Hey guys, I was looking at converter options and want a vigilante. They are soo damn expensive though. Fuddle seems to be running a nice special right now so I was curious if anyone had any advice on how durable and such Fuddle Products are?

 

My fuddle worked VERY well... then my tranny blew.

 

you need to search around.....he has had issues

 

I have purchased 2 Fuddles in the last 2 years. The first one was an 3200 HP/Street for my GTO in the fall of 06. It has been a good converter and I have been happy with it since it was installed 18 months ago. The second one I purchased this spring was a 3600 HP/Street for a Manual Valve Body 700R4 I installed over the summer in my 94 Formula.

This last converter came from Howards Converter in a Howards Converter box. When Howard was contacted he indicated at that time that he manufactured all of Fuddles converters. This converter did have a problem with the bolt holes for the flex plate which were tapped for the wrong size bolt. The holes were tapped for 3/8x16 instead of the stock size 7/16x20. When asked about this Howard indicated that he shipped bolts with the converter that were plenty strong and he guaranteed that it would not be a problem.

After installing the Fuddle converter I found that the stall speed did not seem to be consistent. When the log data was reviewed, I would see the stall move around between 3400 – 4500 RPM when I launched at the track. While driving around town I shifted into 2nd gear while going about 10 mph and mashed the gas and saw the RPMs hit 5000 rpm before it grabbed. I was not happy with this converter and ended up purchasing a SS 3600 Yank Converter. I was much happier with this converter. The stall was much more consistent and I dropped my 60’ times by a tenth.