The truck's original C6 had been rebuilt, equipped with a shift kit and heavy-duty components. The Ford's shortcoming was the 3.78:1 rear gears, which meant the 460 spins three-grand plus at highway ...

For the longest time, if you ran a Ford small-block or Windsor engine and wanted to run an automatic, your transmission of choice would likely be a C4. For heavier duty applications you'd likely opt ...