Exhaust Stack (s)??

[macdaddy]

Well now that I have sold my RV and am down to being just a truck owner, I'm thanking about stacking the 05!!.



I love the looks of the dam things, but what about problems like soot all over the place?



Mac

 

[JJPage]

I'm not a fan of stacks, but if I was going to install a set they would be Bull Haulers. I like the look of Miters, but all the water that gets in them, and then the watered down soot that ends up all over your truck is just a pain. And I hate the flappers some folks install on the Miters, reminds me of an old farm tractor. I definitely would do twin stacks, one looks very foolish in my opinion, you asked . Jess

 

[macdaddy]

Jess... .



After watching numerous You Tube bits, I have decided to blow it off.....



To much soot and cleaning...



Mac

 

[JKreiss]

Good thinking Mac. Not just the soot everywhere but it also makes you a target for every jack-arse that wants to try to race you, rev at you, etc. I had people put trash in them. It also makes you a target for law enforcement, and with the Cal emissions thing, it's just unwanted attention. You'll be thankful you didn't.

 

[macdaddy]

Good thinking Mac. Not just the soot everywhere but it also makes you a target for every jack-arse that wants to try to race you, rev at you, etc. I had people put trash in them. It also makes you a target for law enforcement, and with the Cal emissions thing, it's just unwanted attention. You'll be thankful you didn't.

Joe...



All good points I never even thought of. At the ripe old age of 52 I think I have indeed out grown this.



Mac

 

[Shadrach]

How about Donkey ears?

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Actually they were just sitting on top of the fuel tank for fun.

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When I took the deck off all I did was remove the turn down spout and add an MBRP 5" tip with the stock exhaust. I like quiet exhaust. Shadrach

 

[macdaddy]

I have to admit schad, they look good.



The flat bed looks allot more forgiving for cleaning the soot.



Mac

 

[AH64ID]

I like the look of a single 6", but the soot and cab resonance has kept me from doing it.

 

[HHhuntitall]

... ... And if it ever rains, you'll hate 'em even more..... I hate to start my KW after a rain, if it hasn't been in the barn or I forgot to cover the stacks, because it's glossy white, and the carbon black that blows out with water makes it look like it's crossed with a Dalmation Dog..... but it's got a CAT!!

 

[Crunch]

There is also a secondary problem with stacks that I learned about during a "One Minute Maintenance Tip" on the Midnight Trucking Radio Show. It dealt with the semis, but I think it would also apply to any truck. In that tip they warned that if you ever have to have your vehicle towed, make sure you cover the opening on the stacks. If you don't, air could travel down the stack, through open valves and all the way back to the turbo and cause it to spin. If the engine isn't running, the turbo isn't being lubricated, which could result in turbo wear and failure down the road.

 

[HHhuntitall]

There is also a secondary problem with stacks that I learned about during a "One Minute Maintenance Tip" on the Midnight Trucking Radio Show. It dealt with the semis, but I think it would also apply to any truck. In that tip they warned that if you ever have to have your vehicle towed, make sure you cover the opening on the stacks. If you don't, air could travel down the stack, through open valves and all the way back to the turbo and cause it to spin. If the engine isn't running, the turbo isn't being lubricated, which could result in turbo wear and failure down the road.

That's as viable on a pickup as it is a Tractor, farm or highway. I've seen several farm tractors that happened to. I have wayyyy too many trees to dodge to have stacks. I can't hardly keep CB/10 meter antennae on my trucks, let alone what it would do to stacks!!!!

 

[Crunch]

That's as viable on a pickup as it is a Tractor, farm or highway. I've seen several farm tractors that happened to. I have wayyyy too many trees to dodge to have stacks. I can't hardly keep CB/10 meter antennae on my trucks, let alone what it would do to stacks!!!!

I never thought of that problem with tractors, but since they are towed far more often than all other trucks other than Ford, air back-feeding to an unlubricated turbo might be more prevalent on tractors than any other diesel. I only had my truck on a tow truck one time, when the water pump gave out and they towed it on a flat bed with the truck facing forward, and with the exhaust under the body I didn't worry about it.

 

[HHhuntitall]

I've never seen a problem on our pickups, perhaps as the exhaust is so long with so many bends..... on a tractor, the stack is up in the air, away from the cab, usually, just sticking up there by itself. And the exhaust is usually very short, like on a John Deere, the exhaust usually turns up out of the turbo straight into the muffler, which is on top of the engine cowling, with the exhaust tip less then 4 feet from the manifold. My Versatiles go about 4 feet forward to the muffler, mounted beside the radiator, with 3 feet straight up to the turnout tip. Perfect for wind draft!! And the huge filter provides little restriction for one set of valves overlapped.....

 

[timelessconstructionllc]

I have 48 inch bull haulers and I love em.

 

[roadking]

stax are cool

 

[HHhuntitall]

stax are cool

... Uhh, I thought they'd be hot?!?! What're your EGTs?

 

[mwilson]

Some people just plain love stacks... .



From the NHRDA event in Indy. .

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I like my Single...

No problems w/ soot. Just a a high quality (non-hokey) rain cap on a miter cut.

 

[HHhuntitall]

Well, I guess that's better than an anti-freeze jug on a hinge... ...

 

[timelessconstructionllc]

I have never covered my stacks in the rain and I have yet to have any trouble. And as far as the "blowing soot" issue. I have never noticed, but maybe it's BC my truck is black.