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Gallery: Gear Vendors Overdrive Tames High-Revving Engine

Chris Holley

February 3, 2025

Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55” is an ’80s staple for all gearheads, as we tend to have a need for speed. Unfortunately, that need for speed comes with drawbacks, such as living with a ...

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American Powertrain Adds GearStar Automatic Overdrives Transmissions for Mopar

Kevin Shaw

May 8, 2024

For those who love driving their classic automatically-shifted Mopar muscle cars – and we mean really driving their cars – one of the very best things you can do is upgrade to an overdrive transmission. ...

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A Holiday Tradition: American Powertrain Manual OD Transmissions and Bacon

Chris Holley

December 7, 2023

Some traditions become expected and comfortable for each of us. And during the holidays, those customs are even more evident. There may be religious celebrations to attend, office parties, holiday bonuses, family gatherings, and even ...

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Drag Week 2023 Is Made Possible By Gear Vendors

Gavin Wollenburg

August 29, 2023

Few a while now, more and more events have popped up that require you to drive and not trailer your car from race track to race track. You might have guessed it, but Hot Rod ...

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10% Off, New Website And More At Silver Sport Transmissions

Gavin Wollenburg

July 6, 2023

We are thrilled to share the news of our Silver Sport Transmissions brand new website. This is a major milestone for them and we couldn’t be more excited. With the new website, you can now ...

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American Powertrain’s #BaconShift Is Back For Limited Time

Gavin Wollenburg

December 13, 2022

What does Bentons world famous bacon and American Powertrain have in common? That you can not get enough of either. American Powertrain’s #BaconShift promotion is back and is here until January 6, 2023. The #BaconShift ...

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Brazen – '69 Dodge Charger

Gallery: Project Brazen Gets A Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive

Kent Will

November 28, 2022

Three gears and a 1:1 final drive ratio just don’t cut it anymore. At the same time, it’s gotten more and more difficult to find an automatic transmission that both physically fits and holds up ...

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American Powertrain Has Huge October Savings

Gavin Wollenburg

October 6, 2022

Get ready for some spooky savings from American Powertrain. There is one thing that we truly enjoy in our classic Mopars and that is rowing gears. The only problem when rowing gears in a classic ...

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10% Off, New STX TKX Shifter And New TR-4050 For ...

Gavin Wollenburg

August 16, 2022

Being a leader in complete overdrive options conversion packages, Silver Sport Transmissions is always finding ways to make products better and cover a wider array of vehicles. With the popularity of Gen III HEMI swaps ...

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Save Now On TREMEC Kits From Silver Sport Transmissions

Gavin Wollenburg

July 19, 2022

Who doesn’t like to hear the rumble of a V8 Mopar? What we sometimes tend to forget is what connects us to that motor, the transmission. The transmission can either limit your fun and performance ...

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