I’ve got way too many projects in the back yard right now, and half of ‘em have transmission issues. I’ve considered getting ‘em rebuilt, but it seems like everyone wants a small fortune to rebuild a tranny — you can buy one new for less. Take for example, this 4L60E transmission by Monster Transmission and […]
Ok, so here’s the scenario: You’ve got yourself a ‘56 F-100 in your garage, and you want to put a small-block Chevy motor in the truck, but you wanna run the more modern 4L60E transmission, but you also want to run a crab’d engine. What’s a tech guy to do? Enter Jet Performance and their […]
Got an ‘04-’06 Cadillac CTS-V? Well then you’re a jerk, because I really want one of those, but I don’t want to sell my kidney to get one. I’ve only got one left after that night I woke up in a bathtub full of ice with a note stapled to my chest saying, “Thanks for […]
If you’re running a specialized differential — or want to eek a little more life out of the one you’ve got before ditching it for a fancy performance model — Redline can help. They offer a wide variety of gear oils, including hard-to-find multi-viscosity options that’ll help you tweak performance.
I’ve heard that replacing the rubber bushings in your suspension, motor, and tranny mounts with polyurethane pieces makes a huge difference in performance without lightening your wallet much.
The basic idea as we understand it is that poly bushings flex less, which tightens up the suspension. Less flex means more proper movement, or in the case […]
One of the first things I do when I get my hands on a manual shift car is find out what I can do to shorten the throws, height, and improve the feel of the shifting. And if you’ve got a WRX or STI — formerly STi but changed in 2006 — COBB Tuning has […]
In the old days, you could buy a “shift kit” for your transmission — basically a box with some steel balls, and valve bodies. And oh yeah, you had to be a nuclear physicist (or have a lot of transmission experience) to install the sucker. Today’s electronically-controlled transmissions are a bit easier to upgrade. All […]
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