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Tested Diesel Tough

Ryan Steele 7 minute read

Gear Star Builds a Bulletproof 4L80EBy Kevin Wilson Before the advent of the Allison automatic transmission in diesel-equipped GM vehicles, the toughest...

Project Get Shorty

Ryan Steele 8 minute read

A few months back we took a trip up to Smeding Performance in Rancho Cordova, California, and followed along with Ben Smeding as he assembled their new...

Street Rod Builder

Ryan Steele 5 minute read

Most of us spend money building high horsepower motors and back them up with mildly modified automatic transmissions. Builders add higher stall speed...

Project BluePrint Chevelle Build Thread Update

Project BluePrint Chevelle Build Thread Update

Ryan Steele 9 minute read

Taking on a build project like we did with our Project BluePrint Chevelle is a daunting task, but it can also result in some fantastic results in the long...

Ugly But Fast

Ugly But Fast

Ryan Steele 7 minute read

Guys who didn’t dig it at first have a least gotten used to it. Our Crusher Camaro’s makeover as a late- ‘70s street machine in the Dec. ’09 issue might...

Built Like a Tank

Built Like a Tank

Ryan Steele 7 minute read

The big boss needs a new transmission for his ’61 Bel Air, and his underlings (us) must deliver. And by big, we mean really big. TEN’s Executive Vice...

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