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How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Transmission? What a Built Car Actually Pays

How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Transmission? What a Built Car Actually Pays

Gearstar Performance 9 minute read

A transmission replacement runs from about $2,500 to more than $12,000. Where you land inside that spread has almost nothing to do with luck and...

Car Transmission Repair Cost: What a Built Car Actually Pays

Car Transmission Repair Cost: What a Built Car Actually Pays

Gearstar Performance 10 minute read

Ask three shops what a transmission repair costs and you get three numbers, and none of them apply to your car. Those quotes are priced off a stock...

Gearstar technician running a transmission on the Axiline dyno before it ships

Rebuilt, Remanufactured, or Built: Three Words the Industry Uses Loosely

Gearstar Performance 7 minute read

Ask three shops for a transmission quote and you might get three very different numbers, all for something called a "rebuilt" transmission. One is a...

Gearstar-built 4L60E and 4L80E automatic transmissions side by side

4L60E vs. 4L80E: Which GM Transmission Is Right for Your Build?

Gearstar Performance 7 minute read

The 4L60E vs 4L80E question usually shows up as a horsepower question. How much can a 4L60E take, and at what point do you need the bigger transmission?...

Which is better, 200R4 or 700R4?

Which is better, 200R4 or 700R4?

Gearstar Performance 8 minute read

The 200R4 vs 700R4 debate has been going on for decades, and for good reason. Both transmissions became popular during the rise of overdrive performance...

Gearstar 6L80E performance transmission

6L80 Transmission 4x4 vs 6L80 Transmission 2WD: What’s The Difference

Gearstar Performance 7 minute read

If you've spent any time planning a late-model GM swap or sourcing a replacement unit for a truck build, you've probably run into the 6L80 pretty...

Automatic Transmission vs Manual: What You Need to Know for Performance Builds

Automatic Transmission vs Manual: What You Need to Know for Performance Builds

Gearstar Performance 5 minute read

When building a performance car, restoring a classic, or assembling a street/strip machine, one of the first decisions you must make is whether to choose...

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