Today, a couple of DMLers wrote:
>(snip)
>I waited months for my Stage I, and have only about 100 miles on the
>truck with it installed, here are my thoughts in no particular order:
>a) the product I received is very nicely done
>b) I conversed with both Bruce & Frank via email and telephone
>c) their policy of sending you the TB and then waiting for you to
>return the core with your $90 (no prepayment...no core charge...no
>hassle) definitely puts them more on the "friend doing a favor side"
>than the "vendor selling me a product".
>If you want a TB today, order from a vendor...if you can wait and want
>to save a COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS (American at that) then get in
>line and make sure and say thank you to Bruce and Frank when you get
>yours.
>(snip)
>This is a good reminder of the extra length that Frank & Bruce have, and are
>going through for all of us. I do appreciate all the time and effort being
>put into what will be the final product. I'm sure it is many more hours
>than one realizes. (Although it is easy to get a little excited and start
>asking questions when someone mentions getting a TB.) :'B We definitely do
>not want to take the enjoyment out of their fun. Patience truly is a
>virtue.
Another personal point of view:
In Dec.'98, I decided that I would switch my priorities with my Dakota by
switching from appearance mods to performance mods. I set an e.t. goal,
which I felt was achievable within my financial budget, by gathering as much
information from performance-minded DMLers, by reading all the literature
(even non-mopar ones) that I could find and by discussing issues with
performance people in my surrounding neighbourhood.
In Jan.'99, I placed my order for one of F&B's TBs. At that time, the only
other TB vendor was Magnum Performance in Texas (I had purchased a catalog
from them). I selected F&B because of price considerations and an opinion
of a DMLer that I respect.
Since January to today, I have emailed F&B for status updates, mainly through
the DML a total of about 4 times ... once (maybe twice) to B.'s private email
where he recommended the Stage 2 because of the internal engine mods I was
doing.
I purposely kept the emails to a minimum because it was a part-time project
and
not a full-fledged business for F&B.
I do not know F&B personally so I was not expecting a "friend doing a favor
side"
type of transactional relationship. I suspect that, if I were to receive
the tb
today, they would expect prompt payment etc. asap.
To make this short, I expect, at a minimum, information if delivery by Labour
Day is possible (a courtesy from one DMLer to another). I can, then, make
a decision
whether to get a tb somewhere else or wait until next racing season (I am
61 so
time is an important issue with me).
Thanks all for your patience. My $.02 CDN.
Bob
Burlington, Ontario
Current: 97 Dakota CC Sport,5.2L,3.55SG, auto.,4x2
85 Shelby Intercooled Turbo Charger,2.2L,5-spd man.
70 Challenger,383-4bbl,slap-stik auto.,3.23SG,hemi orange
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