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Installed my MAC Headers and H pipe

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InMyPrimeSVT

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This week I had my MAC ceramic shorty headers and H pipe with high flow cats installed. What a noticeable difference. Even with Toyo T1-S tires, this thing just spins them like crazy. Absolutely a huge difference.
 
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did you do the install? I thought aftermarket headers werent good until you got more air intake?
 

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No, I had a shop do it due to time constraints. Well, whatever people say about headers, I can honestly say it has made my Cobra sounds better and run harder.
 
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does power feel more down low or mid range or up high? or all around? well since ya got a cobra maybe they meant headers not good for stock gt

what did a shop charge you?
 

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It feels more of a low end power to me, but I havent put it up high just yet. A shop charged my $400 to put the headers on and the H pipe with cats.
 

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sage2k said:
did you do the install? I thought aftermarket headers werent good until you got more air intake?
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For a stock Stang, shortys and mid pipe will give more gain than a tb & maf which most peeps usually go for first. I guess that is most likely cause they are an easier mod to do than exhaust.

Even if you already had an intake, the tb & maf really does not give much gain until you open up the motor for a good bit more air flow and that means better flowing heads.

The biggest rip off for gain got has to be a cat back.

Then again, 95% do that mod for the sound and not for the gain

Grady
 

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I do have a 70mm BBK Throttle Body that I polished out. It's currently sitting next to my television. Before installing it, should I get a MAF? If so, which one?
 
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pro m 75mm calibrated for your injectors will be fine.
 

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final5-0 said:
For a stock Stang, shortys and mid pipe will give more gain than a tb & maf which most peeps usually go for first. I guess that is most likely cause they are an easier mod to do than exhaust.

Even if you already had an intake, the tb & maf really does not give much gain until you open up the motor for a good bit more air flow and that means better flowing heads.

The biggest rip off for gain got has to be a cat back.

Then again, 95% do that mod for the sound and not for the gain

Grady
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I just got done putting in my Cat-less x-pipe since my catted one ate itself. Man the car is loud now. I might have to take off the 2 chamber flows and put on some 3 chamber. Anyone else have an idea for a quieter muffler that will sound good?
 
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