Just wondering, there used to be a guy named "Mad Dog Lou" who was very popular on Ebay and such, he sold alot of transmissions to alot of people and there are sooooooo many different stories about them, package names ranging from "the gangster" to "the punisher" and the highest was his "god father", somewhere along the line he "went out of business"...just wondering how many people on this site have ever bought or knew someone who bought a "Mad Dog" transmission and i wanted to know the experience they had with it, whether it be good or bad. I've recently gotten (as a gift) a transmission from these people who call themselves "GoodFellas Transmissions" and they have a veeeery similar layout in their web page, their package deals, parts, names and prices are very similar, and they're even located in the same city and use the same old caprice test car that "Mad Dogs" used to use, maybe these GoodFellas bought out Mad Dogs old shop or they just changed their name? Anyways...back to the point, im looking for any stories (good or bad) on anyone whos ever came in contact with one of their products, i've provided some page links. thanks alot for everyones time.

http://stores.ebay.com/GoodFellas-Transmissions
http://www.goodfellastransmission.com/

 

no one has ever heard of or dealt with either of these people?

 

I had a mad dawg trans(three actually), Broke two of them immediately after starting the car, the last one was ok but it never shifted smoothly into gears under hard acceleration. I finally decided to go back to an M6 again, (car was M6 when I bought it, went A4, back to M6, and now that I have heard about CPT I might think about switching back.) My brother actually has a Mad Dawg trans in his 87 GTA and it works well. Maybe I just had problems with mine but it was very dissapointing. I don't think I would buy another. Have to credit them though they replaced both trannies under warranty and paid the shipping. Oh and the last one I had I sold to a guy and he said it immediately broke when he started the car too. I hope this helps you in some way. But I had no luck with them.

 

im just lookin for stories on ppl who had them or currently have them...i've unfortunatly heard more bad than good about mad dogs, and idk about goodfellas...we'll find out in time.

 

Why mess around with these kind of people when we have proven sponsers on this site that build damn good transmissions at damn good prices?

 

why would i turn down a free transmission? i had been talking to Frank at CPT before this even happened, i was saving up for his Race Rebuild, and then this was given to me as a gift and heres where i am... i looked up the description, warranty, parts claims and talked to the builder, one way or another he's going to take care of it, but i was just looking into this and seeing if anyone else on this site has had a run in with these people, good or bad.

 

Hey I cant blame you while I ant say anything good o bad about those guys I can say hey if its free I dont blame you I would get it too!You certainly cant beat the price, But Why Free?

 

a few family members chipped in and bought me one, as far as i know he doesnt give his transmissions away lol sorry i didnt make that clear.

 

Had a mad dog the godfather in my 88 GTA. Still runs great. (friend bought the car) Apparently they went to crap the last year in business. Mine was great.

 

So sorry to dig up an old thread but i ordered a trans from goodfellas. I have not got it yet he said it would ship out a week and a half ago and has not shipped it yet. His customer service i horrible. I called him back right after i ordered it to change the shipping adress. I said " hey this is daniel and i just ordered a transmission from you" He said "so"...kind of wierd. Not sure of the quality yet but i am so scared, and then i found this thread and the link to that other guys site and it had the same freaking song...i screwed up massively. it is supposed to leave his shop tomorrow i am not sure what to do i guess it is to late.

 

Strange coincidence you did dig it up and that I ran across it. I built goodfellas first website. Spent about 40 hours of my professional time. I didn't ask them for anything up front because they were just getting started and a friend ask for my help. I said they could pay me on the back-end. They were my best friends until I sent them a invoice about a year after they opened. They said they have no intention of paying it and I guess I'm not their best friend anymore. I'm not saying they are good or bad, those are just the facts.

 

I have a transmission from Goodfellas. I was planning on getting a performabuilt trans but they wouldn't take AMEX so I looked around for a different place and found goodfellas. They are in Tarpon Springs, FL, I am in Daytona Beach so if I wanted I could drive to them in a few hours. I paid for one of their fully built "Boss" transmissions and a 3000k converter. The trans arrived promptly. I installed it and had an electrical issue that was blowing fuses. Turns out the connector on the trans got pushed into the case and was shorting out. They offered to pay for return shipping to fix it but I decided to pull the pan and snap the connector back in myself. Problem solved. The converter they sent me did not have a lock-up, they sent me another converter but it was a 12 inch instead of the 9 I had specified before. They then told me they would have to have one made special. About a week later I recieved the new 9 3000k converter w/ lockup. I have to say it is a pretty badass converter. It is a billet case with a antiballoon plate. launches hard. I recieved a few stickers from Goodfellas a couple weeks ago. I am currently planning on calling them to get a build sheet and touch base with the owner. I am not unhappy at all so far with their trans.

 

Also just to clarify, The guys at Goodfellas are former employees of maddog. Apperently according to them they had a falling out when maddog's trans business wsa going bankrupt. They say the quality control was no longer there and that is why they left. If you search other boards you will find threads about it. The poster JTSIKOURIS above is the owner of goodfellas, I have spoke with him and his brother Pete many times when I got my unit. Maddog is now in another state. I will keep you posted if anythnig happens.

 

I have their Punisher 700R4. I installed it about 4 months ago. It shifts great. Feels very strong.

Lou has a new web site no longer called Mad Dog. Here it is.

http://www.outlawtransmissions.com/

I recently have aquired a vibration in O/D though. It might just be a trans. mount broken.

 

You were managing the place when everyone got scewed.