Gearstar Performance

Custom Transmission Build Team

  • torque converter matching
  • dyno testing
  • transmission installs
  • GM performance automatics
  • Ford performance automatics
  • Mopar performance automatics




Gearstar Performance Transmissions has been hand-building high-performance automatics in Akron, Ohio since 1996. Every unit is assembled start to finish by one builder, matched to the customer's engine, gearing and intended use, then dyno-tested before it ships. The build team writes here about transmission specs, install procedures, torque converter matching and what actually holds up behind real power.

1940 Ford - Gearstar Performance Transmission Equipped

1940 Ford - Gearstar Performance Transmission Equipped

Gearstar Performance 1 minute read

This is an article written by Hot Rod Network of a Road Tour 1940 Ford - Gearstar performance transmission Equipped.  Read the full length article at the...

Install - 200R4 Transmission - Automatic Overdrive - Hot Rod Network

Install - 200R4 Transmission - Automatic Overdrive - Hot Rod Network

Gearstar Performance 1 minute read

Source: Installing a 200R4 Transmission - Automatic Overdrive - Hot Rod Network   Excerpt from article written by Hot rod Network featuring the installation...

Performance Transmission

Performance Transmission

Gearstar Performance 2 minute read

Each performance transmission is different and each customer has different needs. A single builder crafting your transmission means that he is intimately...

'67 Crusher HOT ROD

'67 Crusher HOT ROD

Gearstar Performance 2 minute read

The '67 Crusher HOT ROD displayed dyno-test time in HOT ROD, Car Craft, and Chevy High Performance magazines.  How quick is it? Answer: 10.62 at 126 mph...

1957 Chevy Nomad

1957 Chevy Nomad

Gearstar Performance 2 minute read

A 1957 Chevy Nomad, Woody’s Hot Rodz, created for Steve McCullough of Kenton, Ohio.   Steve's 1957 Nomad began with the car he bought for $12,000 and...

Burnouts Are Good

Burnouts Are Good

Gearstar Performance 2 minute read

Horsepower, roads, and an excitable driver almost always lead to burnouts sooner or later.  The burnout is exciting and fun.  Moreover, it's like a body builder...

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