transmission

So, you’ve got your Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmission installed, and the shifter adjusted spot-on perfectly. Now, ever wonder what’s actually going on in your transmission when you shift? Well, the transmission […]

Planning on installing, swapping, or servicing your vehicle’s automatic transmission? Then you’re going to want to pay close attention to a something called torque converter pullout. Torque converter pullout is […]

Unless your automatic transmission car has a vintage Clutch-Flite or Clutch-Turbo, there’s a pretty good chance it will be equipped with a flexplate. The reason for a flexplate is to […]

I’m looking into which late model overdrive automatic would be the best choice behind the 6.2L LS in my ’70 Nova. Chevrolet Performance has just announced availability of the 6L80E […]

We love high-horsepower engines as much as anyone, but more power is far from the end-all-be-all when it comes to automotive performance. Your engine doesn’t work in isolation, after all. […]

Editor’s Note: Perhaps the only things Travis Jones loves more than his 1986 Monte Carlo SS are autocross courses and a good challenge. That’s why Travis is on a mission to transform his […]

I hope you can help me. I have a GEN IV 454 engine and I would like to install a manual transmission behind it. The late model overdrive transmissions like […]

Q: Recently, I purchased a vintage Chevy Impala. It’s a pretty big car, so I decided to swap the small block 350 with a big block 454. I had a […]

There are a lot of factors to consider when swapping an LS engine into a vehicle not originally equipped with one, perhaps the most important being the transmission choice. The […]

I recently purchased a’71 Camaro with a small-block and a 700R4 overdrive trans. The guy who I bought it from said the trans has a lockup converter and that everything […]