Best fit: Mac
Best quality: not Mac

 

Kooks!!!!

 

i like my mac 1 5/8...ceramic coated...

never had any problems...

not saying they're the best but i like them and i would buy again

 

BBK ceramic coated

 

Best fit: Mac
Best quality: not Mac

best fit.You've gotta be ****ting me .MAC fits like ass .MAc sucks big green donkey dick

 

I heard MAC fits ok not best, but quality is one of the worse. Best fit is BBK and I know because we installed my long tubes without lifting the engine or scratching the finish (there's about an inch of clearance all around down at the K member too!). The trick is to remove everything around them that will be or become a clearance issue; smog stuff on the passanger side including tubing, both valve covers, steering wheel shaft, EGR, and upper intake (elbow gets on the way).


We sneaked in the driver side LT from the bottom. And passenger side from up top.

 

Kooks custom headers.

Otherwise BBK or MAC both have their +'s and -'s.

Its like asking Trickflow vs AFR
Tri-Ax vs Pro 5.0

etc...

I have BBK LT's on mine and have no complaints other than the welds being too thick in the individual flanges and the end 2.5" flange was closer to 2.25" so I had to get out the grinder.

 

i have used both mac and bbk, they both worked fine for me. kooks are on my race car, but they are a little expensive, i bought mine used and got them re-coated. good luck

 

best fit.You've gotta be ****ting me .MAC fits like ass .MAc sucks big green donkey dick

I've installed them twice now. It was a piece of cake.

 

sure dropping them in there is fine single flanged header design blows Ive had a set of shorties and lt's not line up.Having to use a prybar to move the primaries where they need to go never again will I buy mac.I dont know if it wasa maybe an older header but they SUCKED

 

sure dropping them in there is fine single flanged header design blows Ive had a set of shorties and lt's not line up.Having to use a prybar to move the primaries where they need to go never again will I buy mac.I dont know if it wasa maybe an older header but they SUCKED

Hmmm, never really bothered me. One hand on the prybar, one hand on the bolt, and it goes right in. Maybe I am just lucky or something.

 

Hmmm, never really bothered me. One hand on the prybar, one hand on the bolt, and it goes right in. Maybe I am just lucky or something.

i second...

installed two sets of macs and did both the same way as anaconda...

didnt break a sweat

 

Another vote for BBK here. The BBK LT's along with my shorty O/R BBK h-pipe fit together [ace ventura]like a glove. [/ace ventura]

 

haha I just prefer to drop in like i did with a set of bbks only altertering needed to be done was dent a primary for the clutch fork!

 

haha I just prefer to drop in like i did with a set of bbks only altertering needed to be done was dent a primary for the clutch fork!

haha well, actually...to me....it sounds like denting a primary is harder than both of my experiences.

 

hm i havent checked the fork and LT clearance. i guess i will find out this week...

 

no one have experience with Bassani?

 

no one have experience with Bassani?

I've heard that the appearance/performance/longevity of Bassani longtubes is great, but the fit isn't really that great. I have no experience, just what I have read here though.

 

haha well, actually...to me....it sounds like denting a primary is harder than both of my experiences.

all i did before isntal*done it before* take a hammer two wacks and its done

 

all i did before isntal*done it before* take a hammer two wacks and its done

Headers that require "reshaping" with a hammer don't really sound like a good fit to me.....

 

anaconda needs two wacks on the brain with a hammer to make him fit lol
j/k

 

I had to do the same thing with macs,but both were fox lt's

 

The only problem I've ever had with MAC's is the rusting issue. I've unbolted and rebolted several times without a prybar, you just need to get the outter bolts in first (no exception) and than the inner ones. Yeah, a single piece flange is the best but you can't beat the price of MAC's.

The only fitment issue is with the longtubes and an AODE, but that's not MAC's fault. I'm fairly certain they tell you flat out it won't fit with an AODE unless you reweld the O2 bung.

 

I've had no probs of any kind with my Mac's.

Later
Grady

 

The trick to "dimpleing" headers is get them hot first by running the engine. Then they bend like butter. Just don't hit it too hard or it'll fold up! A couple of socket extensions and a small hammer will get 'er done.