Perhaps a silly question but...
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Perhaps a silly question but...
Is it normal for the exhaust on a 79' f150 Ranger to end underneath the truck right where the cab ends and the bed begins?
Appears to be no muffler on mine, and certainly no tailpipe.
Is this an issue? I ask mostly for future concern of when driving with windows down if this will cause exhaust to leak into the cab.
Appears to be no muffler on mine, and certainly no tailpipe.
Is this an issue? I ask mostly for future concern of when driving with windows down if this will cause exhaust to leak into the cab.
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In some states as long as it has a working cat technical its legal but if I were you I would add a little extra pipe to it. Not saying dumping under the bed is a bad idea but leaving it that close to the cab is just being lazy if you ask me.
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I'll tell you a little story and let you decide if you think the pipe is long enough.
Maybe 30 years ago, a group of us (4 guys) went camping about 300 miles away. We took a regular cab truck. We left early and it was cold, so the widows were rolled up. One had to ride in the bed during the trip. We took turns riding in the bed. Fast forward to the end of the trip coming home. It was hot and we had the sliding rear window open for air flow. During the trip home, someone kept farting and the three of us in the cab kept accusing each other. We were getting pissed because no one would fess up. When we got home, the guy that rode in the bed was almost dead from laughter. It was him that kept farting and it all got sucked into the cab through the rear window. We were getting killed from the smell and he thought it was so funny that we couldn't figure out it was him. He just kept doing it to keep himself amused.
So guess whether your pipe is too short. Do you want to kill your brain cells.
Maybe 30 years ago, a group of us (4 guys) went camping about 300 miles away. We took a regular cab truck. We left early and it was cold, so the widows were rolled up. One had to ride in the bed during the trip. We took turns riding in the bed. Fast forward to the end of the trip coming home. It was hot and we had the sliding rear window open for air flow. During the trip home, someone kept farting and the three of us in the cab kept accusing each other. We were getting pissed because no one would fess up. When we got home, the guy that rode in the bed was almost dead from laughter. It was him that kept farting and it all got sucked into the cab through the rear window. We were getting killed from the smell and he thought it was so funny that we couldn't figure out it was him. He just kept doing it to keep himself amused.
So guess whether your pipe is too short. Do you want to kill your brain cells.
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I'll tell you a little story and let you decide if you think the pipe is long enough.
Maybe 30 years ago, a group of us (4 guys) went camping about 300 miles away. We took a regular cab truck. We left early and it was cold, so the widows were rolled up. One had to ride in the bed during the trip. We took turns riding in the bed. Fast forward to the end of the trip coming home. It was hot and we had the sliding rear window open for air flow. During the trip home, someone kept farting and the three of us in the cab kept accusing each other. We were getting pissed because no one would fess up. When we got home, the guy that rode in the bed was almost dead from laughter. It was him that kept farting and it all got sucked into the cab through the rear window. We were getting killed from the smell and he thought it was so funny that we couldn't figure out it was him. He just kept doing it to keep himself amused.
So guess whether your pipe is too short. Do you want to kill your brain cells.
Maybe 30 years ago, a group of us (4 guys) went camping about 300 miles away. We took a regular cab truck. We left early and it was cold, so the widows were rolled up. One had to ride in the bed during the trip. We took turns riding in the bed. Fast forward to the end of the trip coming home. It was hot and we had the sliding rear window open for air flow. During the trip home, someone kept farting and the three of us in the cab kept accusing each other. We were getting pissed because no one would fess up. When we got home, the guy that rode in the bed was almost dead from laughter. It was him that kept farting and it all got sucked into the cab through the rear window. We were getting killed from the smell and he thought it was so funny that we couldn't figure out it was him. He just kept doing it to keep himself amused.
So guess whether your pipe is too short. Do you want to kill your brain cells.
I'll toss on some extra pipe, and possibly have a side tip added.
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Yeah, it seems that way. I'm thinking I'll just add some extra pipe to it. I believe here it's legal, but I'm not sure. While I'm not in the mood to break any laws, I put my own physical safety a bit higher up of a concern than the law.
Yeah, kind of reinforcing what I'm thinking. That's actually the exact thing I was imagining..Coming up from the back window.
I'll toss on some extra pipe, and possibly have a side tip added.
Yeah, kind of reinforcing what I'm thinking. That's actually the exact thing I was imagining..Coming up from the back window.
I'll toss on some extra pipe, and possibly have a side tip added.
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