Subject: RE:Torque Converter--which one and why by dan0617 on 2008/1/25 13:39:42
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When on CF, I was talking to PeteK about a converter. I then got a PM from fuddle, telling me that I should buy a brand name converter, not a converter from a private seller. I thought that was pretty tacky and turned me off to them no matter how good their converter might be. I ended up buying a used TCS converter. It has a 12" back and a 9.5" front. Kind of wierd looking but the idea is that the kevlar lockup clutch is bigger than a 9.5" therefore works better and lasts longer, but the front is 9.5" so the weight is down and performance is good. It doesn't feel like stock but it is very driveable. I wouldn't want it if I were worried about gas mileage tho as mine went down with the new converter. Of course my foot got a little heavier at the same time!
The main difference between myself and Fuddle is I never tried to sell converters. They needed to sell them to eat. I sold them based on request. They were a forum sponsor, and I was not, so I respected them. I was lucky. I stumbed upon an anal retentave, small, family owned shop that built converters. Every time they built me a performance converter, their peckers got hard. They enjoyed doing them that much. I sold a few based on inquities, and it spread through word of mouth. I guess what I am trying to say is there is no such thing as a PeteK converter. Only a PeteK box with someone else's converter. Everyone who bought one knew this. If I had to buy one other than my guy's, it would be a converter from Andre at Edge. To my knowledge, no one had been unhappy with a converter I sold them. I have sold 3 converters to guys who pulled out their Fuddle to install mine.
There IS such a thing as a PeteK converter. You might not have built it but you wouldn't have sold it if it weren't up to your standards. You gave customer service to your purchasers forever, and even gave advice to those who didn't buy from you. You are as much a part of the converters you sold as was the people who built it or the fluid that is in it after installation. You are respected because of this. I wish I had bought from you but I just couldn't turn down the price I got on a used converter. I knew you didn't build the converters, but to me the converters you sold are PeteK converters.
