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.
Installing a Gearstar 200r4
By Jim AustIt’s not a stretch of the truth t say that one of the best parts of owning a classic truck is actually driving it, and one of the major...
You could win this over-the-top Gasser!
In It To Win It: This almost-new ’57 gasser built by Woody’s Hot Rodz could be all yours!< Automotive enthusiasts are a special breed. For many of...
How to Trick the 4L80E
Many drivers take components that work in unison, which allow them to pull the gear shifter of their vehicle into drive and reverse everyday, for granted....
Tested Diesel Tough
Gear Star Builds a Bulletproof 4L80EBy Kevin Wilson Before the advent of the Allison automatic transmission in diesel-equipped GM vehicles, the toughest...
Overdrive Transmission Swap
by: Terry McgeanThe trappings of modern technology can spoil even hardcore authenticity buffs. Sample something new, and before you know it, you can't do...
Y-Block AOD Upgrade
More Evolution with Less Revolutions Text and Photos BY John Gilbert As time rapidly moves farther and farther away from the 20th century mark, more and...