Hey guys my first post here, found out about this site at Smokin in the smokies back in April great site after looking around for a while

Now to the question, I have an 01 F-250 Ext cab and I was thinking on buying some 5 in mitre cut stacks but I was wondering what negative effects will happen if the truck sits all day out in the rain won't you have to bore a hole into the exhuast or does it come prebored? Thanks JD

 

From what I've read, most guys either drill a small hole at the low point, or cover the stacks with coffee cans..... In all truth, it would take a torential downpour for DAYS straight (pretty much flood conditions) to ever have rain water fill your "air tight" exhaust, and get into your heads. The main complaint of not having a drain in your stacks is that when you get on it, the exhaust gas will blow soot soaked water all over your truck.

 

You dont need it. We had some good rain storms around here this week and I didnt have a problem with no hole in my exhaust nothing. It would seriously take at least the length of your downpipe in inch of rain to make it to your turbo. Which means A ton of rain.

 

You all have seen the deluge in the middle of the country lately, haven't you?? Hopefully it'll be just about done by the time I get back to Texas...

Seriously though -- I'd be pissed if I shot soot-water all over my white truck every time it rained. I know a lot of you like the stacks -- they just ain't my cup-o-tea. Besides, now that I'm about to put in the DP 140 Smoke, I want to be able to fill the ricers next to me with a cab full of soot.

Joe

 

Thanks guys, we need some of that rain here in TN bad... Yea I heard that the water down in the pipe will make a nice little mess when all that water logged soot is blown out.

 

Welcome aboard JD. Good to have another Tennessee FTEr in the PSD section. Whereabouts do you live? I'm in Clarksville. I don't think I met you at Smokin. Something makes me think you live in East Tennessee.

 

I am a few hours from you I live in Grainger County thats 30 minutes outside of Knoxville, I was up there most the day saturday considering I just live about an hour from there. I had a Highland Green and gold F-250 Ext cab Lariat, distictive feature was a Custom TN Walking Horse Grill.

 

Hey JD, it's Kris, good to see that you finally came to FTE, you'll like it here. I have a small, 1/8"ish hole drilled at the lowest point in my exhaust system, which happens to be the elbow-side of the flex pipe joint. I do get some black soot spots on the top of my toolbox and the gray bedrails as well. Oh well it comes with the territory, right?

 

Hey Kris, yeah I have been around a bit just haven't made a post yet, so how is Brian's new Tranny and Jody's new tunes working for ya? Thanks for the input on the stacks, I knew if they got a little wet such at the car wash they would leave soot spots but I was just wonderin without the hole what would happen when you fired it up with a bit of water in it. I'd just make it safe and drill a hole in it,but that will have to wait till I put back some funds :-p

 

Here in Western Washington we get quite a bit of rain. I have had my 5in miters for about 6 months. Yeah there is a small bit of soot-water that gets on the truck. Mostly on the top of the cab and back of the bed. Having a white truck I do see the soot easier then if I had a darker color. But the way I see it, its no worse then all the crap that my tires kick up on the sides of the truck.

 

I remember your truck!! My daughter pointed it out because of her horse Fascination.

 

Heh That grill was a must have for my truck to make it unique , I loved the event and can't wait till the fall event, hopefully by then a few more mods will be done and hopefully the Mitre stacks, I can deal with the drone, there was another member from here that had the exact same truck as mine same color and style just a long bed and a 2000 his name was Ashley he is on this forum somewhere.

 

That is MAKO314 i think

 

You are both correct and if memory serves he's from N.C.

Edit, well not exactly, he is Mako314

 

I like your thinking Izzy- I would LOVE stacks, but the wife says it's "too redneck"- what do you expect from a California girl.... I too enjoy smokin' out the ricers!!