Drive Train Tech Articles

In addition to the general car racing tech articles we also provide drive train tutorials that give you the steps to perform many of the technical tweaks and tuning adjustments just like the pros. From choosing and installing a fire suppression system to installing a NASCAR-style sway bar and rebuilding a racing transmission. Enjoy the in-depth drive train racing guides below.

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	T10 Racing Transmission Rebuild - Become The Ultimate Gearhead Save money buy rebuilding your T10 racing transmission yourself more

	Rearend Rebuild - Rebuild Your Own Quick-Change Rear Rebuilding a quick-change rearend is relatively straightforward and can be done in your own shop with the proper procedures and tools more

	Advanced Gear Ratio Technology How to choose and keep the right gear ratio for the rearend in your race car more

	Rebuilding a Bert Racing Transmission Step by step tips on how to rebuild and perform yearly maintenance on a Bert Racing transmission more

	Bellhousing Alignment - Alignment Issues Few people are aware that an improperly aligned bellhousing can cause serious drivetrain problems. Thankfully, the fix is easy more

	Automatic Upgrade: Changing Your Torque Converter for Better Performance Upgrading to TCI's 10-inch racing torque converter and tranny cooler can give you the extra edge on Saturday night more

	Racing Torque Converters Dummy converters, or as some people call them, hollow converters, arequickly becoming a popular item with stock class short-track... more

	Crankshaft Developments In Race Engines - The Torque Starts Here Increasing the power and durability for your race engine can be achievable by developing your engine's crankshaft. more

	Flywheel - Clutch Basics Some of the basics for proper power transfer to the wheels include the flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate. more

	Bellhousing Alignment Prevent unnecessary power loss and protect yourself with bellhousing alignment more

	Rear Suspension Upgrade - Ready For Abuse Check out how to best strengthen your car by upgrading the rear end so that it will be more durable on the dirt! more

	Richmond Gear's 2-Speed Transmission - Shifting Gears - Quick Tech Richmond Gear's 2-Speed Transmission more

	Clutch Basics 101 If you’re a racer, you know that the clutch is the vital linkage between the engine and the transmission. If you don’t have it... more

	Transmission Weight Reduction - The Tranny Diet Everything that has mass has a “moment of inertia,” the energy required to spin an object about its axis. The greater the moment... more

	Clutch Basics 101 If you’re a racer, you know that the clutch is the vital linkage between the engine and the transmission. If you don’t have it... more

	Optimizing Valvetrain Power - Valve Training Part II Check out this great article on how to best modify your valvetrain and get the most power out of it! more

	Gear Ratio - Gear Selection - Gearing Up Or Down With so many gear ratios to choose from, how do you pick the correct one for that never-raced-there-before track? Once you find the correct... more

	Rear End Alignment - String Me Along A common misconception among new racers is they absolutely must have every new gadget and geegaw that comes down the pipe or else they will... more

	Racing With A Powerglide Automatic Transmission Slush pumps, idiot boxes—the automatic transmission gets called some mean names in racing circles. But people only mock what they... more

	Road-Racing Transmissions - Gearing Up Boxing is often called the sweet science of sports, but when it comes to road racing, the sweet science definitely becomes running the car... more

	Jerico Racing Transmissions - Finally, A Pit Gear For Short-Track Racers Developed for short-track racers, Jerico has introduced a new three-speed transmission that's designed to meet the growing need for... more

	Design Features Since the trend in many race-car components is to be lighter and have less rotational mass and less unsprung weight, Tex Racing of Ether,... more

	Quick Tech: Tex Racing's Unbelievably Light Rearend Pump Since the trend in many race-car components is to be lighter and have less rotational mass and less unsprung weight, Tex Racing of Ether,... more

	Tex Racing's Unbelievably Light rearend Pump It's 1.3 Pounds And 50 Percent Cheaper Than An External System more

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