Ryan Steele

Transmission Specialist

Ryan Steele is a transmission specialist at Gearstar Performance Transmissions in Akron, Ohio. He works with customers on spec'ing GM, Ford and Mopar automatics to their combination, and writes the install instructions, build-level breakdowns and troubleshooting guides on this blog.

6L80E and 6L90E Transmission Specs and Identification

6L80E and 6L90E Transmission Specs and Identification

Ryan Steele 6 minute read

The 6L80E and the 6L90E are close enough that people mix them up constantly, and different enough that putting the wrong one in a heavy truck is an...

Sports Cars That Are Faster with an Automatic Performance Transmission

Sports Cars That Are Faster with an Automatic Performance Transmission

Ryan Steele 6 minute read

Some luxury cars with automatic transmission include the Lexus ISF, BMW M4/M5, Audi S6/S8, and Porsche Panamera, to mention a few. Since there are two...

6 Long-Term Benefits of a Rebuilt Transmission

6 Long-Term Benefits of a Rebuilt Transmission

Ryan Steele 5 minute read

Is your vehicle transmission giving you a headache, and you're already contemplating replacing it with a brand-new one? Replacing a faulty vehicle...

4L70E Performance Transmissions Install

Ryan Steele 2 minute read

It hasn’t been an easy life for our in-house project, Blue Bomber, a 2011 Chevy Silverado with a supercharged 4.8L. We have flogged it on big tracks and...

Picking the Right Automatic Transmission for Your Street Rod

Ryan Steele 12 minute read

There was a time when automatic transmission had all kinds of unique names- Cruise-O-Matic, Hydra-Matic, Ultramatic, and the list goes on. But while he...

Step by Step: 4L60E Overdrive Trans Swap

Ryan Steele 4 minute read

01| The Level 4 Gearstar 4L60E four-speed isn’t much larger than the three-speed TH350 that was original equipment in the ’69 El Camino of Roadkill’s...