Ryan Steele
Transmission Specialist
- 4L60E
- 4L80E
- 700R4
- 200-4R
- Ford AOD
- Ford 4R70W
- Mopar 727
- Mopar 904
- shift kits and controllers
- install troubleshooting
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.
The 2010 AMSOIL / Street Rodder Road Tour Shadow Rods XL27 roadster pickup
Ryan Steele 9 minute read
Approaching 375,000 miles would be an impressive milestone for any car but what about 15 cars? To say you built 15 cars and their cumulative miles are in excess...
For Starters
Ryan Steele 5 minute read
The advantage that is hot rodding is the ability each of us has to individualize our own car. We could all build Model T’s but in the end the real beauty...
The 2010 AMSOIL / Street Rodder Road Tour Transmission
Ryan Steele 3 minute read
For this year’s car we chose Gearstar Performance Transmissions’ Ford AOD Level IV automatic overdrive transmission with a custom 10-inch,...
Weekend Wrenchin’ Gearstar 4L60E Install
Ryan Steele 6 minute read
One of the unsung heroes of any build is the transmission. This is mainly because most hot rodders don’t understand the black magic going on inside of...
A High-Performance Trans for Supercharged V-8s
Ryan Steele 2 minute read
By Harley Camilleri Photography by Maxwell Matthewson, Patrick Mccarthy and Dan Ward It hasn’t been an easy life for our in-house project, Blue Bomber,...
Practicing What We Preach
Ryan Steele 12 minute read
Our Crusher Camaro Heats Up With a Gearstar 4L85E, an Aeromotive Fuel System, and Other Tune-Ups in Preparation for Adventure. When we last left the...