We're big fans of Transmission Technologies' (Tremec) T56, a brawny six-speed gearbox that, we believe, deserves a good home in many a Mustang (and has finally found better-late-than-never Ford ...

“Out of sight, out of mind.” It’s a phrase that’s just perfect for transmissions. After all, tons of thought goes into squeezing out every possible pony from the engine, but often times the chosen ...

As the technology in Pontiac's engines progressed over the years, so did its transmissions. Back in the glory days, manual boxes featured linkage-actuated clutches and three or four forward gears. The ...

A plan is finally in place for rebuilding the broken Tremec T56 transmission from our 1996 Impala SS; now it’s time to carefully assemble some components in such a way that it’ll survive the sort of ...

For the last couple years, we've been driving Truck Norris around with a 383 small-block Chevy under the hood and its original four-speed transmission. While that was fun, it's time to get serious if ...

When we last visited this project*, we’d torn down a couple of Tremec T56 transmissions – the F-body/Viper hybrid that was making nasty rock-crushing noises from under the floorpan of our Impala SS, ...