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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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anybody using one of these convertors,or hear anything about them?
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 06:05 AM
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Quite a few people are using them and have had great success. I am installing one for "ws6sojuiced01" here shortly. I will also be getting one of John's for myself. It's probably one of the best deals going.
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I have a 98 Z28 w/ 2.73 gears. I bought the 3400 Fuddle w/ 2.1 STR. I LOVE THIS CONVERTER!!! I only have about 50 miles on it so far. I just drove it Saturday after getting a mail order tune to adjust the shift points and rev limiter and it runs awesome!!! It really woke my car up. It has so much more life now. The snow is almost gone now so I will be posting more results once I get some more miles on it
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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muhahaha i have a 3200 fuddle with 3.23 and LOVE it..feels "like" stock untill you hammer it and it checks out!
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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fuddle builds a great converter at a great price. and fuddle has the best warranty in the business. mine is working great. I wouldn't change one thing about it. we are hoping to put it in the 8's very soon.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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peolpe like myself can only dream of 8's
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sr71
fuddle builds a great converter at a great price. and fuddle has the best warranty in the business. mine is working great. I wouldn't change one thing about it. we are hoping to put it in the 8's very soon.

same here, minus the 8's.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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i'd definitely recommend Fuddle...many people say go with yank or with tci but fuddle is made for people on a budget, has great customer service and a great growing reputation...i remember someone once saying that just cause its cheap and affordable doesn't mean low quality, keep that in mind if you do plan on getting a fuddle...i'm overall happy with mine and if i ever decide to get a different size verter i'll definitely get another fuddle
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:29 AM
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thanks guys,just ordered my 3400
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I have also been looking for some support of Fuddle converters.. I have to admit though, I sent him an email and filled out his spec sheet looking for suggestions on a converter and have not recieved any reply other than his automated "thank you" email 2 days ago. I received replies from Yank and Precision the very next day.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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I have also been looking for some support of Fuddle converters.. I have to admit though, I sent him an email and filled out his spec sheet looking for suggestions on a converter and have not recieved any reply other than his automated "thank you" email 2 days ago. I received replies from Yank and Precision the very next day.
Took a couple of days for John at Fuddle to get back to me. He said they have been really swamped.

He was very helpful in discussing my situation and made recommendations to fix things.

Suggest you give them some more time and hopefully they will take care of you.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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I put a fuddle 3400 in my t/a about 1 1/2 months ago and am quite happy with it. Just remember that you need some drag radials or you will be seeing excessive tire spin when you get on it at speeds up to 50+ mph like me. Now I just need to decide between the bfg & mts.

At least we aren't like the honda boys dreaming of 8s (they dream of an 8 second 0 to 60 rather than an 8 second quarter mile)

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peolpe like myself can only dream of 8's
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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I understand that there has been some serious medical problems at Fuddle. Just give them some time they will return calls and answer your questions. I have really enjoyed dealing with John.
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Man all this talk about them. I think I'll be ordering one too. I jts filled out the form and will probably go fuddle rather than the Vig I was originally thinking of. Save some dough ya know.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jorLT1
i'd definitely recommend Fuddle...many people say go with yank or with tci but fuddle is made for people on a budget, has great customer service and a great growing reputation...i remember someone once saying that just cause its cheap and affordable doesn't mean low quality, keep that in mind if you do plan on getting a fuddle...i'm overall happy with mine and if i ever decide to get a different size verter i'll definitely get another fuddle
i had a tci and they are crap!!! i talked to john and he was very helpful,he says that my convertor should be good for a single digit 1/4 mile,which i WILL BE SEEING with my blower upgrade
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I love my Fuddle 4000. I can't wait to get it to the track now (no 8s for me either )
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Well I finally got some driving time in today and yesterday with the new Fuddle 3400/2.1 and some new Nitto drag radials. I LOVE IT!!! The car is so much better from a dead stop all the way up until the converter locks up. I don't even mind the 2.73 gears anymore because the converter flashes up to the higher RPM range right away and gets right into the powerband. The 2.73's are actually kind of nice because the converter locks on the highway and I can be cruising at 70 MPH at 1800 RPM

I should also mention that I did get a mail order tune recently because I was hitting the rev limiter at all shift points. After the tune the car runs AWESOME!!!
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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I have one, but haven't installed it yet. Can't wait to get the beast to the track.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Had mine installed a few days ago, and couldnt be happier with the results. John at fuddle is one of the best business men i have ever spoken too. Even during a busy day, he took almost a hlaf hour to figure what i will need for my application. Great product, great service, great price, and delivered 2 weeks after purchase. Also, john doesnt stock converters, he builds em' to your specs when you call him.
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Anyone else running single digit e.t.'s with a fuddle? I'm waiting on some parts for my combo but plan on being in the 9s n/a and hope to move one down with a shot of the juice and John felt confident this was the verter for me. I'll be testing that out soon enough, but just trying to see if any other guys running single digits are using them. Thanks.
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