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.

Chevy High Performance

Chevy High Performance

Ryan Steele 1 minute read

Foolproof Gear Star 10-inch Racing Converter Parts Rack The Latest in High-Performance Parts edited by Henry De Los Santos Designed for three- and four-speed...

Swinging Iron

Swinging Iron

Ryan Steele 10 minute read

The highs and lows that accompany building a project car can seem never-ending. It's a virtual roller coaster ride of aggravating let downs and animated...

Chevy High Performance Insider

Chevy High Performance Insider

Ryan Steele 13 minute read

For once, maybe we should cut the Blue Oval loyalist some slack. Sure, many of them would rather swallow their pride and bolt a venerable GM automatic...

Building a 1934-35 Chevy

Ryan Steele 8 minute read

Overdrive transmissions might seem like the perfect solution for any vehicle, and indeed they are offered today in almost every machine from the smallest...

Into Overdrive - September 2009

Into Overdrive - September 2009

Ryan Steele 7 minute read

You probably thought I'd forgotten all about the project '49 Chevy huh? Unfortunately a combination of work schedules, the start of the show season and...

The 200-4R Transfer of Power

The 200-4R Transfer of Power

Ryan Steele 10 minute read

  It would make no sense to hook the RamJet 350 to a Powerglide when we have a selection of better GM transmissions. As fuel costs rise (especially in...