quick question

[mustangman666]

Alright i can get an amazing deal on a mac pro chamber H pipe. The only catch is it's from an 03 mach 1 and i have an 02 GT. The question is will it bolt in the same way as one designed for the 02? I thought they were basically the same but i did some research and have read a few different things. Could someone clear this up for me, i need to know before the deal passes. Thank you in advance to anyone that can answer my question.

 

[ZIncGTSTANG]

http://www.macperformance.com/store/product1.cfm?SID=3&Product_ID=237

99-04 GT/Cobra so I'd say thats proof.

 

[mustangman666]

^^^ That's what i thought too but i read on here that they were different. I just wanted to make sure before i got it. I know the cobras are different but i wasn't too sure about the mach 1.

 

[four six]

It'll work. I put my X on from my bro's mach 1

 

[mustangman666]

alright cool. now i've also read that using an H-pipe will not give you much low end torque or power. how do you restore the lost power? is there an easy bolt on part that will help will the low end?

 

[BurningRubber]

H pipes and Prochambers are generally the ones that will retain low end grunt.

Its X pipes that tend to lose a little low end to gain some high end.

 

[mustangman666]

well i got it in today and it sounds crazy. is there any way i can gain more low end power easily though? it feels a little more slugish off the line than it use to. any ideas?

 

[merc123]

well i got it in today and it sounds crazy. is there any way i can gain more low end power easily though? it feels a little more slugish off the line than it use to. any ideas?

Whenever you remove the cats (like with the PC or H-pipe) you will lose some torque. I would get some gears

 

[mustangman666]

Whenever you remove the cats (like with the PC or H-pipe) you will lose some torque. I would get some gears

See i would get gears but it's a daily driver and i'm on the highway frequently. As i understand it, swapping in new gears would change the speedometer reading and would give me higher rpm's at highway speeds. But on the other hand i NEED more low end grunt. What do you guys suggest i do?

 

[Maza4ever14]

get 3.73s. Wont go off that much and freeway wont feel that bad.

 

[kingc]

I totally second the 3.73's my gas mileage got better when I switched to 3.73's that may sound nuts but it happened...

 

[mustangman666]

so 3.73's wouldn't hurt the top end at all? would these be good or is there a better/cheaper place to get them from?
http://www.stangmods.com/Ford-Racing-Gears-p/00331-m4209f373n.htm
i already have an u/d pully set coming so hopefully that'll help too.