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98-GT 03-06-2006 04:46 PM

MAC exhaust
 
I'm looking to get Mac long tubes, hi flow H pipe, and cat back. I want mac mainly for the price, but i want to no how long do they go before the start to rust? Is that Hts coating any good?

apache46 03-06-2006 04:55 PM

I have the headers and H pipe...
 
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my headers are pretty rusted. It started less than a year after I got them and the pic is from 2 years later. My H pipe (no pic) is only a few months old and still looks new. Sound is great though but I have a lot of under hood heat and annoying ticking noises. I'm not sure if the ticking noises are coming from the headers or the valvetrain.

csledd 03-06-2006 04:56 PM

wow! that's a lot of rust.. SLP's been on almost a year and look great /thumbsup

98-GT 03-06-2006 06:38 PM

besides the quality, i also want to know what i should expect to pay to have the headers, h pipes and cat back installed.

sweat it 03-06-2006 07:00 PM

Go to WWW.JET-HOT.COM. they sell mac headers with there ceramic coating. They also sell x-pipes and prochambers coated.

spike_africa 03-07-2006 06:04 AM

any header that isnt stainless,or ceramic coated like jet-hot etc... will rust.

LOOT 03-07-2006 10:25 AM


Originally Posted by apache46
my headers are pretty rusted. It started less than a year after I got them and the pic is from 2 years later. My H pipe (no pic) is only a few months old and still looks new. Sound is great though but I have a lot of under hood heat and annoying ticking noises. I'm not sure if the ticking noises are coming from the headers or the valvetrain.

Hey apache46, I have a MAC catback on my 02 GT and I love the sound. Do you by any chance have any vids or recordings of your ride with the headers and H pipe? I was just wondering how yours sounded and if it was quite a bit louder.

02gtpit 03-07-2006 11:19 AM


Originally Posted by LOOT
Hey apache46, I have a MAC catback on my 02 GT and I love the sound. Do you by any chance have any vids or recordings of your ride with the headers and H pipe? I was just wondering how yours sounded and if it was quite a bit louder.

That makes two of us with the mac catback. I have yet to get headers and mid pipes. Prolly gonna go with x pipe. I'm cool with how it currently sounds so no need for the H. Headers will definitely be ceramic coated.

Hey "LOOT" I have a silver 02 gt with mac cat back as well. :banana:

dannyb785 03-07-2006 11:27 AM


Originally Posted by spike_africa
any header that isnt stainless,or ceramic coated like jet-hot etc... will rust.



like bbk's? I don't think mine are ceramic. They're "chrome"

whitethunder46 03-07-2006 11:34 AM

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I thought I heard that BBK's were ceramic, but were alumized steel, not stainless steel.

I have SLP as well, best of both worlds, ceramic and stainless, still look as good as new.

dannyb785 03-07-2006 12:12 PM


Originally Posted by whitethunder46
I thought I heard that BBK's were ceramic, but were alumized steel, not stainless steel.

I have SLP as well, best of both worlds, ceramic and stainless, still look as good as new.



Well I looked on the site where I got mine and it doesnt mention ceramic, wheras the ones on MT do say that they're ceramic. I assume bbk offers both kinds, which would explain why I paid so much less for mine than MT offers

madmatt 03-07-2006 01:10 PM

If yours say "chrome" they arent ceramic. I have ceramic BBKs.

apache46 03-10-2006 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by LOOT
Hey apache46, I have a MAC catback on my 02 GT and I love the sound. Do you by any chance have any vids or recordings of your ride with the headers and H pipe? I was just wondering how yours sounded and if it was quite a bit louder.

Ive been meaning to get vid w/ the h-pipe. Hopefully, i'll have enough time after my fishing trip to get'er done. I also want everyone to hear these funky noises under the hood.

RedFirevert04GT 03-10-2006 08:09 PM

I've got the Mac catback too, it still looks really good as long as I keep the tips polished. Sounds is deep and throaty. check out www.mustangexhaust.com if you wanna hear one.

LOOT 03-11-2006 08:47 PM


Originally Posted by RedFirevert04GT
I've got the Mac catback too, it still looks really good as long as I keep the tips polished. Sounds is deep and throaty. check out www.mustangexhaust.com if you wanna hear one.

Yeah, I bought my '02 used and the previous owner had let the tips go without keeping them up. When I got the car I had to clean them up quite a bit. If they get a little rusty just use a little chrome wheel cleaner on them. I'm not sure about yours RedFirevert04GT but mine are chrome all the way back to the mufflers. They sound great in my opinion.

apache46 03-11-2006 09:00 PM

Here's some vids of the exhaust
 
again, Mac L/ts (rusted to hell) Mac O/R H and Flows.. done on a Texas back road (speed limit 70mph). I Haven't edited it so please excuse the length.

1) the ticking noise that may or may not be the headers
http://media.putfile.com/DSCF0009
2) few revs
http://media.putfile.com/revs41
3) take off
http://media.putfile.com/take-off-and-decel

the last one is long so after the accel and decel there isn't anything interesting. All vids were taken on a FugiFilm f401 digital camera with digital video but they turned out alright.


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