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The summer show season is in full swing, and with all the road trips, tours, and cruise-ins going on you will either be thankful you have an overdrive transmission or really be wanting to make the upgrade. The summer time is also the best time to start planning your winter projects, so there’s no better time than now to get …
The clutch in a car or truck is probably about as exciting a subject to talk about as what gear oil you run in the differential, but it is actually a vitally important part of the drivetrain equation that you don’t want to overlook. This is the connecting point of the engine and a manual transmission, so if you want …
The popularity of the LS engine swaps into older muscle cars has become the new normal these days. Along with these swaps usually comes a 6 speed Tremec Magnum transmission. The Tremec 6 speed Magnum, however, doesn’t utilize an integrated bellhousing like its brother the TR-6060 that is found in many of the new GM performance cars. This results in …
Heat- it is one of those byproducts of so many different physical actions and chemical reactions in our normal everyday life. It has numerous benefits for us in some areas of life, but in other aspects, too much of it can be damaging and detrimental. It is no secret or mystery that friction creates heat and that resulting heat, if …
There is something about our cars that feels like an extension of ourselves. We use them as a way to express our own personal style in the same way we dress ourselves. It is often a reflection of our personality, and maybe even a little of who we really want to be, when we can’t be ourselves. I’ve met many …
This weekend marks the 3rd annual GoodGuys North Carolina Nationals in beautiful Raleigh, NC. The North Carolina state fairgrounds will be packed full of hot rods, street rods, and customs of various makes and models for your viewing pleasure. And if the weather forecast holds out, it will be perfect spring weather for a car show! The autocross event will …
So…..you signed up for the Midwest Muscle Car Challenge this year and now that it’s getting closer to the event date you’re starting to freak out a little? Don’t worry, so are we. If you are a first timer this year we are excited to have you, and if you’re a veteran attendee we are glad to have you back! …
The ocean and car shows are two of our favorite things and when you can put them together in one weekend, you know you’re in for a good time! This is exactly what happens each year when Goodguys goes to Del Mar for the weekend. Lots of surf, sand, sun, and hot rods will gather at the Del Mar fairgrounds …
The past 10 years has seen a significant shift in the amount of new overdrive 5 & 6-speed transmissions being retro-fitted into older cars and trucks. There is just something nostalgic about rowing gears in a classic muscle car that can’t be satisfied by any other means. Pair that up with the new fuel injected engines available today and you …
It wasn’t that long ago that overdrive transmissions were not standard equipment in every new vehicle on the road. The tried and true 4-speed manuals and 3-speed automatics were the only thing we knew, and they worked well, so why would anyone want to change that? During the late 1970s and early 1980s we saw a push to create more …
