It’s fairly often around here that we get a call from someone asking about the best way to handle a neutral safety switch install in their project, especially since many older cars and trucks were not equipped with them from the factory until it became a requirement in the early 1980’s. Each transmission handles this…
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Transmission Temperature Gauge
We’ve not kept it a secret around here how important it is to keep your automatic transmission temperatures in check. Heat is the number one killer of all automatics, and as hard as it is for some of us to accept the fact that we need some way to keep an eye on our fluid…
Transmission Tunnel Patch kit
If you’ve ever swapped a newer transmission into an older car or truck, more than likely, you’ve probably had to do some tunnel modifications. These newer Tremec manual, and GM or Ford, automatic overdrive transmissions utilize much larger cases than their non-overdrive predecessors. The older cars were built for what was available at the time…
Mopar Automatics
Chrysler has done a great job of creating a renewed lust for the Hemi engine since it’s re-release, and in recent years the introduction of the Hellcat and now Hellephant engines has given Mopar enthusiasts the solution to their thirst for more power. Having always kinda been the “outcast” the Mopar engines don’t get a…
LS to FE engine conversion
The Ford FE engine has a pretty cool history to it, and during it’s prime, it was setting records. Many of our favorite 60’s era Ford cars and trucks all came equipped with some variant of an FE and it wasn’t long before the racers figured out how to make them even faster. The 427…
GM TKO500/600 Tilton bearing conversion
When doing some Tremec TKO conversions in older muscle cars and hot rods where the original or an aluminum bellhousing is being used there may be a need for some additional room to clear the taller height of an after market Tilton hydraulic release bearing. To solve this issue Tilton has designed a replacement bearing…
Why it matters: Torque Converters
There are many hot button issues in hot rod culture that have a clear divide amongst its faithful. Chevy or Ford, LS or Small Block, Carburetor or EFI, Automatic or Manual. Sure there are some of us that don’t have a specific favorite, but for the vast majority, the choices are clear cut and unwavering….
1964-72 GM A-Body Hydraulic Clutch conversion
The GM A-Body platform is one of the most widely used designs to ever come out of Detroit. Used across Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile there were so many built in so many different variations that the availability of parts makes them a very popular choice for a custom build. With various trim levels and…
C2 & C3 Corvette 5 speed conversions
The C2 & C3 Corvettes have been a very popular platform for Tremec TKO 5-speed conversions. They are fun cars to own and drive, but their lack of overdrive can make them a little loud and uncomfortable at today’s highway and interstate speeds. Within the last couple of years Bowler Performance has introduced a line…
Ford Transmission options
I’m not even going to begin to try and argue what the best engine of all time is or whether or not it’s wrong to put a GM engine in a Ford bodied vehicle, but one things for certain, Ford engines are still popular! Ever since the debut of the Flathead, Ford has designed some…