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TheDamned

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Hi guys !

In these very chilly times where the sadness is even bigger then the snow banks outside, i'm thinking of what mods I should get for next spring wich seems so far away

Anyone has a FULL (MAC headers, O\R H-pipe and cat-back) MAC exhaust ? How do you like it ? Is it too loud ? How's the rumble ? I have stock headers and catback with MAC O\R H-pipe and it sounds pretty badass but I want an even deeper rumble and no damn exhaust popping ( poping is dued to an exhaust leak right ? ) .... And what's the best diamter (not rice chit) for the exhaust ? I want some badass tailpipes

Thanks alot guys!
And if you guys think of any other good sounding combos with a MAC O\R h-pipe tell me, I don't want a metallic sound ,I want a rumble in the low rpms and a scream in the high rpms
 

5.0_GT_kid

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I know alot of people who run MAC exhaust, and IMHO, everything but the catback is I currently run a MAC off road Hpipe and it fit almost perfectly.

As far as diameter, 2.5 inch will cut it.

Here's what I would do...Get the LT's, off road H and then Flowmaster or Dynomax mufflers. Whatever mufflers you run, I think Dynomax has the best tailpipes.
 

Dan95-5.0

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I got a mac cat-back and a custom off road h-pipe with stock manifolds. i love it. i'd say its fairly loud. while idling it sounds like its cammed. has a nice lope.
Mac offers 2 1/2 and 3" systems with your choice of size tips (2 1/2 and 3 inch i think)

i think it sounds alot better then flowmasters. Mac has a nicer rumble

try looking at www.mustangexhaust.com if you go to the forum in the picture and video section there was a recent post of a video with 2 mustangs. one with flowmaster and the other with mac.
 

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I run All MAC. I love the sound.. different from the Flowmaster...
Parts for shorty headers, O/R pipe, and 2 1/2 catback ran me about $750..
Went on perfectly.

Hope that helps
 

TheDamned

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balderman said:
I run All MAC. I love the sound.. different from the Flowmaster...
Parts for shorty headers, O/R pipe, and 2 1/2 catback ran me about $750..
Went on perfectly.

Hope that helps
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Nice stang brother, just checked your pics...

Anyone has a Stang's rear picture with 3'' cat-back pipes ? I wanna see if its too big.
 

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Only negative issue I have with MAC is that their HTS coating they boast is not worth boasting about. It doesn't last at all. If you get Mac headers, I would get them coated. I have had the MAC cat back since 98 and have loved it since. I recently switched out my MAC headers for coated BBKs and prefer the BBKs. Hope this helps.
 
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me to

i got a complete mac exhaust but my motor is out rite now but when i get it in i will let u know i got 2.5 dia. and 3 inch tips which look great but i really want good sound
 

TheDamned

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Does the MAC cat-back comes with the Tailpipes ? Or I need to buy them seperatly ?


Thanks
 

Dan95-5.0

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they come with them
 

DFG 5OH

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I've got stock headers, pacesetter off road h, and MAC mufflers with stock cat-back. It sounds nasty. It sounds cammed at idle, and screams at WOT. I love it
 

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Dan95-5.0 said:
they come with them
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k so if I buy a whole MAC Cat-Back 3'' they will come with mufflers and chromed tailpipes and will install with no problems on my mid-pipe ?


Thanks!!
 

Dan95-5.0

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heres mac's site with there cat backs

http://www.macperformance.com/store/category.cfm?SID=3&Category_ID=368

it should bolt right up because both your h pipe and the mac catback both use the same style (foreget what its called. ball socket or something) to connect to each other.
 

VibrantRedGT

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All MAC here too. Chrome LT's, Prochamber, Flowpath cat back. Love the sound, zero issues other than my headers turning blue.
 
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