Prochamber

[BitingSnake]

Finally got my first stang and saved up some money to start moding it. Going to be putting on a new mid pipe soon and wanted to know if the prochamber was worth the extra money. If not im just going to go with a regular o/r h pipe. Anyone running one or know if they're worth it? If not what h-pipe is the best quality. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[SmokyJoe]

Prochamber is ok, it fits good and if you like it loud, it is!
I have it on my cobra nice hp/gain also.

 

[inphiniti]

IMO, i think ull be fine with either ProChamber or a OR H... my personal fav for the off road h is the Macs... again with my .02, i wouldnt, however, pair a Mac O/R h pipe w/ a Mac catback on our car... for some reason it just doesnt sound right to me... for a nice clean sound, O/R h and flowmaster 40s, i think ud be really satisfied w/ it... not too loud, but is able to be when u want it to, @ WOT...

prochambers are very loud especially w/ a nice set of mufflers... look into some dumps as well...

congrats on ur car bro! be sure to post up some pics!

 

[Stanger007]

I'll pitch in my 2c here since I have personally heard/installed several cars with H,X,Prochamber.

While quite subjective, I can say for sure that the X is more of a raspy note, and also the loudest, with an H not far behind on the noise scale. The prochamber is much mellower than the first two because it is like a 3rd muffler in its construction.

I have the prochamber on my car (longtubes and mac catback also) and I really like how it sounds. At cruise it is not loud by any stretch of the imagination but noone can mistake it for stock exhaust either. And when you get on it, it screams nicely but not to the point of drawing a lot of attention.

If you've got people in your area with Mustangs, try to hook up and see how their exhaust sounds at different driving conditions, this is the best way to determine how things sound and what YOU like.

Wes

 

[wytstang]

Before buying a mid pipe you should make up your mind now what headers you plan on running. Long tubes or shorties. I made that mistake and now will be doing my exhaust over since I want LT since my power range will stay between 2-5500 rpms. LT's make more power at lower rpms then shorties, I wasted $$ for not waiting and planing.

 

[final5-0]

Good points by all

Exhaust is mostly about sound :Word:

The most obvious exception is like Danny said
Your choice between Shorty & LT's

As for the mid pipe

I bet you would not see 5 rwhp difference between em all
and
I really do suspect ... it might be more closer to like only 2 or 3 rwhp

Grady

 

[inphiniti]

again, just stickin my .02 in lol... i meant to say last nite its all personal prefernce... do u want ur car INSANELY loud at idle, @ 1500-2500rpms(a basic range for cruise) or do u want it to be loud, but mellow... its all what you want... im sure if u told what ur looking to get out of it... we can give u ideas of what you would want...

also there is a clip site around here, i always lose the damn link but im sure sum1 has it here

 

[BitingSnake]

Thanks for all the great advice. Right now I basically just wont something thats going to sound better than my stock exhaust. I was told that the prochamber would make more power, so thats the way to go. I saw that it costs more than other o/r h pipes and because I dont have much money to spend right now I wanted to know if it was worth the extra money.

Would the power gains from LTs be noticable compared to shorties on a stock engine? I dont plan on doing much to the engine right now other than a C&L MAF system until i finish paying for school.

 

[wytstang]

LT's make more hp/tq around the lower power range then shorties. There was a thread by Grady with graphs showing the difference between the two. At high rpms they were about equal on producing power. But farting around the streets at lower speeds/rpms lt produce better results.

 

[Stanger007]

What model 'stang do you have? Auto or stick? Longtubes can be a nightmare on auto's. Put that info in your sig to help out when you ask future questions.

And welcome to StangNet by the way!

Wes

 

[final5-0]

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Would the power gains from LTs be noticable compared to shorties on a stock engine? I dont plan on doing much to the engine right now other than a C&L MAF system until i finish paying for school.

I gotta tell you if you are watching the bucks and you are mainly stock

A meter of A N Y kind is not gonna produce much rwhp
so
Your performance bang for the buck spent is gonna be disappointing

I'd pass on the meter and look to a mod that yields more power

Grady

 

[Trick95]

I've had one for quite some time now. It's a nice piece. Hard to explain to sound you get....not quite as loud as your standard x or h-pipe but sounds good at WOT. Only thing is it's a real tight fit with a driveshaft safety loop.

 

[BitingSnake]

Thanks again for all the great pointers. I did a little more research and with your help I pretty much know what exhaust setup im goin with now. Im gonna take the money i was gonna use for the MAF system and maybe get some gears. Probably be back with more questions and look forward to learning some more.

Thanks all