*Ford also offered a 0.63:1 Overdrive ratio in 1983.**This trans is the road-race option where the rpm drop between Fourth and Fifth is much narrower. To determine any car's overall First-gear ratio, ...

Old school muscle. For most of us that means a big cammed, big carbed V8 bolted to a four-speed in a late-60s or early-70s body. These days, however, that big V8 has been replaced with an LS-series ...

When you head out to a wrecking yard in search of the right used and low-mileage LS-series engine to transplant under the hood of your classic or custom ride, it doesn't matter whether it is a ...

It seems like every few years, the OEMs are able to tack on another gear to the latest transmission offerings. For the longest time, an overdrive automatic meant a four-speed box. Then the five-speed ...