Speed Inc Flexplate???
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Speed Inc Flexplate??? Speed Inc is selling a flexplate I think that's made by Cat Power for $119.Anybody know anything good or bad?. Appearently the TCI flexplate, which looks like a nice piece, has various issues and this seems like a good sponsor alternative. What should I buy and why?
Does it appear to be of lesser quality compared to a TCI one? This is one of those things that makes me nervous. If it is indeed SFI approved, and $65, then I guess you need to trust the piece. I don't understand why sponsors sell it for double, and the TCI one costs so much then. It doesn't seem like there is much to it- a toothed ring with a center plate welded together.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
I do not have one yet but I will be purchasing one. If it is SFI approved I don't see how it could be of crappy quality, if it was crappy quality how could it earn SFI rating? I have seen a lot of bad topics about the TCI one and like you said they are double the money and sometimes more. I am going to give the ebay one a try.
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the cat racing one is made well. It follows the stock design. The tci has its own design, so you run into issues when changing other parts...such as a yank converter that uses different bolts than stock. so now you have to go find special bolts.
I put the tci and the cat on my car. I stayed with the cat. The tci is sitting on my floor.
I put the tci and the cat on my car. I stayed with the cat. The tci is sitting on my floor.
What's wrong with them making some money off of a part? I buy as much as I can from speed inc and if they don't have what I am looking for I order from tsp but I have had nothing but good things tp say about them. When I ordered my flex plate I had them overnight it. I ordered it around noon on a thursday and got it before 10am friday and that's Illinois to texas
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I just bought a UMI tunnel mount TA with DS loop, and a UMI T400 cross member from Speed Inc ~$600. Service was excellent and I already received the parts.
However, when I can buy something like this flexplate for less than 1/2 delivered, I'd have to be an idiot to buy it from Speed. It's not my fault Speed priced it where they did.
However, when I can buy something like this flexplate for less than 1/2 delivered, I'd have to be an idiot to buy it from Speed. It's not my fault Speed priced it where they did.
What's wrong with them making some money off of a part? I buy as much as I can from speed inc and if they don't have what I am looking for I order from tsp but I have had nothing but good things tp say about them. When I ordered my flex plate I had them overnight it. I ordered it around noon on a thursday and got it before 10am friday and that's Illinois to texas
How f'in wonderfull to find this out the day I go to install the 4L80.
Is that really Speed/cats fault or the converter for being different and not matching a stock style flexplate? does a 4l80 converter normally bolt up?