We're big fans of Transmission Technologies' (Tremec) T56, a brawny six-speed gearbox that, we believe, deserves a good home in many a Mustang (and has finally found better-late-than-never Ford ...

“Out of sight, out of mind.” It’s a phrase that’s just perfect for transmissions. After all, tons of thought goes into squeezing out every possible pony from the engine, but often times the chosen ...

When Classic Trucks Tech Center Manager Jason Scudellari showed up to work one Monday morning all smiles, I knew something was up. When he told me that he scored something at the Pomona Swap Meet, I ...

Want to row your own gears, make gobs of power, and even get decent gas mileage on the highway? The T56 is the ticket. This six-speed wonder was designed and built by Borg-Warner originally, though ...

A plan is finally in place for rebuilding the broken Tremec T56 transmission from our 1996 Impala SS; now it’s time to carefully assemble some components in such a way that it’ll survive the sort of ...

StandardAero has won a two-year, $43 million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade the Rolls-Royce T56 engines that power the C-130 Hercules aircraft, the company announced Wednesday. The work, which ...

Looking for an affordable, powerful full-size sedan with a six-speed stick shift? Forget Mercedes-Benz and BMW, or the Impala SS. Josh Korsower and his talented crew at Three Pedals in Sterling, ...

Rolls-Royce has secured a potential $109.2M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide supplies for T56 engines that power U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft. Contract work is initially ...

When we last visited this project*, we’d torn down a couple of Tremec T56 transmissions – the F-body/Viper hybrid that was making nasty rock-crushing noises from under the floorpan of our Impala SS, ...