Attention: TDR Forum Junkies As some of you know back on February, 15 the transmission was removed due to some problems. When the transmission was pulled away the flex plate was in two pieces. After contacting Bill at DTT I made arrangements to have it shipped to him so he could have it checked out. In the days following I had talked to several people about it one of which was Eric Mcbride, in my opinion with is concern for the safety of drag racers he contacted SFI. The day Bill received the flex plate I was contacted by Reactor who wanted some details.
As of Thursday March 31 I had not heard one word back from Bill at DTT so I took the liberty of contacting him. Well after a long heated conversation this is where it stands (I will make it short and sweet) Bill claims that the damage happened while the motor was not turning, I need to also state that according to Bill, Reactor, SFI, and NHRA all agree that there was no rotational damage. So the damage happened by either just sitting in the garage or there is foul play involved, and I would stoop so low as to put the flex plate in a press and cause the damage myself. I asked Bill what he intended to do and he said nothing, and there will be no refund, and we will not give you a replacement. Now he did say that had I not gone to SFI and handled it with him on a "hush hush" basis he would have worked something out. Funny how he couldn't get it through his head that I was not the one who contacted SFI and I did not tell anyone to do so.
I could care less if I got a refund or a new flex plate (would not bolt another one of the same design in my truck because I know it can fail)
What I am concerned about is my safety, and the safety of my fellow drag racers. Bill kept refereing to Reactors impeccable history at building SFI approved flex plates and my comment to him was that I don't think they fully understand the effects of the massive torque that a Cummins can apply.
A warning to those of you who are running one or who are considering buying one be aware that mine failed, and the failure did not happen because the motor was not turning, and I certainly did not intentionally break it. It broke because of the tremendous load being placed on it from Drag racing, doing burn outs etc.
I can assure you Bill that this is not over, and you should not let your tremendous ego get in the way of some "very serious" safety issues, and those safety issues are about your DTT Reactor "SFI" approved flex plate and what steps need to be taken so someone doesn't get hurt in the future when another one fails. Based on your findings and accusations can you imagine the ramifications if another one failed and a driver was hurt. I will close this post with this question Bill. Is DTT, Reactor, and SFI willing to take that risk without further testing on the current design?
As of Thursday March 31 I had not heard one word back from Bill at DTT so I took the liberty of contacting him. Well after a long heated conversation this is where it stands (I will make it short and sweet) Bill claims that the damage happened while the motor was not turning, I need to also state that according to Bill, Reactor, SFI, and NHRA all agree that there was no rotational damage. So the damage happened by either just sitting in the garage or there is foul play involved, and I would stoop so low as to put the flex plate in a press and cause the damage myself. I asked Bill what he intended to do and he said nothing, and there will be no refund, and we will not give you a replacement. Now he did say that had I not gone to SFI and handled it with him on a "hush hush" basis he would have worked something out. Funny how he couldn't get it through his head that I was not the one who contacted SFI and I did not tell anyone to do so.
I could care less if I got a refund or a new flex plate (would not bolt another one of the same design in my truck because I know it can fail)
What I am concerned about is my safety, and the safety of my fellow drag racers. Bill kept refereing to Reactors impeccable history at building SFI approved flex plates and my comment to him was that I don't think they fully understand the effects of the massive torque that a Cummins can apply.
A warning to those of you who are running one or who are considering buying one be aware that mine failed, and the failure did not happen because the motor was not turning, and I certainly did not intentionally break it. It broke because of the tremendous load being placed on it from Drag racing, doing burn outs etc.
I can assure you Bill that this is not over, and you should not let your tremendous ego get in the way of some "very serious" safety issues, and those safety issues are about your DTT Reactor "SFI" approved flex plate and what steps need to be taken so someone doesn't get hurt in the future when another one fails. Based on your findings and accusations can you imagine the ramifications if another one failed and a driver was hurt. I will close this post with this question Bill. Is DTT, Reactor, and SFI willing to take that risk without further testing on the current design?
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Please if you will point out where I talked about a DTT transmission.
Which I feel is great the they stepped up. 
