Got the header on.

[ryan218]

yup my bbk's did the same and warped, when I took them off I had hell with the pass side. Good to see you got it up and running, but I was wondering when you took the rack off of the trunk did it mess up the paint or was it already primered?

its a whole new decked lid.. i got a rust free one for 30 bucks and figured it would save me a lot of time with the original one.

 

[n2o-89fox]

Nice, so the lid from a notch will fit the vert?

 

[ryan218]

Nice, so the lid from a notch will fit the vert?

this one is from a 1983 5.0 notch. fits better then the org. one did. lol

 

[Aaron]

I bought my Stang with MAC headers 5 years ago, and I have never dealt with an exhaust leak.
Either I am extremely lucky, or MAC headers aren't as bad as people are saying...

 

[ryan218]

I bought my Stang with MAC headers 5 years ago, and I have never dealt with an exhaust leak.
Either I am extremely lucky, or MAC headers aren't as bad as people are saying...

thats what im thinking after i got the front and back header bolts in to hold the gasket in it was smooth sailing....

 

[Aaron]

Do you have an aftermarket X/H pipe?

 

[ryan218]

 

[ryan218]

Do you have an aftermarket X/H pipe?

yes.

Mac Pro Chamber, flowmaster, and my mac headers...i got a full exhaust for under 200 bucks!

 

[Aaron]

yes.

Mac Pro Chamber, flowmaster, and my mac headers...i got a full echasut for under 200 bucks!

Sweet!

 

[Gearbanger 101]

not true! problem is these headers of mine were bought in 2002 used for 10k miles spaned out over 4 years and then put in the garage till i bought them.

And??? You yourself stated they were "off" a little when trying to line them up with the exhaust ports and requried some "prying" to fit them in place. What do you think it was that moved them out of shape in the first place? It was heat my friend......them sitting for 4-years doesn't change the fact that they were still heat cycled several times within the 10k period of useage before that.

Time will tell, but my guess is that unless you were really meticulous about the gaskets you used and the prep you did before fitting, you're going to get leaks later on down the road.

I bought my Stang with MAC headers 5 years ago, and I have never dealt with an exhaust leak.
Either I am extremely lucky, or MAC headers aren't as bad as people are saying...

You've been lucky.

 

[ryan218]

Sweet!

opps spelled exhasut wrong lol.

 

[ryan218]

And??? You yourself stated they were "off" a little when trying to line them up with the exhaust ports and requried some "prying" to fit them in place. What do you think it was that moved them out of shape in the first place? It was heat my friend......them sitting for 4-years doesn't change the fact that they were still heat cycled several times within the 10k period of useage before that.

Time will tell, but my guess is that unless you were really meticulous about the gaskets you used and the prep you did before fitting, you're going to get leaks later on down the road.


You've been lucky.

i think ill be fine, i took a wire wheel to the header flanges and the same to the heads before i put the gaskets on.

yeah but after i got the front 2 tubes on the rest were easy.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

opps spelled exhasut wrong lol.

A little dyslexia perhaps? You buggered up on your response to me as well.

 

[ryan218]

A little dyslexia perhaps? You buggered up on your response to me as well.

somedays.