gsdog1

Uh, yeah, I am up to no good already!

Anyone got pics of a stacked 3rd gen? I am trying to figure out if I want the stacks right to the outside edges of the bed, and just how tall to go. I am leaning towards setting them as far apart as I can, and having the tall side of the miter cut 1 to 2 inches above the top of the cab.

Matt

BigBlue

I'd put them right up against the cab, in the very corners of the bed. And your idea on height is perfect.

Jeff K

Here ya go...

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/u...&albumid=16760

gsdog1

Thanks for the link! That's pretty much what I was looking for and wanted to see how it stacked up (pun intended!). I will be cutting the hole, and getting the liner shot in to the bed first. Then ripping the muffler off and stacking it accordingly.

Matt

Forrest Nearing

your position in the bed is good, but I might go a wee bit higher... they're gonna be pretty loud, and you're gonna want the sound up away from the cab as best you can without lookin' goofy.

you'll probably want to add some sound deadener to at least the back wall of the cab. having a quad cab will help. my stacks in my single cab got a little rowdy at times.

Forrest

cliffs03hd

gsdog how about a part list and where did ya get your stuff at, I want to do the same thing on my 03'

Fordzilla

Here's mine...Ben

Forrest Nearing

am I seeing that right? you've got the rakers set up so that they deflect the smoke in towards eachother?

Forrest

Fordzilla

I'm guessing you're talking to me...I don't know what a raker is, but my rain caps face each other...What difference would it make if the fumes mixed, anyway?...Ben

Forrest Nearing

wouldn't make any difference, I just figured you'd have the smoke blow out to the sides or to the rear of the truck... just never seen it done like that...

rain caps/raker caps/mother-in-law tongues/etc.

Forrest

Fordzilla

My only reasoning on turning them that way was that highway speed wind would tend to push them closed if they opened rearward, thereby cutting flow...They are actually angled slightly forward so the wind catches them forcing them wide open...I suppose I could turn them facing outward and get the same effect...I may try that...Thanks for the input...Ben

Fordzilla

Here's the view if you sneak up on me...Ben

Forrest Nearing

oh, I don't think it matters any, I'd just never seen it done like that

I've thought about facing them sideways so the wind didn't try to close them, but I think that w/ two 5" pipes, even if the caps were at a 45* angle, I don't think it would hurt flow for our little motors!

I like the rain caps because they nix the soot shower... I had turnouts, and my white truck looked like crap half the time. BUT, I just LOVE the look of miter cuts! LOL!

I'm seriously considering putting stacks back on, and if I do, they'll be miters!

Fordzilla

Once you're stacked, you never go back...Ben

Forrest Nearing

well... I did, but I miss 'em...

they were a little rowdy on the highway, and I figured a tailpipe wouldn't be as bad... WRONG!!! the straight 5" pipe was a little quieter at lower RPM, but the resonance at higher RPM was EAR SPLITTING!!

I added a bunch of sound deadener, welded a bunch of pipe connections, and added some pretty stiff hangers, and now the 5" straight pipe is pretty dang quiet inside!

I've been tempted many times to put stacks back on... I just miss that sound!!! the straight 5" sounds wicked, but...

Forrest