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 ...

Over the years, the trucks have certainly become more sophisticated. Take transmissions for example. At one time the only choices were "three-on-the-tree" or "four-on-the-floor" manual boxes. When ...

Retro-fitting modern, overdrive transmissions into early musclecars is nothing new, and with the rapid raise in gas prices (only two dollars a gallon as this is being written) the trend is sure to ...

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, ...