[02stang6]

Will long tube headers work on a mac y pipe exhaust set-up? Thanks

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by 02stang6 Will long tube headers work on a mac y pipe exhaust set-up? Thanks

no, you need a short mid pipe. a short off road H or X (sold for the GT and some for the V6) will bolt right up. if the Y pipe is stock length, the answer is no.

[AtlanticBlue99]

p.s. you can fabricate the Y-pipe catback to work, but you need to cut the midpipe a good bit. also, why run a Y crossover with long tubes. kind of defeats the flow advantage

[whitemustang02]

Originally Posted by 02stang6 Will long tube headers work on a mac y pipe exhaust set-up? Thanks

it will work but u need a shorty mid pipe and some tubing bent so that the mid pipe meats up the the cat back.

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 it will work but u need a shorty mid pipe and some tubing bent so that the mid pipe meats up the the cat back.

but nobody makes a short Y pipe... so it would take cutting the factory Y pipe or refabricating the midpipe and the cat back both...

[tjames]

you would either have to have an H pipe custom fabricated it but one from mac

[whitemustang02]

ab just to clerafy he has this cat back,
MAC TK3849 MAC Exhaust System 2 1/2'' with 3'' Stainless tips with y-pipe 1999-04 Mustang V6 - TK3849 MAC
so ya he needs to get a mide pipe

[tsp_2177]

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99 p.s. you can fabricate the Y-pipe catback to work, but you need to cut the midpipe a good bit. also, why run a Y crossover with long tubes. kind of defeats the flow advantage

that reminds me of a guy that had like a 96 black v6 and put longtubes on it but left the stock exhaust
he wanted to race for pinks, i think, i should have i smoked his ass cause he thought he was the shit with those longtubes
mustang guys can be ricers to and do pointless upgrades without all the other supporting mods....
sorry just thought i'd throw that in there

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 ab just to clerafy he has this cat back, MAC TK3849 MAC Exhaust System 2 1/2'' with 3'' Stainless tips with y-pipe 1999-04 Mustang V6 - TK3849 MAC so ya he needs to get a mide pipe

he also needs a new cat back or he needs to cut out that Y crossover flange and fabricate the mid pipe he buys and the cat back he has to fit...

[AtlanticBlue99]

note how i fabricated my midpipe and catback to fit my mac long tubes:

[whitemustang02]

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99 he also needs a new cat back or he needs to cut out that Y crossover flange and fabricate the mid pipe he buys and the cat back he has to fit...

i have that same kit the y just unblots
but he will need to have some fab work to get any mid pipe to mach up to the cat back.

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 i have that same kit the y just unblots but he will need to have some fab work to get any mid pipe to mach up to the cat back.

why have long tubes mount to a Y pipe though? he would want to cut out the Y flange and fabricate it like i did in that pic^^

[whitemustang02]

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99 why have long tubes mount to a Y pipe though? he would want to cut out the Y flange and fabricate it like i did in that pic^^

i agre, he needs to get a mid pipe,

also how far back do ur l/t's canect to ur mid pipe.

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 i agre, he needs to get a mid pipe, also how far back do ur l/t's canect to ur mid pipe.

a good ways back:



past the wheel and fender and at the area the fender meets the door...

[whitemustang02]

ok, cuse im thinking of custom fabing up a set of l/t's with a 1 3/4 down tubes and have them meat up right at my cat,
here is a pic just for referance

[02stang6]

so are you guys saying that i should get a new exhaust or just throw some shorty headers on mine now i know it does not do much but i have cracks in the ones that i have now?

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by 02stang6 so are you guys saying that i should get a new exhaust or just throw some shorty headers on mine now i know it does not do much but i have cracks in the ones that i have now?

it would be worth it to fabricate a way to make long tubes work (i.e. new mid pipe and fabricate the cat back to fit)

[whitemustang02]

get l/t's and a new mid pipe, and have pipeing made up so it maches up to the cat back, if u have the mony otherwize just replace the stock one with a stock one.
wich one is craked because i have my stock driver side manifold if u want.

AB, im gana keep my cat wear it is and just have the calecter on the l/t's meet up with the mid pipe right there at the cat

[02stang6]

well wont that be more work than just getting the true dual mac's??? And in your opinion what is the best sounding exhaust to you?

[whitemustang02]

i like mac
and it is not very much work to get the mide pipe to meat ur cat back, once u unbolt ur y pipe, u can see in the pic i posted the shineast looking pipe is all i hade to ad to get it to work.