Hot Rod Power Tour 2021 Coverage Brought To You By American Powertrain and Baer Brakes What a whirlwind of a week! We started the 2021 Hot Rod Power Tour in Fort Worth, Texas, making the 1,200 mile trip just to get to the start of it! We've been on Power Tour before and just like back then we have to say a more fitting name might be the "Power Tour Challenge." In previous … [Read more...]
Installing American Powertrains New TKX Kit!
A wildly popular upgrade in any classic car is to either ditch the manual 4-speed or the automatic transmission and upgrade to a modern overdrive transmission. They shift smoother, drop the RPM's, improve MPG and drastically increases the smiles! After selling thousands of transmissions and becoming the largest TREMEC dealer out there, American Powertrain knows everything there … [Read more...]
Lokar Releases New AxiShift – The New Multi Directional Shifter!
AxiShift; Multi Directional Shifter Adapter by Lokar Knoxville, TN – If the location of your manual shifter lever just doesn’t seem to “feel right”, then look no further than Lokar’s new patent pending AxiShift and AxiShift Pro. The AxiShift series of shifter adapters gives an almost unlimited range of adjustment, allowing you to orient your shifter lever into the perfect … [Read more...]
Answering The Hard Questions With Hurst Driveline Conversions
The days of a two-speed Powerglide being proficient on the streets are long gone. 50 years ago putting down the highway at 55 MPH it was no problem. When the cruising speed of new cars is 65-70 MPH, something has to be done. That something is ditching the outdated transmission for one that's been highly updated. Enter your modern 5 and 6-speed manual Tremec … [Read more...]
Goodguys 2014 AutoCross Finals Shootout: Duel in the Desert
Nicknamed The Duel in the Desert – the Goodguys 2014 AutoCross Finals Shootout presented by BF Goodrich, K & N Filters and Tremec Transmissions featured a bigger field, better racing and a thrilling finish today at Westworld of Scottsdale. Thirty-two of the country’s top AutoCross racers passed the start beams in an attempt to win the 2nd annual ‘Shootout and walk away with … [Read more...]
