lowered with longtubes?

[04fullitgt]

With my tax return coming shortly I am planning on looking into getting some longtubes for my 03 mach. I also have some MM caster/camber plates, H&R SS springs, and MM polyurethane spring isolators waiting to get put in also.
My question is would I run into any problems with putting on and running long tubes while being lowered? Since I cant afford kooks or anything so im leaning towards going with the mac longtubes if that helps with anything. And any ideas how low will I be sitting with that suspension setup?

 

[jstreet0204]

If you are asking about them scraping, I have bbk long tubes and most of the scrapes I had are on the cats on the midpipe, not the headers themselves. I only have trouble with the bigger speed bumps.

 

[04fullitgt]

Im asking about scraping, fitment, all that stuff Ive been told that the macs have a pretty good ground clearance, and since im planning on a catless X i shouldnt have to worry about scuffing up the cats.

 

[jstreet0204]

I don't know about the macs, but if I had to do it all over again, I'd pay the extra money for headers that I could pull the tranny without have to take off one header. Changing my clutch was a much bigger pain than it should have been.

 

[04fullitgt]

I forgot about the clutch part :damnit:

 

[jstreet0204]

Yeah a two day job turned into a 4 days and a lot of 4 letter words.

 

[blackfang]

I have Flowtech LT's and I scrape on speedbumps where the header flange meets the x pipe. I am lowered with B springs.

 

[SilverBullet00]

Kooks here- My x pipe use to scrap a little over big speed bumps, but I was able to tuck it up a little higher, and now I have no problems at all.

I am lowered with C springs and NO isolators. I can also do a clutch job without removing a header. Kooks are expensive, but dammit, they are worth it!

I got mine at Livernois Motorsports - you can get the headers / o/r X for 1100 shipped.

 

[rugster]

Flowtechs here, fitment was good, no scraping and you change drop the tranny right between them. And they come with the O2 extensions, all for under 300$. If I had to do it all over again the only thing I would change is get better gaskets. The ones that come with them are wishy washy.

 

[blackfang]

Flowtechs here, fitment was good, no scraping and you change drop the tranny right between them. And they come with the O2 extensions, all for under 300$. If I had to do it all over again the only thing I would change is get better gaskets. The ones that come with them are wishy washy.

I reused the Ford ones.

 

[04fullitgt]

so basically what it looks like is that I can get away with running headers with the drop Surprised though that no one has chimed in with the same setup im going for.

 

[SilverBullet00]

Sounds like flowtechs are what you want. I'd look at getting them jet-hot coated.

 

[04fullitgt]

ummmmmmmmm.............I cant seem to find any flowtech stuff for a 4v Everything they have is for 2 valves

 

[blackfang]

Try Summit Racing. I am not sure if they have them for a Mach 1. You can also try Hooker who makes Flowtechs.

Here are Hooker Super Comps for 96-03 4V
http://www.holley.com/6229-1HKR.asp

 

[BennyBlown2v]

My stuff scrapes, but my car is slammed 90% of the time lmao.

 

[shallowreef]

I have SLP and i scrape from time to time over speed bumps but i think it may be my cats doing all the scraping. I have not lowered my car yet though. I am afraid to lower it because it would be my luck that after i do it i will hit a speed bump and tear of my exhaust.

 

[SummitTech]

Check out BIG-12114FLT for painted or BIG-12114-1FLT for ceramic coated. The matching cross pipe is BIG-12114YFLT. We have the painted and the cross pipe in stock. Yes I would also recommend uprading the gaskets to SCE-4146 copper gaskets.

 

[04fullitgt]

I have SLP and i scrape from time to time over speed bumps but i think it may be my cats doing all the scraping. I have not lowered my car yet though. I am afraid to lower it because it would be my luck that after i do it i will hit a speed bump and tear of my exhaust.

You would have that sorta luck

Check out BIG-12114FLT for painted or BIG-12114-1FLT for ceramic coated. The matching cross pipe is BIG-12114YFLT. We have the painted and the cross pipe in stock. Yes I would also recommend uprading the gaskets to SCE-4146 copper gaskets.

Thanks, I ll check them out now

 

[SilverBullet00]

Wow, we have a summit tech on here now!

What kind of discount do stangnet memebers get ??

 

[04fullitgt]

discountplzkthxbye.