U/D Pulleys or Off Road H-Pipe

[wcdavis302]

Can't decide between getting pulleys or an H-pipe. Like the sound, but I'm guessing the pulleys will get more power. I'm looking at BBK Alum. U/D, but have concerns about charging (Daily Driver-Traffic Jams at least once a week).

P.S. I'm already getting gears and have Flowmasters on already

 

[jmuva44]

Flip a coin man. Both are a lot of fun. You are right. You will feel the pulleys whereas you really wont much on the H pipe. But with the flowmasters, and the H pipe, your car will sound BAD!!! I say, try and get both at once.

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

You will most likely pick up more power from the off road pipe. Remember the car will be much louder though. Underdrive pulleys can cause charging problems when you have a stereo on, the lights on, and the fan motor on. When I had underdrives my lights would dim at stoplights.

 

[jmuva44]

Not trying to argue his point but the O/R pipes give most power way up top where you dont often times reach it. Pulleys will give you a nice kick in the pants down low where you can feel it.

And again, not to argue but I think if you have a fairly new battery and a decent alternator you should not have any charging problems. I havent had any yet other than the lights dimming slightly...not a big deal to me.

Just my opinion,
Chris

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

I havent had any yet other than the lights dimming slightly...not a big deal to me.

Very true. On a N/A setup I think both underdrives and an off-road pipe are a necessity. The battery wont die from the underdrives, but it will keep the alternator in use when the car is idling.

 

[WhiteDevil]

I dont get it i installed underdrives on my car and got no RWHP, no trap speed, no e.t. I really dont know where they get their reputation from. On the other hand with my O/R X i got 1.5mph out of it. just my two cents

 

[Venom351R]

If your worried about charging problems then dont use the ALT Pullly. I Just have the other 2 Pullies installed on mine w/ the stock ALT pully on. You wont gain any HP from the underdrive ALT Pully, well not enough to notice a diffrence, and its worth it if you dont want to deal w/ charging issues.

 

[95tealGT]

Go with an O/R pipe. I had more SOTP improvement with that than my underdrive pullies, plus you have the sound to boot. 4 cats is 4 too many cats.

 

[huskerpower02]

4 cats is 4 too many cats.

Amen

-Drew

 

[rio95]

here, i'll sum it up for ya.


get both. neither do that much, so i wouldn't put too much thought into it, but the h-pipe will make your car sound 20 times better. also, don't install the alternator pulley, its not worth the hassle.

 

[zenboy99]

I agree, get both. But be ready for your car to really get loud!

I felt more power with underdrive pulleys then I did with Headers and a catted magnaflow H-pipe.

 

[stang3O2]

It sounds like I have the same mods you do with pulleys and an O/R H pipe andI was much happier with the OR H pipe purchase. Great sound and dropped a tenth off my et. Heres a tip get on ebay and yu can buythem both for the price of a new O/R H pipe.
Matt

 

[Slow5.0]

O/R H-pipe - More HP and torque ,louder with flowmasters

pullys - just good , some pople say engine car runn hot

go with H-pipe