TREMEC Equipped Cars of SEMA 2018

While the SEMA Show primarily serves as an automotive aftermarket industry trade event, it has become one of the world’s biggest and most diverse custom car shows. Builders large and small spend months, and even years designing and building vehicles that showcase the products of companies exhibiting at the show – as well as the builder’s craftsmanship and skill.

A common thread with the most noteworthy and attention getting is the transmission used. While you’ll see a variety of automatic slush boxes in some builds, for builds where a manual transmission is used, most of the time there will be a TREMEC 5- or 6-speed under the vehicle’s transmission tunnel. Read More “TREMEC Equipped Cars of SEMA 2018”

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Winner is a Coyote in Sheep’s Clothing

Jeff McCool rolled into the Beech Bend Raceway Park for the 2018 Nitto Tire NMRA All-Ford Finals with one thing in mind—win the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout with his 5.0L Coyote-powered 1981 Mustang Coupe.

A year earlier, Jeff was a 2017 Stick Shift Shootout finalist, but he fell short and went home with the runner-up prize. With the format changed for 2018, power, consistency and quick reactions would equalize the field. Jeff was poised to compete, and his TREMEC-equipped Ford Mustang was ready to do its part. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Winner is a Coyote in Sheep’s Clothing”

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout – Bowling Green 2018

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout gear jammers were thrust into center ring at the Nitto Tire NMRA All-Ford World Finals September 27-30, 2018, at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This was the second TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2018.

The shootout is open to any NMRA True Street participant using a street-type manual transmission. From new to old, any stick-shift equipped Ford vehicle can be entered and will have the special opportunity to qualify. The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout is made up of the quickest eight racers rowing a manual transmission. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout – Bowling Green 2018”

A Brief History of TREMEC

Geared for the future: Building on 55 years of transmission expertise!

Did you know that TREMEC has been designing and manufacturing iconic transmissions for cars, trucks and vocational vehicles for nearly 55 years?

TREMEC was founded on April 12, 1964. The genesis was to manufacture transmissions in Mexico for Ford, GM and Chrysler. At that time, the Mexican government enacted a protectionist policy that mandated all vehicles assembled in Mexico have engines and transmissions 100-percent manufactured in Mexico. Read More “A Brief History of TREMEC”

How to Store Your Car for the Winter and Beyond

Restoring a hot rod or muscle car can take significant effort, time and money. Long-term storage is a frequent part of owning a classic vehicle – whether you’re waiting for parts, preparing for the winter, or taking a long trip away from home. In this article, we provide 10 tips on how to store your car for winter, and beyond!

Storing a car may seem as simple as parking it in the garage and throwing a tarp over it. But that’s no way to protect your investment! Read More “How to Store Your Car for the Winter and Beyond”

Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2018 NMRA All Ford World Finals

The 2018 Nitto NMRA All Ford World Finals is an awesome spectacle of Ford Mustang drag racing. The action will get intense, as racers face off at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, September 27-30. Part of the spectacle of speed will be the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout, which pits the eight quickest manual-transmission–equipped cars from the QA1 True Street Class in a heads-up shootout! Read More “Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2018 NMRA All Ford World Finals”

TREMEC Distributor Spotlight – Bowler Transmissions

Bowler Performance Transmissions is the oldest of the TREMEC Elite Distributors. It was founded in 1963 as a family-owned transmission shop. As the performance industry evolved – and the business was passed on from founder Cline Bowler to his son and its current leader Mark Bowler –it expanded and became one of today’s leading transmission swap and conversion companies for TREMEC 5-speed and 6-speed transmissions. Under Mark’s guidance, the company expanded to doing custom-tailor transmission conversion kits for use on just about any vehicle. Read More “TREMEC Distributor Spotlight – Bowler Transmissions”

Remembering the Man Who Saved Chrysler

The automotive world lost one of its greatest game-changers this week, Sergio Marchionne.

At the time of his death, at age 66, he was Chief Executive Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Chairman and CEO of FCA US LLC. He had taken on the role of CEO of Chrysler Group/FCA in 2009, when no one wanted to touch Chrysler with a 10-foot pole. That’s right—not too long ago, Chrysler had virtually no market value. Read More “Remembering the Man Who Saved Chrysler”

TREMEC-Equipped Cars of 2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals

The biggest Goodguys show of the year is always chock-full of cool rides and neat things. And the 2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, did not disappoint!

After sorting through our photos from the event, we are happy to share some of the coolest cars and trucks we saw!

We are proud that the 2018 Street Machine of the Year that was built by Detroit Speed was #TREMECequipped.

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TREMEC Customer Spotlight – Tony Grzelakowski

For this TREMEC Customer Spotlight, we talked with Tony Grzelakowski about his 1970 Pro Touring Chevelle. Tony is the founder of ABC Performance, located in Imlay City, Michigan, and makes suspension systems, kits for engine swaps and accessory upgrades for classic GM cars and trucks. Tony’s Chevelle is a regular on the national autocross scene, especially at Goodguys and Optima Batteries/OUSCI track events. Equipped with a TREMEC Magnum 6-speed, Tony’s car is a perennial top finisher against guys like Danny Popp and Kyle Tucker. The Magnum’s gear ratios allow it to handle a full track day just as easily as an autocross course. Read More “TREMEC Customer Spotlight – Tony Grzelakowski”