pro charger reliability - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

bleedingfordblu · 08-09-2009, 10:08 AM

so my tuner says he'll never sell prochargers again just because they keep leaking and such. i still doubt him just because everyone has one. how many of you have had problems?

ScreaminMachOne · 08-09-2009, 12:19 PM

You must be talking about Excessive lol..I like mine its been good so far has about 4k miles on it.

blown03Mach1 · 08-09-2009, 12:43 PM

Yes mine leaked, but that was after nearly 3 years and 20K + miles. Procharger fixed it under warranty and the car was only out of commission for less than two weeks. Well actually I col d have still driven it without the s/c if I wanted to.

IMHO like Bill said, they are no different than Vortech. Each brand has its quirks. From what I have read the Prochargers tend to leak at the shaft seal which you can replace in your garage, so I consider that no big deal.

Newskool Mach · 08-09-2009, 02:04 PM

Mines been great...Love it. I'll see if I like the new F3 as much.

bleedingfordblu · 08-09-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ScreaminMachOne

You must be talking about Excessive lol..I like mine its been good so far has about 4k miles on it.

lmao yup. i mentioned that i wanted to go that route one day and chris just gave me this death stare lol. he doesnt like em

blown03Mach1 · 08-09-2009, 06:02 PM

I have learned that tuners tend to promote the products that they are venders of, and all the other brands suck. Take a tuner opinion with a grain of salt.

IMHO you are doing the best thing which is going out and asking actual Procharger owners about their reliability.

Madmax305 · 08-09-2009, 06:33 PM

I had a p1sc for about 2 years and pushed 10lbs of boost. Mine started to leak after about 6 months....

mach1of03 · 08-09-2009, 06:55 PM

5 years on mine. No problems

SteelwingDSG · 08-13-2009, 06:09 PM

3 years 8 months, 14,000 miles, no leaks (yet?).

SPDASND · 08-14-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedingfordblu

lmao yup. i mentioned that i wanted to go that route one day and chris just gave me this death stare lol. he doesnt like em

Don't listen to him.

He said the same thing 3 yrs ago when I was contemplating power adders.

littlemags · 08-19-2009, 02:43 PM

about 40 -1/4 miles passes...street use and I beat on my car!
not a problem ever...

Prodigy5 · 08-19-2009, 03:52 PM

You might want to check how tight your bypass/blowoff valve is. If its too tight, it'll cause compressor surge causing it to leak.

Nekasrof · 08-19-2009, 05:35 PM

Get in touch with cmemach1. He's had his procharger on his car for......35k??? Maybe more. I'm sure if it was a crappy product, he'd have gotten rid of it by now.

08-09-2009, 10:08 AM	#1
bleedingfordblu Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,985	pro charger reliability so my tuner says he'll never sell prochargers again just because they keep leaking and such. i still doubt him just because everyone has one. how many of you have had problems? __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 Stock bottom end/compression Eaton M112 Stock upper Stock lower K&N intake Built T56 Bassani mid length headers Bassani catted x pipe Bassani slash cut tip catback Stock 03 Cobra IRS 18x9/10 Forgestar F14 Tuned by Chris Macduff at IMA motorsports 429hp 407 tq @ 7.5 lbs of boost

08-09-2009, 12:19 PM	#2
ScreaminMachOne Missing Third! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling,Va Posts: 919	Re: pro charger reliability You must be talking about Excessive lol..I like mine its been good so far has about 4k miles on it. __________________ 2004 Mach1-Sold Forged-D1 10.89@128mph

08-09-2009, 12:43 PM	#3
blown03Mach1 8LB YNER Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa Posts: 5,661	Re: pro charger reliability Yes mine leaked, but that was after nearly 3 years and 20K + miles. Procharger fixed it under warranty and the car was only out of commission for less than two weeks. Well actually I col d have still driven it without the s/c if I wanted to. IMHO like Bill said, they are no different than Vortech. Each brand has its quirks. From what I have read the Prochargers tend to leak at the shaft seal which you can replace in your garage, so I consider that no big deal. __________________ Just because you're winnin' Don't mean you're the lucky ones TR 2003 (Jezebel) sold Mar 12...

08-09-2009, 02:04 PM	#4
Newskool Mach 10 second club! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Royal Palm Beach FL. Posts: 2,472	Re: pro charger reliability Mines been great...Love it. I'll see if I like the new F3 as much. __________________ 2014 GHIG GT auto soon to have the whoosh 03 Torch red auto (gone)

08-09-2009, 06:02 PM	#6
blown03Mach1 8LB YNER Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa Posts: 5,661	Re: pro charger reliability I have learned that tuners tend to promote the products that they are venders of, and all the other brands suck. Take a tuner opinion with a grain of salt. IMHO you are doing the best thing which is going out and asking actual Procharger owners about their reliability. __________________ Just because you're winnin' Don't mean you're the lucky ones TR 2003 (Jezebel) sold Mar 12...

08-09-2009, 06:33 PM	#7
Madmax305 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,081	Re: pro charger reliability I had a p1sc for about 2 years and pushed 10lbs of boost. Mine started to leak after about 6 months.... __________________ MMR-950 5.0 STROKER PORT/POLISH-FRPP RACING CAMS KB 2.1 15LBS 570RWHP 550RWTQ (SAE) LDC COOLING MOD, DAVIS WP, 8-RIB BELT TKO 600 .82OD 3.55 GEARS EATON POSI/31 SPLINE AXLES COBRA TANK/PUMPS, SCT-2800 MAF, BAP 60LB INJ, FORE FUEL RAILS, -8AN FUEL LINE BASSANI HEADERS/X-PIPE CANTON 7QT PAN MM TUBULAR K-MEMBER/PANHARD BAR ALUMINUM D.S./FLYWHEEL BILSTEIN SPORT VALVE COILOVERS 4-PISTON BREMBO CALIPERS/ROTORS 18X9/18X10 CHROME BULLITS/NITTO DR'S 2001 COBRA FRONT COVER RET Tune

08-09-2009, 06:55 PM	#8
mach1of03 #1052 of 9652 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sioux city iowa Posts: 994	Re: pro charger reliability 5 years on mine. No problems

08-13-2009, 06:09 PM	#9
SteelwingDSG Procharger = Very Fun Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 877	Re: pro charger reliability 3 years 8 months, 14,000 miles, no leaks (yet?).

08-19-2009, 02:43 PM	#11
littlemags finally paid for Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ypsilanti Twp, Mi Posts: 4,077	Re: pro charger reliability about 40 -1/4 miles passes...street use and I beat on my car! not a problem ever... __________________ 2004 mach 1-turbo build in progress.. Fast xfi 2.0 OLD combo- 826rwhp/720 trq -100 shot NX 9.13@154 on 100 shot NEW- in progress...

08-19-2009, 03:52 PM	#12
Prodigy5 Benstang220 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sugar Land, Texas Posts: 252	Re: pro charger reliability You might want to check how tight your bypass/blowoff valve is. If its too tight, it'll cause compressor surge causing it to leak.

08-19-2009, 05:35 PM	#13
Nekasrof Hillclimb Extraodinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perkiomenville, PA Posts: 2,594	Re: pro charger reliability Get in touch with cmemach1. He's had his procharger on his car for......35k??? Maybe more. I'm sure if it was a crappy product, he'd have gotten rid of it by now. __________________ RIP - Destroyed August 15, 2015 Motor + Procharger + driver = Baddest hillclimbing Mach 1 in the country Mustang dyno: 538hp/481tq @ 14lbs/19deg timing DynoJet comparison: 600hp/539tq Looking for more hillclimbers!

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