9/27/2023 0 Comments Built th400![]() Mark and I talked about the way the truck is built, what kind of powerplant is sitting in front, what I have behind the transmission, my driving style, and how I like to use the truck. I got on the phone and called Mark, one of the technicians at Gearstar, and the answer to my transmission issues. Admittedly, I was a bit skeptical-the prices and quality of the build specifications seemed too good to be true. Did I mention that all of this comes in a crate shipped free of charge within the continental United States? Oh, and there is no core charge. They come with bottles of ATF, fluid coolers, heavy-duty aluminum pans, and new dipsticks. There were three levels of TH400 builds: Level 2($1,395) will hold up to 450 hp Level 3($2,195) up to 550 hp and the Level 4($4,395) package will handle up to 850 hp. I found Gearstar online (and clicked the "TH400" link. It’s been patched back together a few times and kept sort-of running until the back of the housing actually broke off the last time out. Over the last couple years, I have been nursing a well-ridden TH400 transmission in a ’74 K5 that probably should have been rebuilt after ripping the torque converter in half. It seemed a little far to go for a transmission build, but I’m always eager to learn about shops with claims like "unbreakable" or "world’s finest." Besides, at this point in my tranny-killing career, I’m game to try just about anything if someone thinks it might hold up. Knowing about my luck with transmissions, an ex-editor of Off-Road magazine turned me onto Gearstar Performance Transmissions of Akron, Ohio. And before you start to think I have some sadistic hatred for cross-dressers, I’ll come clean and confess to at least 19 transmission murders… and I’m sure I’m forgetting a few. In fact, it’s so bad that I was dubbed "The Tranny Killer" long ago, and the name has stuck ever since. I’m a little hard on transmissions, and if you read this magazine often enough, you might have already noticed.
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