Picture Thread; Ridiculous Stacks
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From: Iowa
I would have been way too temped to attach something to that massive hook coming out of his hitch. Any large tree's behind him?
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From: Over There
There are so many of these "stacked" trucks around here in western Washington, that I cannot get them all. I've just stopped bothering. It got me to wondering why do trucks have stacks.
That is until last week. Northbound on I-5, and I came up on a big rig in the middle lane. I was preparing to exit, so I was in the right lane. OMFG! I nearly lost a filling, and the Excursion was filled with fumes. No stacks, just a 10 inch pipe exiting nice and tight behind the passenger side fuel tank. Tell you what, I wish he would have had some ridiculous stacks, on top of his stacks, and some ugly tow mirrors too!
That is until last week. Northbound on I-5, and I came up on a big rig in the middle lane. I was preparing to exit, so I was in the right lane. OMFG! I nearly lost a filling, and the Excursion was filled with fumes. No stacks, just a 10 inch pipe exiting nice and tight behind the passenger side fuel tank. Tell you what, I wish he would have had some ridiculous stacks, on top of his stacks, and some ugly tow mirrors too!
Why?
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From: Spanaway
Well the diesel school buses is what I should of said.
They stop then belch a black cloud drive 1/2 block and repeat.
And this in no easy way to get around them out here.
The OTR part is for the black belcher also.
BYW are you going to make it this weekend? I'll bring some photos
of that tank.
Sean
They stop then belch a black cloud drive 1/2 block and repeat.
And this in no easy way to get around them out here.
The OTR part is for the black belcher also.
BYW are you going to make it this weekend? I'll bring some photos
of that tank.
Sean
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Definitely not envy, I drive class A vehicles for my job which have stacks and they do need them.
1 ton trucks on the other hand, dont
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Unless your running a dually flat bed and have a way to tuck them out of the way, without hacking the bed up, they look like crap. But hey, that's just my opinion.
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From: Over There
I'm not going to argue that most of them are hack and ruin the bed. I'm just saying that exhaust up is better then exhaust to the side. If it can be done well it is better.
In some ways they are a burden on tractors more so then on a pickup. Height matters, they really need to be up to 14' to blow the exhaust over the trailer, in particular a refer, but that also means that even with a low trailer you can't get under low bridges. Weight is an issue more so then pickups an extra 500lbs of pipe can matter at the scales. C'mon really how many tractors you see with big dual stacks, and how many actually have twin turbos needing dual exhaust/stacks?
I drove this ole' flat-top Pete for a while, the stacks were a ridiculous pain the ****. Big twin stacks with big shields and handles on the side of the cab behind the door. Look in the mirrors and you see a big stack, climb in the truck the stack is in the way. They were stupid, one stack behind the cab would have been just fine.
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From: Iowa
Nope... I even added an FTE resonator/muffler to my 4" straight pipe because I've heard a few straight piped Cummins before and they were a little over the top for me...
I park on little car's like that OOPs in the compact space