boomcase

You should take kevin up on his offer , also what makes you think if you buy any other brand converter you wont have some kind of problem with there converter , just do a search , ill bet if you had a yank converter they would blame it on your transmision , saying there converter is not the problem, or the tranny caused the converter to fail..

Just buy a yank and pray nothing goes wrong with it , IM SURE YOULL BE HAPPY WITH THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE,,, LOL LOL LOL

JNorris

iTrader: (4)

I know that you are currently running a TCI 3500 and my point is that it is a good converter and if I were you I would not change. However if I did my 2nd choice would be the Vig3200.


I did run the Vig 3200 until I went with a higher stall converter (Yank….Big mistake!). The Vig3200 was a good converter that got my car into the 11s with just bolt on parts.

PunkNPonys

iTrader: (2)

I agree with boomcase. TCI makes a great product, i have had no trouble with my TCI3500. I think its like anything else if you abuse it its eventually going to break thats all part of the sport. Like stated above what if you buy a yank and the same thing happens maybe even sooner, i bet they dont come on here and tell you they will replace it. No matter what shipping is i would stick with good and honest customer service.

RevGTO

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I think the point is, the best customer service notwithstanding, and all logic aside, he has decided to buy a new converter and he wants a Yank. Alternative suggestions seem to be wasted type ... 'cept maybe if he goes with the Vig.

PREDATOR-Z

Well I like the free restall policy and 2 year warranty on the VIGs. From reading a lot through searches, I found that VIG had a pretty high ratio of customer satisfaction.
I think I'm going to get a VIG 3200, because when I get my new motor in next Summer it is going to need a restall and that will fit my bill.

I liked the performance gains of the TCI, and believe me I'm aware that parts can fail. It's just so that it happened now. So I'm switching.
When I bought the TCI, I knew what I was getting into and I'm not dissapointed about it's performance over last year, I just wished it would have lasted a little longer.

Ragtop 99

iTrader: (7)

I'm not sure the value of Vig's free restall and warranty to you. To use either one will cost you round trip shipping. I would give TCI another try. You are out the shipping (1 or both ways) but the converter is free.

PREDATOR-Z

Well there are some other benefits to VIGs in part qualities. Just the fact that VIG waranties its verters with a written 2 year, no questions asked is enough for me.
Also no down time as I will receive my VIG within 5 days.

This is beside the fact that I've lost a lot of faith in TCI quality.

CHRISPY

the guy is offering to send you a free converter in exchange for the failure. What else do you want him to do? You aren't even POSITIVE it is the converter.

I would get another TCI and make sure the programming/fluid level is properly done.

PREDATOR-Z

I'm positive it is the converter, I thanked him for his offer, but I do not want it in my car anymore.
I have installed the VIG 3200, no "chatering", and no tuning needed yet, same str 2.5.
Car feels better, like the power is properly distributed. I have to watch it on launch as the tires wil go up in smoke now (Yoko's 18'/285), that wasn't the case with the TCI, little spin then grip, not the case anymore.
The TCI had been in my car for a year or so and did not act like that in the begining, I changed the fluid and filter in the FLP tranny (1 month old), no apparent residue or shavings, so that is allright.
I simply do not feel confident to put another SSF back in there and also due to the fact that I did not want extended down time and that a new verter would only cost me $150 more than shipping the TCI from overseas, back and forth with customs and the boatload of paperwork involved.

I have posted before and was an advocate of TCI SSF and its performance untill this happened.
It is just a matter of choice and Kevin made an outstanding offer, which I might have taken if I was in the States. I thank him again for doing so.