handle up to 700 hp without breaking a sweat. Read More >
New Product: Ultra-Torque Assembly Lube From ARPBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/2/2010
Bolting motors together correctly is precision work. Lots of that attention to detail goes into the fasteners used and their installation. Making sure that proper torque specs are met can mean the difference between a high-performance engine that carries you thousands of miles and maybe to the winners' circle, or one that spits its guts out ten minutes into cam break-in. ARP has been an industry leader in the fastener business for ages and their assembly lube is used far and wide. The company has raised the bar on themselves with their new Ultra-Torque lube that they claim will get the user within 5 percent of the required preload on the first twist of the torque wrench. Read More >
New Parts: Billet Oil Pans From AviaidBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/2/2010
Aviaid has been in the business of improving the oiling systems on cars for decades and recently introduced a new billet oil pan that is designed to be used with the company's Z06 retrofit package with the dry-sump system. These pans are incredibly strong and won't suffer any sealing issues or porosity problems. This is the first pan in the company's new Billet Series. Read More >
Dart's New Horsepower in a Box almost makes going fast too easyBy Chad Posted 01/22/2010
Dart Machinery, the horsepower brain-child of Dick Maskin, continues to impress us by supporting not only the professional and sportsman racers, but also the hot rod and muscle car enthusiast. With recent product development, including SHP blocks for small-block Ford and Chevy enthusiasts, it's no surprise that Dart would come out with another home run for hot rod, muscle car, and street strip enthusiasts. Horsepower in a Box takes Darts' already impressive Top End Kits to a whole new level thanks to the addition of a Comp Cams camshaft, lifters, and timing set. Read More >
Snow Performance Intros Cool Water/Methanol Injection for Muscle Cars, Gives Us News On A Cool ProjectBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/21/2010
Snow Performance, the industry leader in water and methanol injection systems, has introduced a cool new system designed for naturally aspirated engines that helps raise the octane level of fuel and cool the intake charge for increased performance. These guys are also working on a kick ass project that they clued us in on and we're going to follow as it comes together! Read More >
ProCharger Releases the Mother of All Blowers, Behold the F4By Brian Lohnes Posted 01/21/2010
When photos began to surface of the ProCharger F4 at the PRI show, people around the web were quick to dismiss the apparent size and scope of the unit as trick photography. In order to completely debunk that line of thought, Chad jammed his considerably sized head into the inlet of one. Rumor has it, the blower is still attached to his head. Read More >
Weld Racing's most bitchin wheel yetBy Chad Posted 01/21/2010
When Kyle Fickler, Scott Rider, and the Granite Creek investment group bought Weld Racing from American Racing Wheels in November of 2008, the industry knew good things were in store for Weld. Kyle and his band of merry engineers are real racers interested in supporting the racing and performance community. When they debuted their RT series of Street Strip wheels at PRI that same year, we were incredibly impressed. Bitchin designs, perfect execution, and fair pricing had us hooked, but when we met with Kyle and Marketing Director Greg Smith and saw the new V series, we just about fell over. Sexy doesn't begin to describe it. Read More >
MPMC Product Spotlight: Smittybuilt Black Box and Budget XRC 3 WinchBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/20/2010
We spent some time with the guys from Smittybuilt and learned of a couple cool products that they have brought to market. Since Goliath, our 1966 C50 project truck, is a working brute, and Smittybuilt builds stuff for working trucks, we knew they'd have something we'd dig. Sure enough their new "Black Box" winch mounting system and budget priced 3,000lb XRC3 winch were right up our alley. Read More >
MPMC Product Spotlight: Coil Over Shock Package For Classic Mustangs From Speed DirectBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/20/2010
There are some upgrades you can make to your car that just make sense. This cool Vector Series coil over shock kit for '65-'70 Mustangs from Speed Direct is one of those upgrades. Using high quality components and some neat thinking, this kit can save you some serious coin. Read More >
MPMC Product Spotlight: Quick Fuel's 1450-CFM QFX CarbBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/20/2010
This is a serious carb for serious motors and it moves a serious amount of air! This 1450 CFM monster from Quick Fuel Technology is being heralded as one of the biggest things to hit the ranks of Pro Stock in quite some time. It would also be an appropriate carb for large cubic inch motors in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman entires in our opinion. Besides, we've always wanted a carb that we could reach down through the venturis to pick up something that fell into the intake manifold! Read More >
MPMC Product Spotlight: Hotchkis Suspensions For Late Model and Classic CamarosBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/20/2010
As we continue to meet with a host of manufacturers at this year's SEMA MPMC conference, the cool news on new parts and components keeps on coming. Hotchkis Sport Suspension has some great products for both new and classic Camaro lovers in form of their Track Pack for the 2010 Camaro and the Chassis Max kit for '67-'69 Camaro and Firebird convertibles. Read More >
BMR Fabrication gives us the scoop on 2010 Camaro partsBy Chad Posted 01/19/2010
There is no doubt that the aftermarket is embracing the new 2010 Camaro, but we were surprised to hear how many Camaro owners are buying hot rod parts for them. BangShift.com had the chance to hang out with the Allan Miller and the gang from BMR Fabrication today, and they told us that all it takes is a sneak peak of one of their under-development parts and people start ordering. We've heard the same thing from multiple manufacturers, and are excited to see that hot rodders are embracing the new Camaro like they do the old. BMR's line of Camaro parts include street and race parts that will dramatically change the way your new Camaro drives. Read More >
A sneak peak at the latest from Painless PerformanceBy Chad Posted 01/19/2010
We're having a busy week here at BangShift.com. It's MPMC week in Southern California, and that means we're hanging out with the best the automotive aftermarket has to offer. SEMA's MPMC Media Trade Conference is a three day event that brings editorial staff from your favorite websites, magazines, and television shows together with the industry's top manufacturers which means we're going to bring you all the dirt, project car info, and new products we can find. We're going to start with a bitchin' new fuel system component from Painless Performance. Read More >
