View Poll Results: How'd you mount 'em
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Outside box
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Why would you stack it?
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How did/would you mount your stacks?
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How did/would you mount your stacks?
I was just wondering how you guys mount your stacks. For all I know I am a part of a VERY small majority; I mount my stacks outside of the bed. My theory on stacks is simple:
1) No holes to cut
2) No worries about cargo crushing your pipes/getting burned
3) It looks better IMHO
4) It's different; I've always been one to do things differently
Now, I realize that it's not chrome, but I am currently too poor to go chrome or even duals. What I had was layin around at the shop so it was free. I was considering some black engine enamel so it doesn't look too horrible... All I care is that it gets the smoke (early moring cold starts) overhead and sounds darn good... I also posted some pics in 2nd gen performance on my homemade bumper... https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=132130
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1) No holes to cut
2) No worries about cargo crushing your pipes/getting burned
3) It looks better IMHO
4) It's different; I've always been one to do things differently
Now, I realize that it's not chrome, but I am currently too poor to go chrome or even duals. What I had was layin around at the shop so it was free. I was considering some black engine enamel so it doesn't look too horrible... All I care is that it gets the smoke (early moring cold starts) overhead and sounds darn good... I also posted some pics in 2nd gen performance on my homemade bumper... https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=132130
Now for some pics
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For all I know I am a part of a VERY small majority; I mount my stacks outside of the bed.
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inside the box for me and a max of 2-3 inches above the cab...i'm also a fan of the square tubing ....i tried it with the elbows and y-split pipe...and i tried it with the stacks a foot above the cab...it looked great fron the front cause u saw the big pipes but they looked like lil tooth pics from behind...
but to each their own...i won't discourage anyone from doign something that they're excited about
but to each their own...i won't discourage anyone from doign something that they're excited about
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I build and sell the cross boxes like I had in my 97, I am not to kean on the outof the box look, but whatever floats your boat....., heres mine, er, a ANDY505"s truck now!!!
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here is the lower heat shield
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here is the crossbox...
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here is the lower heat shield
here is the crossbox...
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That stack mounted outside of the bed looks like it would not only grab every branch and piece of brush that you drove by, but by being routed well below the frame as it is would also be a prime candidate to be crushed or other damaged during offroad use.
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I used to have a 4" single turnout routed the same exact way on my old F-150 (yeah I know it was a ford but it was $50 and all I had to do was put a clutch in it). I went all over the place off road with that truck and never had a problem, albeit it was about level with the cab, it never caught on anything. Fact is my cross member on my truck now will hit LONG before my exhaust will... I plan on fabricating my own cross member soon since I've already managed to peel mine back a bit. Also, the rule of thumb; so long as I'm not worried about my mirrors being taken off I'm not worried about my stack(s). Now obviously the stack on my truck now is quite a bit taller than the cab, but it's a 2wd whereas my ford was a 4x4... I don't have any intentions of taking this one off-road; that's what I have beaters/service trucks for. But seriously, I paid for 4' of chrome and I wanted to show all of it off; I even had the chrome 90* to come out from under the bed with. Same goes with this truck it's gonna be getting dual 5" x 6' chrome turnouts with the chromed 90's same as my previous set-up and I want to show it all off.
Now I know that you can build heat shields to go around the splitter box and the like in the bed, but still there's gonna be a hole in the bed and then 4x8 sheets of sheetrock/plywood or studs can't fit in the back without putting the tailgate down.
To each their own though; I see that I do have a few similar thinking DTR members by the way the poll tallies up. Leave a little feedback too you fellow "outside the box" minority members...
Now I know that you can build heat shields to go around the splitter box and the like in the bed, but still there's gonna be a hole in the bed and then 4x8 sheets of sheetrock/plywood or studs can't fit in the back without putting the tailgate down.
To each their own though; I see that I do have a few similar thinking DTR members by the way the poll tallies up. Leave a little feedback too you fellow "outside the box" minority members...
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