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.
Should’ve had a V-8
Let me start this story by coming clean and letting you know we didn’t finish the job. With that out of the way, let me explain what we were attempting...
Automatic Improvement
The new offerings from Mopar are a breath of fresh air for those of us unable to purchase a rear-wheel-drive V-8-powered automobile from Chrysler...
Street Rodder: Guide to Building a '40 Ford
With the number of miles the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour car accumulates in a short period of time we’ve learned what it takes to combine drivetrain...
Shifting Into Overdrive—Part II
When we began building the Hot Rod Hauler, our updated ’73 Ford F-350, we had a number of objectives. One of the most ambitious was to increase fuel...
Transmission Accomplished - Four options to increase the capacity of a Pontiac Turbo 400
In the early days of the automotive industry, manual-shift transmissions were the norm. Operating a clutch pedal and a shift lever peering up from the...
Building the Bombproof TH400
I admit it. I’m a little hard on transmissions, and if you read this magazine often enough, you might have already noticed. In fact, it’s so bad that I...