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.
Street Rodder Road Tour 2011 / The Lokar Midnight Tour from Knoxville to Kalamazoo
Lokar Performance Products is one of the most recognized and familiar names in our hobby. Lokar’s history with the Road Tour goes back to our beginning, as...
What Is a Lockup Torque Converter?
Have you ever wondered what a lockup torque converter, or when should a torque converter lockup? If you have, then let's explain each of these to you, and...
Gearstar Performance Transmissions
More than twenty five years ago, Zack started with Tristar International where they were manufacturing upwards of 100 transmissions and 300 converters on...
Road Kill
Do you ever think about how many thousands of minute, mechanical details on a car can shut you down? We don’t. Nope, our schemes are anchored in the...
The Transplants
A BluePrint 383 Stroker and Gearstar 700-R4 Breathe New Life into a Tired C10 The time had finally come for us to bust out one of our oldest...
Torque Talk: Benefits of Installing an Aftermarket Torque Converter
If you own a car with an automatic transmission, chances that you've heard the term "torque" or "torque converter" from time to time. But what do all...