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Mac Long Tubes And Summit X Pipe

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  • Start date Start date Jan 25, 2014

pearlnotchback

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I just installed my Mac long tubes with a Summit x pipe. The summit x pipe is built really well but does not fit Mac headers. After about an hour and a half of cutting, bending and welding I got it to work. Summits website doesnt say it is for a certain brand of headers so I didnt think about it not fitting until I started trying to install it. When I got finished and I was picking up my tools I found the instructions on the floor that must have fell out of the box. The instructions said the x pipe was for BBK headers only. So this is a heads up if anyone is planning on buying one.
 

revhead347

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Thanks for the heads up. The BBK and Mac headers definitly have a different width between the collectors. If it's any consilation, a BBK x-pipe doesn't fit on BBK headers. They pretty much all have to be adjusted every time you install them.

Kurt
 

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revhead347 said:
Thanks for the heads up. The BBK and Mac headers definitly have a different width between the collectors. If it's any consilation, a BBK x-pipe doesn't fit on BBK headers. They pretty much all have to be adjusted every time you install them.

Kurt
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The width wasnt the problem with mine. The problem was one of the tubes that hook up to the header was about 5 inches to long.
 

revhead347

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That makes sense. The BBK headers are much longer on one side than the other. I use Foxbody longtubes on my SN, and it comes way farther back on the passenger side than on the driver's side.

Kurt
 

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I went ahead and ordered me a Mac H pipe. Im just not happy with the sound of the x pipe.
 

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Did you get the pro chamber or a traditional H pipe? I always liked the prochamber in years past when I had one.
 

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I also really like the sounds of my Pro-chamber. I spent half a day sectioning and welding new inlet tubes on it to make it work with my BBK headers.

Kurt
 

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I ordered just the plain jane Mac H pipe. I have ran H pipes for years and decided when I put my new headers on I would go with an X. I don't really like the sound so I'm going back with an H.
 
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I know this is an old thread but I didn't realize this until after I bought my summit x pipe. Does anyone have pictures or any tips for me when I try to make this work? I have Mac long tubes
 
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