Hello all and thanks for taking time to read and respond to my desparately "rookie" questions/comments.

I don't know much at all about engines, exhausts, etc so please bear with me. I have an '04 F250 gasoline w/ 5.4L and SI/DO 2 and 1/2 -inch pipes w/ no muffler- and a "huge" cat. It sounds fairly well and runs good, but I want possibly better sound and definite better acceleration (just simply seems slow at take-off: is that the norm or can I improve this??).

I was told I need to have some sort of muffler betwixt the cat and 2 and 1/2-inch pipes to have performance on my take-offs, etc but that if I went with a certain "power stick" in there then I wouldn't lose much in sound and it might sound even better than my current set-up.

With that said, I was directed to www.classicchambered.com and told to order the shortest "chambered power stick" to place in my set-up between the cat and the 2 and 1/2-inch pipes exiting straight out the rear bumper. Would this still give a pretty loud sound as my current set-up AND give me better acceleration vs. what I have now??

Any comments, suggestions, advice, etc will be GREATLY appreceiated! I figured I'd simply ask those "in the know" via this forum at the risk of sounding like a dumba** given my lack of knowledge. Thanks- and I'll be looking fwd to any and all! I'm also going to post the same under at least one more forum to increase the chances of answers from those willing to lead a newbie by the hand.

 

You have lost your low end torque by deleting the muffler. A lack of backpressure is the culprit. Put a good after market muffler on. I run a 50 series flowmaster with my 5.4L and it sounds great.

 

Indeed. Personally, I like Magnaflow. I just put one on my 2002 F250 5.4L exiting in front of the rear wheel and it sounds awesome.

Look into a programmer like the SCT X3 from 5 Star Tuning. They offer discounts for members of this site.

 

Thanks High Ho and Enduro...will check into what you both suggested. By the way, have either of you heard of the site I mentioned in my first post and their chambered "power stick" mufflers?? If so, any feedback?

 

I have heard of chambered style mufflers, but I have not seen them used on trucks similar to yours or mine, only on 1950/1960/1970's era muscle cars and street rods. Seems like it would sound pretty open to me. Personally I like the tuned sound of the Magnaflow. Try looking on Youtube for a video of a truck that uses them, to get an idea of the sound.

 

i have a 5.4l with a 3" all the way from the cats back with a series 10 flowmaster heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXxppd6saQ