Since the health of our planet became a major societal focus decades ago, automotive engineers have been on a mission to find a balance between performance and efficiency. In the past, the two ...

Those of you who drive older trucks might wonder about the magic that apparently gives newer rigs the ability to produce such impressive fuel-economy figures. You may know that newer trucks tend to ...

Over the years, the trucks have certainly become more sophisticated. Take transmissions for example. At one time the only choices were "three-on-the-tree" or "four-on-the-floor" manual boxes. When ...

In life everyone wishes for the best of both worlds, and that wish definitely extends to the world of hot rodding. Not only do rodders want maximum performance from their rides, but with gas prices ...

Automatic transmission cars have the Overdrive (O/D) function which allows a driver to drive faster on the road. The o/d is the highest gear in an automatic transmission. The overdrive function ...

OK, let's start this off by listing all the disadvantages of installing a Gear Vendors under/overdrive in your vehicle. For starters, it adds 12.25 inches to the rear of your drivetrain. Done. Oh, ...