Despite the remnants of Hurricane Nicole passing through the day before this event, the TREMEC-shifting drag race action at the 2022 Mod Nationals couldn’t be stopped at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The TREMEC Modular True Street class featured a tight field with multiple 8-, 9- and 10-second cars vying for top honors. The 2020-up GT500 class was a showdown of Mustangs with TREMEC TR-9070 DCTs, featuring 9 cars with qualifying times in the 9-second range. And the Driver Mod 8.50 class (all manual transmission-equipped) had 22 entries with half the field in the 9- and 10-second elapsed time (E/T) range for qualifying. Read More “TREMEC Action at the 2022 Mod Nationals Drag Race”
Author: Patrick Hill
TREMEC Equipped Cars and Trucks of SEMA 2022
The SEMA Show is where automotive manufacturers and aftermarket companies show off the latest parts and accessories. It is also where some of the most impressively designed and built vehicles are displayed, showing off those parts as well as craftsmanship in the builds. Here is a sample of the numerous custom-built vehicles we saw at the 2022 SEMA Show that were equipped with TREMEC 5- and 6-speed manual transmissions! Read More “TREMEC Equipped Cars and Trucks of SEMA 2022”
TREMEC-Equipped EVs Unveiled at the 2022 SEMA Show
While most of the focus on electric vehicles (EVs) has centered on new-car production, some companies in the automotive aftermarket have been working on electric conversions for classic cars and trucks. At the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Electric GT and TREMEC will be showcasing how new developments in EV technology can extend the life of vintage vehicles indefinitely, regardless of gasoline or diesel availability. Specifically, a 1963 Corvette and 19XX Land Rover Defender 90 will be on display in the TREMEC indoor and outdoor display booths (20057 and 81280), while Electric GT (booth 23683) will have an electric-converted 1984 Jeep Scrambler along a working eGT-413 V8 conversion system used in all three vehicles in its booth. And all with TREMEC manual transmissions! Read More “TREMEC-Equipped EVs Unveiled at the 2022 SEMA Show”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2022 NMRA World Finals Preview
While many people get excited for the fall because of sports and relief from summer heat, anyone who likes drag racing and shifting their own gears knows that fall means that the final TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2022 is almost here! Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2022 NMRA World Finals Preview”
What You Need to Know for Your First Racing School
It’s time to go to school. Driving school that is. No matter your current level of driving skill, there is always a benefit to spending time with professionals to sharpen your abilities behind the wheel. TREMEC partnered with Skip Barber Racing in 2021 to help new drivers learn how to drive manual transmission equipped vehicles. We thought it would be helpful to provide you with what you’ll need to know to get the most of your first driving school experience. Read More “What You Need to Know for Your First Racing School”
Inside the Arrington Performance Hydrogen Fueled TREMEC TKX 5-Speed Equipped 1948 Chevrolet Truck
As third-pedal enthusiasts are bombarded with talk of electric cars, autonomously driving cars and eliminating gasoline and diesel engines, the future can seem bleak. But as we showed with our recent blog on the Jeep Magneto 2.0 Electric Wrangler the move to alternative propulsion for vehicles doesn’t mean the end of shifting your own gears. And here’s another example that doesn’t run on gasoline or diesel but does have a TREMEC TKX 5-speed transmission – this one makes its horsepower by burning hydrogen. Read More “Inside the Arrington Performance Hydrogen Fueled TREMEC TKX 5-Speed Equipped 1948 Chevrolet Truck”
Jeep Magneto 2.0 EV Wrangler Electric Concept Vehicle Features TREMEC 6-Speed Transmission
A hot button topic (to say the least) these days are EVs (electric vehicles) and the various aspects of owning and driving them. For those who love having a manual transmission in their vehicle, the perception is owning an EV means losing the driving enjoyment of shifting your own gears. But the Jeep Magneto 2.0 EV Wrangler concept vehicle solidly proves that you can still enjoy the fun of a manual transmission, featuring a TREMEC Magnum 6-speed. Read More “Jeep Magneto 2.0 EV Wrangler Electric Concept Vehicle Features TREMEC 6-Speed Transmission”
Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and TREMEC GT500 Shootout at the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals 2022 Drag Race
The next stop on the NMRA racing series is at the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, June 9-12 with the fastest Fords and Ford-powered vehicles from across the country. Part of the event will be round two of the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout series. And, for the first time ever, the TREMEC GT500Shootout that promises to be a titanic clash of Shelby power not seen since the days of Cobras duking it out on road courses in the 1960s. Read More “Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and TREMEC GT500 Shootout at the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals 2022 Drag Race”
TREMEC and American Powertrain are Giving Away a Transmission Package on the 2022 HOT ROD Power Tour
TREMEC has partnered with one of its Elite Distributors, American Powertrain, to give long haulers on the 2022 HOT ROD Power Tour the chance to win a new TREMEC T-5 5-speed, TKX 5-speed or Magnum 6-speed transmission, along with a complete installation kit from American Powertrain. Read More “TREMEC and American Powertrain are Giving Away a Transmission Package on the 2022 HOT ROD Power Tour”
TREMEC Two-Wheel-Drive TR-4050 5-Speed Transmission Available Soon
TREMEC is excited to announce the release of a TR-4050 5-speed transmission for two-wheel-drive applications. It’s perfect for truck and SUV enthusiasts looking to upgrade their two-wheel-drive vehicle from an old 3- or 4-speed manual transmission. It’s also a great way to upgrade from a factory 5-speed with a significantly stronger unit. Read More “TREMEC Two-Wheel-Drive TR-4050 5-Speed Transmission Available Soon”