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Hammond68 · 01-03-2019, 04:25 PM

I would post here more often except I've got to type with my phone.
I ordered a 2500 stall converter for my 72 c10 on December 17th. I just spoke with them and I am supposed to have a tracking number within the next 45 minutes.
When I placed this order i assumed it would get in the mail that day or the next. I called back on the 21st looking for a tracking number. The guy said they have to make them as they are ordered. He said mine would be finished and mailed on the 26th-27th, I'd have it before new years. I called again yesterday, they said it was done and was in shipping. As of now I have no tracking number. I am canceling the order if I have no tracking number today.
Whenever I mention canceling it i get told what I want to hear. Not what is reality. I would not want to wait 3 weeks if it were free,let alone 250 plus shipping.
I've humored myself thinking at least it will be a high quality stall. I found some of their reviews on pissed consumer, after scrolling past around 20 websites all monster of course. The dates of the complaints against them are about every 3 days there's a new one.
They do have a warranty but who's going to keep paying shipping and pulling their engine. If it goes bad quick I won't want another.
I've got to stop ordering from the sites and start calling them in. There was no mention of the wait time on the site.
I'll update as things move along.

**Grumpy old man** · 01-03-2019, 04:34 PM

There are benefits to buying from parts houses like Summit and Jegs . What makes Monster better than any other converter supplier ?

https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...rsistYmm=false

Hammond68 · 01-03-2019, 04:46 PM

Hello grumpy.
They had the best price and had it listed on their site. I figured it would be of good quality as they've got a name and reputation to protect.

I just received a call stating they have sent me an email with the tracking info. I checked my email but not there yet.

Hammond68 · 01-03-2019, 04:56 PM

The email did come with the tracking number.

The torque converter is for a 700r4 lock up style. Alot of what I seen on jegs or summit was non lock up. I should have called them though.

Hopefully it all works out and I get a good one.

**Grumpy old man** · 01-03-2019, 05:08 PM

I'm not an auto guy but every town has a auto trans shop , Most every city has a trans parts supplier , I don't think I would ever buy a mail order trans/parts and would use the local guys to get what I needed trans wise . It just seems to me that in the long run a local builder/ supplier would service your needs better than having to ship large parts back for warranty ? For performance parts I'd probably hit the local drag strip or car club to ask questions if I wasn't sure before buying big parts online .

72c20customcamper · 01-03-2019, 05:42 PM

Have never heard anything good about their transmissions but then again the only people who say anything have had a bad experience with them . Hopefully they outsource the converters.

sick472 · 01-03-2019, 05:57 PM

I really hope everything works out for you in a great way. Grumpy does have a point about dealing local for tranny stuff, especially the parts that are costly to ship. It's too easy for shipping costs to pile up and make the returns and warranty hassle actually worth while. The scammers know that and capitalize on it at our expense.

hjewell2 · 01-03-2019, 07:55 PM

Transmission Specialties
TRANSMISSION SPECIALTIES IS HOME OF THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, PERFORMANCE PARTS AND TORQUE CONVERTER PARTS WORLDWIDE

never had a problem with any converter I purchased from them,, give em a try

Coley · 01-03-2019, 08:14 PM

....buck the digital trend.

Buy local, face to face.....usually works best.
A torque converter is not a moon rocket and local shops in business for more than 10 years will know how to do one for you.

Leave online shopping for purses and summer shoes, lol.

all good
Coley

**LEEVON** · 01-03-2019, 09:05 PM

If you get your money back and go local, and you want a little hotter converter, there is a stock s-10 version that has a rated stall speed of 2200-2400. Have them do a few basic 700R4 upgrades like sunshell, clutches, servo, etc. (they all have their own recipe). Works great in several of mine with small cams. $900-1100 carry in usually.

Greasey Harley · 01-03-2019, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coley

....buck the digital trend.

Buy local, face to face.....usually works best.
A torque converter is not a moon rocket and local shops in business for more than 10 years will know how to do one for you.

Leave online shopping for purses and summer shoes, lol.

all good
Coley

^^^THIS^^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

I'm not an auto guy but every town has a auto trans shop , Most every city has a trans parts supplier , I don't think I would ever buy a mail order trans/parts and would use the local guys to get what I needed trans wise . It just seems to me that in the long run a local builder/ supplier would service your needs better than having to ship large parts back for warranty ? For performance parts I'd probably hit the local drag strip or car club to ask questions if I wasn't sure before buying big parts online .

^^^AND THIS^^^
I once bought a 700r4 and TC from an online company [that shall remain nameless].
Great price, great sales pitch.
Got the trans, paid a veteran mechanic to install it and ...IT DIDN'T WORK.
No problem , just remove the transmission, crate it up and ship it back to Florida. "We'll take care of it".
I sold that trans as a core and never looked back.

Lesson learned.
I buy things like transmissions locally. Got a guy named Randy that builds my slush boxes now, and if they don't work properly ...I just go see Randy and he makes it right.

Buy local.

Hammond68 · 01-03-2019, 09:29 PM

Local is not an option. I'm an hour and half away from everywhere. Leevon,900 to 1100 for a stall converter is out of my budget. I'd have to take on sponsors and don't want anyone's name printed on the side of my truck.

I may end up with a refund yet. I kinda think they just printed the shipping label for the tracking number. If no info comes up by 200 tomorrow then that's what happened.

Custom camper. No they claim to build them.

Hjewell2. I'll give them a call if nothing happens with the tracking number and i end up getting a refund.

AJs72K5 · 01-03-2019, 09:32 PM

There's plenty of horror stories about Monster, including mine. Do your homework on any major purchase like this. I'm more than happy to share the detail of the mess I got from Monster.

Lancialonnie · 01-04-2019, 01:03 AM

I must admit that while I feel bad for what Hammond68 is going through, it reinforces my recent 700R4 purchase from the local shop that has been in town for a long time. While I had to wait nearly 6 months, from what I've been told by several of his customers, it is worth the wait. Warranty and personalized service to get the odo calibrated and any adjustments needed after driving as far as shift points and anything else that is needed. I also had a local performance shop do the install and it was installed in less than a week! I will have it back tomorrow or Monday depending on when the driveshaft comes back. I am very excited and hope to see some improvement in gas mileage!

KQQL IT · 01-04-2019, 01:57 AM

The last converter I got was from spec-rite in redding ca. And couldn't have been happier with the customer service and did exactly what i asked .

Overdriven · 01-05-2019, 11:15 AM

My father bought a 200r4 with converter from monster to replace the th350 in a Nova. He had it shipped to the shop doing the instal and it was there within 2 weeks. No complaints from the shop, everything went smooth and he put about 10k trouble free miles on it before selling the car. This was at least 5 years ago though, seems like they’ve gone downhill since then which is sad to hear.

Hammond68 · 01-05-2019, 12:35 PM

Hopefully the quality is there for me. It did finally get shipped. It'll be here Monday.

I don't know enough about them to badmouth them to much but they were misleading on the time frame. It just seems that if they were reputable they would have been upfront about the time lag.

Honesty would have been really nice and would have uped my opinion of them.

Killer Bee · 01-05-2019, 12:44 PM

monsters are scary

hjewell2 · 01-05-2019, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammond68

Local is not an option. I'm an hour and half away from everywhere. Leevon,900 to 1100 for a stall converter is out of my budget. I'd have to take on sponsors and don't want anyone's name printed on the side of my truck.

I may end up with a refund yet. I kinda think they just printed the shipping label for the tracking number. If no info comes up by 200 tomorrow then that's what happened.

Custom camper. No they claim to build them.

Hjewell2. I'll give them a call if nothing happens with the tracking number and i end up getting a refund.

You will be happy with their service.

4carbcorvair · 01-05-2019, 11:07 PM

I was looking at their transmissions when my 97 GMC needed a 4l60. The negative comments seemed to far outweigh the good. I ended up getting a GM reman with a 3 year, 100,000 mile warranty. No good local shops near me.

toolboxchev · 01-07-2019, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

monsters are scary

They get me with that one all the time.

01-03-2019, 04:25 PM	#1
Hammond68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bennettsville sc Posts: 105	Monster Transmission,my story. I would post here more often except I've got to type with my phone. I ordered a 2500 stall converter for my 72 c10 on December 17th. I just spoke with them and I am supposed to have a tracking number within the next 45 minutes. When I placed this order i assumed it would get in the mail that day or the next. I called back on the 21st looking for a tracking number. The guy said they have to make them as they are ordered. He said mine would be finished and mailed on the 26th-27th, I'd have it before new years. I called again yesterday, they said it was done and was in shipping. As of now I have no tracking number. I am canceling the order if I have no tracking number today. Whenever I mention canceling it i get told what I want to hear. Not what is reality. I would not want to wait 3 weeks if it were free,let alone 250 plus shipping. I've humored myself thinking at least it will be a high quality stall. I found some of their reviews on pissed consumer, after scrolling past around 20 websites all monster of course. The dates of the complaints against them are about every 3 days there's a new one. They do have a warranty but who's going to keep paying shipping and pulling their engine. If it goes bad quick I won't want another. I've got to stop ordering from the sites and start calling them in. There was no mention of the wait time on the site. I'll update as things move along.

01-03-2019, 04:34 PM	#2
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. There are benefits to buying from parts houses like Summit and Jegs . What makes Monster better than any other converter supplier ? https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...rsistYmm=false __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop

01-03-2019, 04:46 PM	#3
Hammond68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bennettsville sc Posts: 105	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. Hello grumpy. They had the best price and had it listed on their site. I figured it would be of good quality as they've got a name and reputation to protect. I just received a call stating they have sent me an email with the tracking info. I checked my email but not there yet.

01-03-2019, 04:56 PM	#4
Hammond68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bennettsville sc Posts: 105	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. The email did come with the tracking number. The torque converter is for a 700r4 lock up style. Alot of what I seen on jegs or summit was non lock up. I should have called them though. Hopefully it all works out and I get a good one.

01-03-2019, 05:08 PM	#5
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. I'm not an auto guy but every town has a auto trans shop , Most every city has a trans parts supplier , I don't think I would ever buy a mail order trans/parts and would use the local guys to get what I needed trans wise . It just seems to me that in the long run a local builder/ supplier would service your needs better than having to ship large parts back for warranty ? For performance parts I'd probably hit the local drag strip or car club to ask questions if I wasn't sure before buying big parts online . __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop

01-03-2019, 05:42 PM	#6
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,159	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. Have never heard anything good about their transmissions but then again the only people who say anything have had a bad experience with them . Hopefully they outsource the converters. __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

01-03-2019, 05:57 PM	#7
sick472 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sedalia Mo. Posts: 1,130	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. I really hope everything works out for you in a great way. Grumpy does have a point about dealing local for tranny stuff, especially the parts that are costly to ship. It's too easy for shipping costs to pile up and make the returns and warranty hassle actually worth while. The scammers know that and capitalize on it at our expense. __________________ He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Compressions 8.7:1 1972 C10 1976 C10 (parts truck) 1985 K20

01-03-2019, 07:55 PM	#8
hjewell2 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: mich Posts: 654	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. Transmission Specialties TRANSMISSION SPECIALTIES IS HOME OF THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, PERFORMANCE PARTS AND TORQUE CONVERTER PARTS WORLDWIDE never had a problem with any converter I purchased from them,, give em a try

01-03-2019, 08:14 PM	#9
Coley Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Victoria, B.C Posts: 3,794	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. ....buck the digital trend. Buy local, face to face.....usually works best. A torque converter is not a moon rocket and local shops in business for more than 10 years will know how to do one for you. Leave online shopping for purses and summer shoes, lol. all good Coley __________________ ....for some men, there is experience, skill and effort....for the others...there is visa and UPS LOL 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton (Florida- Red/white) 1972 Chevy 1/2 ton (California- Blue/white) 2005 Chevy Silverado HD2500/Duramax 2000 Dodge Ram 1500

01-03-2019, 09:05 PM	#10
LEEVON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,887	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. If you get your money back and go local, and you want a little hotter converter, there is a stock s-10 version that has a rated stall speed of 2200-2400. Have them do a few basic 700R4 upgrades like sunshell, clutches, servo, etc. (they all have their own recipe). Works great in several of mine with small cams. $900-1100 carry in usually. __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

01-03-2019, 09:29 PM	#12
Hammond68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bennettsville sc Posts: 105	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. Local is not an option. I'm an hour and half away from everywhere. Leevon,900 to 1100 for a stall converter is out of my budget. I'd have to take on sponsors and don't want anyone's name printed on the side of my truck. I may end up with a refund yet. I kinda think they just printed the shipping label for the tracking number. If no info comes up by 200 tomorrow then that's what happened. Custom camper. No they claim to build them. Hjewell2. I'll give them a call if nothing happens with the tracking number and i end up getting a refund.

01-03-2019, 09:32 PM	#13
AJs72K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Tx Posts: 1,083	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. There's plenty of horror stories about Monster, including mine. Do your homework on any major purchase like this. I'm more than happy to share the detail of the mess I got from Monster. __________________ - AJ Gray Matter Build - 1972 K5 with some stuff Last edited by AJs72K5; 01-04-2019 at 11:51 AM.

01-04-2019, 01:03 AM	#14
Lancialonnie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Vacaville CA Posts: 153	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. I must admit that while I feel bad for what Hammond68 is going through, it reinforces my recent 700R4 purchase from the local shop that has been in town for a long time. While I had to wait nearly 6 months, from what I've been told by several of his customers, it is worth the wait. Warranty and personalized service to get the odo calibrated and any adjustments needed after driving as far as shift points and anything else that is needed. I also had a local performance shop do the install and it was installed in less than a week! I will have it back tomorrow or Monday depending on when the driveshaft comes back. I am very excited and hope to see some improvement in gas mileage!

01-04-2019, 01:57 AM	#15
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,131	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. The last converter I got was from spec-rite in redding ca. And couldn't have been happier with the customer service and did exactly what i asked . __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

01-05-2019, 11:15 AM	#16
Overdriven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 598	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. My father bought a 200r4 with converter from monster to replace the th350 in a Nova. He had it shipped to the shop doing the instal and it was there within 2 weeks. No complaints from the shop, everything went smooth and he put about 10k trouble free miles on it before selling the car. This was at least 5 years ago though, seems like they’ve gone downhill since then which is sad to hear.



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01-05-2019, 12:35 PM	#17
Hammond68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bennettsville sc Posts: 105	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. Hopefully the quality is there for me. It did finally get shipped. It'll be here Monday. I don't know enough about them to badmouth them to much but they were misleading on the time frame. It just seems that if they were reputable they would have been upfront about the time lag. Honesty would have been really nice and would have uped my opinion of them.

01-05-2019, 12:44 PM	#18
Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,730	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. monsters are scary __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

01-05-2019, 11:07 PM	#20
4carbcorvair Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Gorham, ME Posts: 96	Re: Monster Transmission,my story. I was looking at their transmissions when my 97 GMC needed a 4l60. The negative comments seemed to far outweigh the good. I ended up getting a GM reman with a 3 year, 100,000 mile warranty. No good local shops near me. __________________ 68 K20 Custom Camper/CST Wrecker. 97 GMC K1500 short bed reg cab.

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