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need clearification on headers

87 5.0 floor shift car. i have mac unequal length headers are they gonna bolt right up to a pipes o/r x pipe and not have to mess with the firewall or motor mounts or anything?

need clearification on headers

Reply #1 –
They should be a bolt on. No additional work at all. Get new exhaust gaskets and get busy.

You will have to watch where the dip stick tube bolts to the header . You need to use header bolts, and, grind the dip stick tube mount down a little to clear the header tube. You'll see what I mean when you install the driver side header.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

need clearification on headers

Reply #2 –
....are they gonna bolt right up to a pipes o/r x pipe....  ???
 
What all Vinnie said.  But to clarify, they won't bolt to factory cat Y-pipe, s are different.  Need after-market H or X (cat or non-cat) pipe for the correct .

need clearification on headers

Reply #3 –
When he said "Pipes", I think he has what I have, a "Pypes" brand O/R X-Pipe.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

need clearification on headers

Reply #4 –
Yea Vinnie, I read that over and over and never saw the "Pypes" vs pipes thing.  So like you said, if he has that it should work.  I guess I answered too fast.  Need to shift back into "lurker" mode.

need clearification on headers

Reply #5 –
Oh man, put the MAC units up for sale on Ebay and get a different brand that have all of the primary tubes tied together in a single exhaust  at the head.  Go here to see what I mean:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?30622-Looking-for-advice-locking-header-bolts

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp