It is time to start seeing through their Smoke and Mirrors!

For too long, aftermarket companies have gotten fat off of your money. They overcharge, then do everything possible to convince you are buying a "superior" product. They lie. Here are just some of the tactics they use to convince you to spend too much on an aftermaket torque converter.

An more importantly, here is why they are wrong...

#1 - "Our more expensive converter is worth it because the warranty is better"

This one is pretty easy to see through. Compare the other companies' warranties with ours. 

Fuddle Racing's warranty covers everything including satisfaction. Other comapnies' will stop coverage if you get the car tuned or even if you throw an SES code. Those are the facts. Read the warranties.

#2 - "Our more expensive converter has a bigger and better clutch than others"

We have never seen a comeptitor's clutch that is able to beat ours. Simply look below to see who really has the bigger clutch. Which do you want holding your converter?

Left: A competitor's $1000 "enlarged" clutch Right: Fuddle Racing's HP/Street

Left: A competitor's $1000 "enlarged" clutch Right: Fuddle Racing's HP/Race

#3 - "Our converters use special technology"

The idea that one company has access to technology that no one else uses is ridiculous, yet other comapnies' still expect you to believe it is true. After all, it comes from the kings of smoke and mirrors. If there were some special  technology that only one company had access to, all others would quickly die. There simply isn't. Don't buy into it. You will not find better torque converters than Fuddle Racing's.

#4 - "Because our converters are more expensive, they are stronger and will last longer"

To disprove this, compare features within the converters. Our converters are built using only the strongest and most innovative materials. We don't stop with the best clutches and components; we make sure our build processes, too, bring you the strongest converters possible. Click here for detailed info about our converters. No one beats Fuddle Racing's quality.

#5 - "Because our converters are more expensive, they are more efficient"

When it comes to general converter efficiency, the single best test is a timeslip. Our converters are proving themselves where it matters -- AT THE TRACK. With similarly modified cars, Fuddle Racing is outrunning the competition.

Always make certain to compare apples to apples. Some companies will use their larger diameter converters to tout their efficiency. Larger diameter converters will have better efficiency but less performance. For example, your stock converter has good efficiency, but a smaller 245m will outperform a 258mm or larger at the track. You can only compare 245mm to 245mm, or 258mm to 258mm, etc. When you compare apples to apples, Fuddle Racing will not be beat.

There are companies that will try to convince you that they have "special" (yes, again "special") parts that create abnormal efficiency. When you understand converters, you understand there are no "special" parts. Aside from the clutch, there are only three main parts inside a converter - a turbine, a pump(or primary), and a stator. There is nothing exotic inside a converter, just good parts and building. Fuddle Racing only uses the best possible parts and combination of parts to build our converters.

#6 - "We have higher STRs, so we are better" or  "Our in house testing is the only accurate testing for STR and Stall Speed"

With other companies,  you often see wildly exaggerated ratings of stall and STR. There are actually ratings released by General Motors that Fuddle Racing uses to rate its converters. We rate STR lower than many of the inflated numbers you will see by other companies because General Motors rates it lower.

Fuddle Racing has had numerous opportunities to go inside the competition's converters and directly see through their smoke and mirrors. What we saw was no surprise to us, but it might be to you. Two examples from two different companies follow.

• The first was rated at 3200/2.5. When we opened it and compared their numbers to General Motors' numbers, the converter actually a 2800/1.8. With a stall speed so low, it is no wonder it felt relatively tight on the street. It is also no wonder it did not perform as well as a 3200 should.
• The second, from a large company, was rated at 3500/2.5. When inside, it turned out to be a 3200/2.1 when using more accurate General Motors ratings. The performance would be noticeably different with a lower stall compared to what the customer wanted and expected.

Another great misconception and unethical advertisement that flies around some companies is that big diameter converters create high STR. A larger diameter converter creates LESS STR, not more. Perhaps the best example is a 278mm converter. Advertised at 2.25 STR, this converter won't create anywhere near that kind of STR.

Perhaps the biggest exaggerations are 21 blade stator ratings. The 21 blade stator is most often found in General Motors minivans. Other companies rate STR very high with this stator and praise its abilities to create STR. In reality, according to General Motors, the actual manufacturer of the stator, it would take building a 4400 stall @ 350 ft lbs for the 21 blade stator to even get to a solid 2.0 STR! Hardly the numbers these companies claim.

These companies also claim that it is able to create superior street feel. This is an easy claim to make, but it can't be backed up. You will find no significantly better throttle feel or response from the 21 blade stator unit than a from a well designed and machined 18 blade unit.

#8 - "Our personal testing shows that our more expensive converters are better."

Meaningless testing on converters is flying around the internet. While these converter dyno and accelerometer testing have their place, but it is not for comparing converters.

• Having access to or an in-house converter dyno is good for some things. Testing and comparing converter efficiency certainly isn't one of them, though. The converter dyno simply does not accurately tell you how a converter will act in your car. It is operated by an electric motor that will never recreate real world power for testing. It simply doesn't create torque like a car does.
• Using accelerometers for testing sounds great, except that testing must be done off the line in 3rd gear to get desired numbers. Even then, what you have does little more than a G-Tech accelerometer, and how would you rather test -- at the track or with a G-Tech?

Don't be swayed by shadowy, false claims. See through their smoke and mirrors and find the best converter on the market -- Fuddle Racing!