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  • timebombprod
    Forum Sage
    • Nov 2019
    • 1666
    • spring hill florida

    #1

    black/chrome mac exhaust

    i have a two tone blue 82gs650 and im wondering if i should get a black or chrome exhaust, i would go chrome but i heard that the chrome quality on the mac isnt so great and im wondering does it fade or what is the issue, if anyone has the same bike with a black exhaust and a picture i wanted to vision it better

    not mine but the same exact setup


    Ian

    1982 GS650GLZ
    1982 XS650
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    #2
    overall quality of MAC exhaust is very low.
    that picture looks like a sportster take off muffler

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    • steve murdoch
      Forum Guru
      Past Site Supporter
      • May 2004
      • 8491
      • St. Catharines, On.

      #3
      I agree, that looks like a Harley muffler.
      Had a black Mac system on a Honda.
      The ceramic? coating was thick enough and looked good but it chipped easily and the shine of headers dulled into a matte or satin finish within a couple months.
      A bike i bought had a chrome 4-1 system that ran perfectly so the jetting was spot on but the headers were blue for at least half the length of the headers.
      The chrome around the collectors, underneath the bike had started to peel. The previous owner claimed the system was less than a year old.
      2@ \'78 GS1000

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      • timebombprod
        Forum Sage
        • Nov 2019
        • 1666
        • spring hill florida

        #4
        i have the same exhaust on my bike as the pic i think its a stock one, unless mine is different


        so is the mac exhaust not good as in the look or the performance isnt good aswell?
        Ian

        1982 GS650GLZ
        1982 XS650

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        • timebombprod
          Forum Sage
          • Nov 2019
          • 1666
          • spring hill florida

          #5
          Originally posted by steve murdoch
          I agree, that looks like a Harley muffler.
          Had a black Mac system on a Honda.
          The ceramic? coating was thick enough and looked good but it chipped easily and the shine of headers dulled into a matte or satin finish within a couple months.
          A bike i bought had a chrome 4-1 system that ran perfectly so the jetting was spot on but the headers were blue for at least half the length of the headers.
          The chrome around the collectors, underneath the bike had started to peel. The previous owner claimed the system was less than a year old.

          any clue what that jetting was on the chrome 4-1 or u didnt check.
          Ian

          1982 GS650GLZ
          1982 XS650

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          • timebombprod
            Forum Sage
            • Nov 2019
            • 1666
            • spring hill florida

            #6
            also V&H doesnt have an exhaust for my bike anymore so MAC is the only seller for me
            Ian

            1982 GS650GLZ
            1982 XS650

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            • steve murdoch
              Forum Guru
              Past Site Supporter
              • May 2004
              • 8491
              • St. Catharines, On.

              #7
              Originally posted by timebombprod
              any clue what that jetting was on the chrome 4-1 or u didnt check.
              Stock air box with stock air filter and stock jetting.
              2@ \'78 GS1000

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              • timebombprod
                Forum Sage
                • Nov 2019
                • 1666
                • spring hill florida

                #8
                Originally posted by steve murdoch
                Stock air box with stock air filter and stock jetting.
                so the chrome 4-1 was a megaphone with street baffles? and jetting was stock and it ran perfect, im getting my carbs cleaned and rejetted if i need too but if stock works best id like to leave it alone
                Ian

                1982 GS650GLZ
                1982 XS650

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