Built to Hold

Build guides, transmission tech, and install notes from the Gearstar shop floor. Every unit we ship is assembled by one builder, matched to your combo, and dyno-tested before it goes out the door. This is where we show the work: what holds, what grenades, and how to spec it right the first time.

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...