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Post  BOSS 429 June 22nd 2011, 11:55 pm

I DIDNT WANT TO PUT THIS IN WITH MY OTHER THREAD ABOUT TESTING THE CAR, I WANTED MORE PEOPLE TO READ IT




THESE ARE GREAT PRODUCTS, THANKS FRANK


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Post  Frank Merkl June 23rd 2011, 12:09 am

Thanks Rich
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Post  schmitty June 23rd 2011, 10:22 am

Can't wait to give mine a try Twisted Evil
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Post  Frank Merkl June 23rd 2011, 10:41 am

it'll make that truck buck!!
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Post  whitefield June 23rd 2011, 10:56 am

you will love the valve body ! I have used two and they worked flawless
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Post  rmcomprandy June 23rd 2011, 3:57 pm

I have never had the need to own one however, I have seen 4 or 5 vehicles go down the track with 'em and shifting was a worry free thing.

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Post  Copperhead June 24th 2011, 6:49 am

Hoping to try mine out in a few hours. I'm at Joliet for the NMRA/NMCA race. Very Happy

Went testing last weekend, but I had an electrical issue and it wasn't working. I got that fixed.

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Post  f250mike June 24th 2011, 6:38 pm

Mine works great
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Post  Copperhead June 27th 2011, 1:42 pm

Test results are in,.........and all I can say is,.....my back had a slight kink in it before I let go of the button. It's gone now!! Laughing

I like it a lot better than the other one I had.

I got my best 60' time this weekend!!

Thanks for a good product Frank. cheers
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Post  Frank Merkl June 28th 2011, 5:31 am

That's why I sell them and are sold out all most before I start a years build!!!
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Post  A70maverick July 1st 2011, 12:00 am

Mine works awesome as well! Thanks Frank! Finally my C6 shifts like it should.

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Post  crittersf1 August 8th 2011, 11:02 pm

Mine works flawlessly, and has for 3 years now
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Post  Frank Merkl August 9th 2011, 1:23 am

Well this year we've be running my 1st prototype VB #1 built in 1991 that's been sitting in my trophy case for years, as I miss counted VB's that needed to be built and had to send out my favourate one from my own car !!!to fill the orders!!! People don't seem to understand the amount of work it takes to build these . To build one of one at a time it takes 44 -48 hours but when I build them I build them in 10 lots and with repetitive machining the time comes down to about 20 hours each and then you add 4 to 8 hours on testing and fineseing to make sure that they work as they should , Slack time from farming 16 hr days to building transbrake vb's and tranies working 18-20 hour day's
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Post  crittersf1 August 9th 2011, 7:46 am

Tends to happen when you're good at what you do
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Post  cooter August 9th 2011, 10:57 pm

holy crap i cannot believe it takes that long to build a valve body, i guess thats why i dont do it! well maybe it is also because i dont know the first thing about building valve bodies either Laughing

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Post  johndickjr August 24th 2011, 2:07 pm

whats so different --better with your vb compared to one from tci and other companys

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Post  res0rli9 August 24th 2011, 2:28 pm

His works and there's DONT

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Post  crittersf1 August 24th 2011, 5:19 pm

[quote="res0rli9"]His works and there's DONT[/qu

That's the truth!! cheers cheers cheers
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Post  johndickjr August 24th 2011, 8:32 pm

res0rli9 wrote:His works and there's DONT
im sure they do, but what makes them work...again why is his so much better..

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Post  res0rli9 August 24th 2011, 8:44 pm

johndickjr wrote:
res0rli9 wrote:His works and there's DONT
im sure they do, but what makes them work...again why is his so much better..

You'll have to wait for Frank to answer that one Smile

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Post  IcallhimGeorge August 24th 2011, 8:44 pm

You cant buy one at Summit. Very Happy
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Post  BOSS 429 August 24th 2011, 10:48 pm

look ive ran a c6 since 1976 i think, I've tried them all trans-go ect, they all work,BUT ARE INCONSISTANT . FRANKS work the same over and over,AND BECAUSE OF THIS theres less wear,and trans last longer.



I maybe the only guy whos burned up 12 c6's in 9 passes, Iknow franks work's YES 3 in the burn out box. WITH BILL BORSOM BUILDING THE TRANS,AND FRANKS VALVE BODY I have no problems





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Post  69F100 August 25th 2011, 4:56 pm

johndickjr wrote:whats so different --better with your vb compared to one from tci and other companys

Frank hand builds his and test them and has learned all the little tricks to make what they are most of the other are mass production built and the care is not give to them that the reason one works and one might not that the reason you have a waiting line for Franks or that is what I think the reason is.
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Post  John Myrick August 25th 2011, 5:10 pm

I'll be finding out soon enough about TCI's trans and brake and if it doesn't work properly I will be going with one of Franks VB's this winter.

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Post  Diggindeeper August 29th 2011, 9:32 pm

Also IIRC Frank figured out how to fix TCI's brake before TCI figured it out... Very Happy
Everyone wants them so you better raise the price on those VB's. You'll have that 712 paid for in no time. Razz
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