Hammer1999Gt said:
MAC makes one with high-temp coating, but it's higher priced. It's a black coating, much like their Pro-chamber pieces.
H Pipe Install
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MAC makes one with high-temp coating, but it's higher priced. It's a black coating, much like their Pro-chamber pieces.
deftsound
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Well, the PB Blaster and mid-length socket did the trick! Got it installed yesterday, and it sounds GREAT! Thanks for all the replies!
Hammer1999Gt
Member
So is it worth it to spend the extra $40 for the black coated pipe or is it a waste. I don't drive my car in the winter rusting shouldn't be as bad.
03 Black GT
New Member
If you don't drive your car in the winter, then I probably wouldn't spend the extra money for the coating.
I live in the rust belt and if my MAC wasn't so cheap, I would have opted for the coating. But, I'm going to consider corrosion as an excuse for replacement. 
forpit2000gt
Founding Member
I live in an area that we seldom see snow, so no salt. How fast do your pipes rust in areas that do have harsh winters or in caoastal areas? I never saw a major problem with rust, does it take a couple of years, 5, 10?
forpit2000gt said:
I live in the salt belt, where sand and salt are applied in liquid and granular form to clear snow pack and ice from the roads. My parents have two trucks (a chebby and a ram) that have been on the roads for about 7 years now and need new exhaust bad. Joints and muffler mounting points are the first to go.
People that live in town have it worst, as their cars don't get enough wind underneath to blow away some of it and also they don't get hot enough to completely dry the solution up fast to help avert the corrosive effects--as much as highway drivers do.
Hammer1999Gt
Member
My Mac H pipe is going to be delivered tomarrow so hopefully this weekend I will be able do the install. I have one quick question. What has everyone done about the passenger side manafold to midpipe gasket? I bought an OE one from Ford but I have also heard that it is better to buy one from an auto parts store. Which is better to use to prevent leaks? Any input would be helpful
forpit2000gt
Founding Member
topless98gt
Adhesive Feces
Hammer1999Gt
Member
For those of you with a Mac H pipe what hardware did your pipe come with. I got an exhaust clamp and some nuts and what look like studs with threads on both ends. Is this all I am supposed to get? Also I must have gotten an older model (I bought it new off of ebay) because it is not in three peices as the MAC website describes. It is only two peices that connect at the H crossover. The guy said that it was $169 new. Is this worse than getting the 3 peice pipe since the crossover isn't welded or does it not matter?
propellerhead
New Member
The 3-pc is the newer design. It is cheaper to ship and easier to install. The studs replace the studs on the drivers side exhaust manifold. The stock ones have a lip that will bottom out before you get to seal the connection. Not sure what the clamp is for. My prochamber was the newer 3-pc one. As far as performance, it shouldn't matter.
forpit2000gt
Founding Member
where the two pieces connect together is where the clamp goes. do not tighten that up until all is fit together and tight with manifolds. tighten it up once in one position.
Hammer1999Gt
Member
OK so I must just have the older model. How do you go about getting the Driver side studs out to put in the ones that MAC included?
Hammer1999Gt said:
Mine was $130 from brenspeed.com shipped to my house.
It was a newer 3 piece. Came with the two legs, the H chamber prefabbed, driver's side sleeve, passenger side gasket, bolt clamps for connection to the cat-back, and some stickers.
Hammer1999Gt said:
I don't think they included them in mine, as I used the stockers. I have an '04, so everything was in pristine condition under there.
