BBK or MAC? - Page 2

SlowGT · 08-04-2002, 02:42 PM

Relax Dude.

IMHO = 'in my humble opinion'

Peace.

HORSEMEN RACING · 08-05-2002, 02:05 PM

well I can see where you are coming from to a degree WheelsUp,but from front to back is pretty hard,I can see what you are saying about this company's headers and h or x pipe,but mufflers is an entirely different story,for example I have never seen a Flowmaster header.

I like the quality of BBK now known as Brother's Ilike their long tubes a lot better than I do their short tubes,it is all a tossup as far as who you like.

My vote is for the BBK headers.

mysweetlx · 08-05-2002, 04:44 PM

I've got MAC Lt's, they've lasted a year now w/ no flaking whatsoever....they still look brand new. But, fitment is another issue.......they suck. They rub against the steering rack on the driverside. I'd go w/ BBK if/when I do it again!

mikew88gt · 08-05-2002, 08:44 PM

MAC's are ok as far as wear over a period of years. I've had mine on since 1994. They have 'blued' from the heat but the nickle coating still held up. The problem with a multiflange header is that they just don't line up very well. I'm a strong guy and if I have to pull them off for maintenance and re-install them I have to really work at it. The passenger side header on my '88 has one flange that is off by almost 3/4's of a hole. If I had to buy headers again, which I will next year, I'll buy the BBK's for the single header flange alone.

As far as mixing and matching parts, I've had to "customized" to get my MAC H-pipe to fit my MAC headers and Force II exhaust. Hence the saying, "There is no such thing as a bolt-on part".

08-04-2002, 02:42 PM	#21
SlowGT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Columbia Co, PA Posts: 303	Relax Dude. IMHO = 'in my humble opinion' Peace. __________________ Old Slow GT New Slow GT--> under construction Latest Addition: 95 Cobra R, #73, bone stock, ~6100 miles.

08-05-2002, 02:05 PM	#22
HORSEMEN RACING Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Camp Pendleton,Cali Posts: 95	exhaust parts well I can see where you are coming from to a degree WheelsUp,but from front to back is pretty hard,I can see what you are saying about this company's headers and h or x pipe,but mufflers is an entirely different story,for example I have never seen a Flowmaster header. I like the quality of BBK now known as Brother's Ilike their long tubes a lot better than I do their short tubes,it is all a tossup as far as who you like. My vote is for the BBK headers. __________________ OC "there are 5,000 Army troops sitting on their butts doing nothing,while 2 companies of Marines are securing this island" spoken by a Army General on the Isle of Grenada in 1983

08-05-2002, 04:44 PM	#23
mysweetlx Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 248	I've got MAC Lt's, they've lasted a year now w/ no flaking whatsoever....they still look brand new. But, fitment is another issue.......they suck. They rub against the steering rack on the driverside. I'd go w/ BBK if/when I do it again! __________________ Damn this thing's fast!

08-05-2002, 08:44 PM	#24
mikew88gt Registered Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: New York State Posts: 242	MAC's are ok as far as wear over a period of years. I've had mine on since 1994. They have 'blued' from the heat but the nickle coating still held up. The problem with a multiflange header is that they just don't line up very well. I'm a strong guy and if I have to pull them off for maintenance and re-install them I have to really work at it. The passenger side header on my '88 has one flange that is off by almost 3/4's of a hole. If I had to buy headers again, which I will next year, I'll buy the BBK's for the single header flange alone. As far as mixing and matching parts, I've had to "customized" to get my MAC H-pipe to fit my MAC headers and Force II exhaust. Hence the saying, "There is no such thing as a bolt-on part". __________________ Your basic carbed 302 with Edelbrock Performer heads, Performer RPM intake and 650 Speed Demon. My 1988 Mustang GT