Any hobbyist familiar with automatic transmissions knows the acceleration rush that occurs after applying heavy throttle while cruising at low speed. This action typically creates a mechanical ...

I am building a '49 Chevy panel truck with mostly junkyard parts. What do I have to do to use a 700-R4 trans with a carbureted 350 engine? The trans is new enough that it has a lot of wires going to ...

General Motors’ Hydramatic Division can take credit for having designed and produced the most rugged and dependable domestic automatic transmissions ever done. In fact, the Hydramatics are so darned ...

It was a matter of necessity the GM Turbo-Hydramatic 700-R4 transmission ever happened at all. GM’s powertrain engineers were handed a challenge amid higher fuel prices and tougher government ...