Moze I'm really not sure. I dont have the extra cash right now to buy a different converter, and the labor for me to put the warrantied one in is free. So im going to think about if for a while.Originally Posted by DamnYankee
Moze I'm really not sure. I dont have the extra cash right now to buy a different converter, and the labor for me to put the warrantied one in is free. So im going to think about if for a while.
DANIEL CAMMED SS 13.46 @ 98.17-- 8.58 @ 80.31
2003 Silverado SS / LQ9 6.0L / Wheatley 93 Octane Tune / 224/228 .581 .588 110lsa / Patriot Gold Dual Springs / Comp Hardened Push Rods / Circle D 3800 stall / Pacesetter LT's / 4:10 Gears / Transgo HD-2 Shift Kit / K & N Cold Air Intake / Corvette Servo / Aeroforce Interceptor / Autometer Narrorband(Wideband on the way) / Mobile 1 Synthetic / Single Chamber Flows with X Pipe / Cats Delete with Cutouts
yeah that crap sucks when they go out
2006 silverado SS....Clifford Jr...turbo coming soon
1970 Chevelle ly6 swap....d1 coming soon
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99RCSB Broke because I wasted thousands and thousands of dollars on my truck.
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2006 silverado SS....Clifford Jr...turbo coming soon
1970 Chevelle ly6 swap....d1 coming soon
Yea i dont know about u guys but 700 - 900 for a vigi is alot of money for a converter, yank and tci are more reasonable.. around 500 or so...
TCI's suck really bad, I blew the lock up clutch in the old one I had in less than 10K miles. I beat the **** out of it but still should have lasted longer.
2007 CCSB Z71 VortecMax: Stock!
TCI's are getting a pretty bad rep and Fuddle's have earned a bad rep in the truck community. John Fuddle is a great guy to deal with, but being a great guy doesn't pay for converter swaps.
If cash is an issue, get a Yank, Art Carr, or the Phoenix that Virgil is using. There are some others as well that MIGHT work and have a good rep in some communities (the Edge converters come to mind).
If I were you, I would pay cash for a new converter of your choice, when you get it, pull the Fuddle and put the new one in, advertise the new warrantied Fuddle on the forums with "buyers choice of stall speed", and when you have a buyer, have John ship it directly to the them. That's what he did for me. Just make sure he'll do the same for you before advertising obviously...
I agree on the Yank but not the TCI. Another way to look at it is: for the cost of the Fuddle, the cost to install the Fuddle, and then the cost to swap converters (unless you do all that yourself), you could have bought a Vigilante and been fine (what I wish I had done my first go-round).
Do it once, do it right.
Last edited by DamnYankee; 10-23-2007 at 05:15 PM.
You could not pay me to put a fuddle or TCI in my truck. I read enough before i bought mine. Sometimes you get what you pay for.
On a side note. TCI if I remember right use to be in North Alabama and got bought out. They were great then, now I think not. Even If I was pulling the verter and putting the new one in. What is your own time and aggravation worth X2 cause the new one is gonna go south just like the original then you will be back at square one.
99RCSB Broke because I wasted thousands and thousands of dollars on my truck.
did a lot better than my old tci. i've gone through two of em and they both lasted 5k miles.
now i got a yank and will never look back.
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89' Mustang LSX
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daniel yeah this verter may be free but wait till it bombs ur tranny and ull wish u had gotten the yank. spend $ now to save $ later and time and frustration and all the "i told u so's" u know are already comin...
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