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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Stacks in this part of Florida is common, I have seen duals and singles, stick with duals, they look better, and chrome them up! Or better yet like one guy did, wrap them with you favoret beer cans! Not sure how long the thin beer can will last wrapped around the stack pipe, but was cool looking.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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Whenever I see a pickup with stacks I always laugh and think, "There's a guy who is trying to compensate for something".
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Greyf100
no stacks... tuck them up in the frame rails and run then out the side of the bed behind (or infront of) the rear wheels.
This is how my exhaust is currently run. I'm yanking off my cats though and since I'm going to have to redo my exhaust, I'm just thinking more for the future.

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In the end, I just want my truck to function well for it's intended purpose.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by f100jim
Whenever I see a pickup with stacks I always laugh and think, "There's a guy who is trying to compensate for something".
Yep I can generally guess the stature of the individual. Usually a bunch of kcs, cb, mud flaps, huge lift, not a single scratch in the paint. Locally a guy has a huge f350 stacks and basically just as I said. Stands about 5'5 lol.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 12:03 AM
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I think stacks are cool, provided they are a reasonable diameter. Some I've seen are more like piping your exhaust through a metal trash can than an actual pipe.

I'm kind of partial to a straight cut or slash type myself. Gives a cooler old-school look.

 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:06 AM
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Straight cut with the flappers always looked cool too, and keep rain / water / mud out of the exhaust.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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I came in here not knowing what to expect, but those stacks look right at home on that truck lol
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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Thanks for the comments thus far guys. I had a buddy suggest I run a little bigger tubing, it's 2.5" in the pic and he thinks I should use 3". I'm not sure I agree. Any input on this?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Stick with smaller tubing for a gasoline engine. Too big and it sounds funny, and you lose exhaust velocity/torque.
Plus really big stacks just make you look like a poseur.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by newrider3
Stick with smaller tubing for a gasoline engine. Too big and it sounds funny, and you lose exhaust velocity/torque.
Plus really big stacks just make you look like a poseur.
Thanks for backing up my concerns with going with a larger diameter tubing.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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3" might not be bad, i wouldnt go any larger...i do still like the flat cut wit the flappers though.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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I say go with the stacks, and I only say that because of their functionality. Personally, I think they look terrible, but if I was building a mud truck, you can bet your @$$ it'd have stacks.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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i really like stacks on a big truck, as long as they arent 6 inches wide, i think they look really awesome on your truck. You really should do it. you got me wanting to put stacks on my truck now, who cares what other people say, its your truck.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Greyf100
3" might not be bad, i wouldnt go any larger...i do still like the flat cut wit the flappers though.
I'm gonna check out the tractor supply store later today and see what I can burn money on.
 
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