diff --git a/examples/spectral.i b/examples/spectral.i
index a74290cd..437c565f 100644
--- a/examples/spectral.i
+++ b/examples/spectral.i
@@ -20,6 +20,31 @@
       function = 'cos(x/100*2*pi*4)*cos(y/100*2*pi*3)'
     [../]
   [../]
+
+  [./R0_aux]
+    order = CONSTANT
+    family = MONOMIAL
+    [./InitialCondition]
+      type = FunctionIC
+      function = 'cos(x/100*2*pi*2)*cos(y/100*2*pi*4)'
+    [../]
+  [../]
+  [./R1_aux]
+    order = CONSTANT
+    family = MONOMIAL
+    [./InitialCondition]
+      type = FunctionIC
+      function = 'cos(x/100*2*pi*3)*cos(y/100*2*pi*3)'
+    [../]
+  [../]
+  [./R2_aux]
+    order = CONSTANT
+    family = MONOMIAL
+    [./InitialCondition]
+      type = FunctionIC
+      function = 'cos(x/100*2*pi*4)*cos(y/100*2*pi*2)'
+    [../]
+  [../]
 []
 
 [Materials]
@@ -37,7 +62,8 @@
     moose_variable = c_aux
   [../]
   [./R]
-    type = RankTwoTensorFFTWBuffer
+    type = RealVectorValueFFTWBuffer
+    moose_variable = 'R0_aux R1_aux R2_aux'
   [../]
 
   # Solver
@@ -51,6 +77,28 @@
     fft_buffer = c
     execute_on = FINAL
   [../]
+
+  [./R0_aux]
+    type = FFTBufferAux
+    variable = R0_aux
+    fft_buffer = R
+    component = 0
+    execute_on = FINAL
+  [../]
+  [./R1_aux]
+    type = FFTBufferAux
+    variable = R1_aux
+    fft_buffer = R
+    component = 1
+    execute_on = FINAL
+  [../]
+  [./R2_aux]
+    type = FFTBufferAux
+    variable = R2_aux
+    fft_buffer = R
+    component = 2
+    execute_on = FINAL
+  [../]
 []
 
 [Executioner]
diff --git a/include/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.h b/include/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.h
index 556ff9fd..80cbb0fc 100644
--- a/include/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.h
+++ b/include/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class FFTBufferBase : public ElementUserObject
   FFTBufferBase(const InputParameters & parameters);
 
   virtual void initialize() {}
-  virtual void execute() {}
+  virtual void execute();
   virtual void finalize() {}
   virtual void threadJoin(const UserObject &) {}
 
diff --git a/src/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.C b/src/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.C
index 796846f5..e3b1f47b 100644
--- a/src/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.C
+++ b/src/userobjects/FFTBufferBase.C
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ FFTBufferBase<T>::FFTBufferBase(const InputParameters & parameters)
       if (var->isNodal())
         paramError("moose_variable", "Variable must be elemental.");
 
-      _moose_variable[i] = &coupledValue("moose_variable");
+      _moose_variable[i] = &coupledValue("moose_variable", i);
     }
   }
 
@@ -112,17 +112,16 @@ FFTBufferBase<T>::FFTBufferBase(const InputParameters & parameters)
 
   // compute stride and start pointer
   _start = reinterpret_cast<Real *>(start(0));
-  std::ptrdiff_t istride = reinterpret_cast<char *>(start(1)) - reinterpret_cast<char *>(_start);
-  if (istride % sizeof(Real) != 0)
+  _stride = reinterpret_cast<char *>(start(1)) - reinterpret_cast<char *>(_start);
+  if (_stride % sizeof(Real) != 0)
     mooseError("Invalid data alignment");
-  istride /= sizeof(Real);
+  _stride /= sizeof(Real);
 }
 
-template <>
+template <typename T>
 void
-FFTBufferBase<Real>::execute()
+FFTBufferBase<T>::execute()
 {
-  std::cout << 'A';
   // get  grid / buffer location
   Point centroid = _current_elem->centroid();
   std::size_t a = 0;