Since the health of our planet became a major societal focus decades ago, automotive engineers have been on a mission to find a balance between performance and efficiency. In the past, the two ...

Ford's "RUG" top loader 4-speed has been around in one form or another since 1964. Up until its first phase out in 1973, it was built as a "conventional" transmission with 1:1 final drive ratio. In ...

It's all too easy to make horsepower these days: add more cubic inches, some boost, or nitrous, and the pocket book is really the only limit when it comes to making power. Likewise, technology has ...

In the past, automatic transmission swaps were normally done so the tranny would handle the extra power of a new (or bigger) engine combination. Rarely, if ever, were gear ratios or the benefits of ...

OK, let's start this off by listing all the disadvantages of installing a Gear Vendors under/overdrive in your vehicle. For starters, it adds 12.25 inches to the rear of your drivetrain. Done. Oh, ...