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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: flipnbird on September 21, 2010, 08:57:30 AM

Title: mac headers
Post by: flipnbird on September 21, 2010, 08:57:30 AM
Anyone have any fitment problems with unequal length mac shorties? how close are they to the stock engine mounts?

Thanks in advance
Title: mac headers
Post by: Aerocoupe on September 21, 2010, 10:47:16 AM
These is on my Coupe but I thought it to be relevant.  I had a set and they lasted for about four years and then I started having gasket issues.  They would blow out between the head and the header .  I went through all kings of  trying to keep them sealed up.  Pulled them off and they were warped so I chucked them in the recycle bin and installed some BBK shorties.  They have been on the car for over seven years and no issues what so ever.  The  from the header to the head is much thicker than the MAC units were and the quality was a bit better IMO.

Darren
Title: mac headers
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 21, 2010, 03:10:28 PM
From what I've heard MAC headers are just bad. They tend to warp because they don't have a  that links all of the tubes together...
Title: mac headers
Post by: Aerocoupe on September 22, 2010, 08:33:37 AM
Its been a few years since I had them and thunderjet302 is 100% correct.  I had gladly forgotten about how they lacked a one piece .  It took a small pry bar to get the tubes to line up so you could bolt them up to the head towards the end of their lives.  I think I just relived a nightmare...those things sucked.  The BBK headers I have now are one piece and I have had no leaks.

Darren
Title: mac headers
Post by: Ether947 on September 22, 2010, 09:51:48 PM
Quote from: Aerocoupe;336262
Its been a few years since I had them and thunderjet302 is 100% correct. I had gladly forgotten about how they lacked a one piece . It took a small pry bar to get the tubes to line up so you could bolt them up to the head towards the end of their lives. I think I just relived a nightmare...those things sucked. The BBK headers I have now are one piece and I have had no leaks.
 
Darren

I had that same issue. Fit great at first, but got worse with each removal/installation. I cross-threaded many a header bolt with those bad boys, attempting to pry them back to their original locations.
 
If you must have a set, I recommend getting studs. They made life worth living after fooling around with those headers...
Title: mac headers
Post by: flipnbird on September 23, 2010, 07:10:47 AM
Thanks guys, I am now convinced NOT to get them!!....... they were a fairly good deal but I am going to pass.