Farmall Exhaust
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Farmall Exhaust
hey guys, I don't want to do it to this truck, but I want to buy a early to mid 80's truck, with a 300 six carb, maybe a 302 carb in it and a 4 speed low gear tranny. I like these trucks a lot. I currently own an 88 f150. But, I would still like a 80's f150 for certain reasons. I like my exhaust on my truck. A single turbo muffler. Its an exelerator turbo that was 28.99. But, I had another idea for this 80's project truck. If it has a 300 six, what about a farmall style tractor muffler. Its a straight through design with a desent amount of backpressure. Kind of like a glasspack. If I had a 300 six. One of these. If I had a 302, split manifold with two of these. I can get a muffler like this right at tractor supply company. one has a 2 3/8inch inlet and is 32.99. Heavy gauged alum. constuction. Made for a super H. Another is 39.99, it is made for a john deere 440. Same contruction, and has a 2inch inlet. I am a redneck and love the sound from these type of mufflers on a tractor. These dont cost a whole lot. How do you think this would sound you guys? How could I make it work, and have you seen it done before?? Thanks
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They hook up like anyother muffler, I see no reason you couldn't use them, thought about that myself before. The sound won't be the exact same as the Farmalls have bigger bores and such, so it won't necessarily have the exact same tone, but will still have good sound I am sure. Kind of like listening to a big block and a small block with the same muffler, there is some difference.
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I dont know what it would sound like to be honest wiht you. While I love the way my Farmall H sounds I dont know if I would want to try and put one of their mufflers on my truck. But then again I'm a Flowmaster fan...
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I don't know about the Farmall tractors but I know that the 300 was used in some farm equipment. So it would probably sound pretty good. I know right now I have a glasspack on my 300 and I really like the sound. Although I also liked the sound of the exhaust when it was dumping out right after the cat.
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I dont know what it would sound like but i think it would ROT out pretty quick. They only last a couple of years on tractors that are left outside, no less on a truck that is driven in the snow salt and rain
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im not sure it would rust out that quick. These mufflers are built similar as the turbo style exhaust. But, who knows you could be right. An inline 6 is a bulletproof engine. But, I love the sound of a well tuned one equily as well. I really think it would be cool to experiment with. Exhaust sound is something very fun to experiment with. I don't about you guys, but I enjoy playing with the sound of a vehicle. As long as you maintain a good amount of back pressure, and not too much cost.
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Tractor exhausts traditionally go straight up through the hood.
If you don't do it this way you can't use a tractor muffler ......
t'aint kosher!!!
The more I think about it ... why would you want your truck
to sound like a tractor ???
Off hand I can't think of anything more replulsive than some of
these Dodge Cummins pickups with the "tractor exhaust" on them ....
Then again, this isn't a diesel and it damn straight ain't a Dodge
but still, you want to sound like a tractor ???
If you don't do it this way you can't use a tractor muffler ......
t'aint kosher!!!
The more I think about it ... why would you want your truck
to sound like a tractor ???
Off hand I can't think of anything more replulsive than some of
these Dodge Cummins pickups with the "tractor exhaust" on them ....
Then again, this isn't a diesel and it damn straight ain't a Dodge
but still, you want to sound like a tractor ???
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there is no reason mechanicaly in my mind that this would have to be ran through the hood straight off the manifold, in fact I would never do this. Instead, I would run it underneath the truck like any other exhaust system. The only other option would be a stack through the bed, and I would never do this either. But, horizontally running it under the truck is something to try. An inline 6 always has a tasteful exhaust sound to it. A tractor muffler, would be much better than straight pipe to me. Without backpressure an engine will run like junk. I have never had an engine run extreamly well with no back pressure. Anyways,
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A muffler doesn't have any moving parts inside, so I don't see why it couldn't be put on horizontally under the truck.
When you think about it, the muffler on a tractor probably exits vertically so that the driver doesn't get gagged by the exhaust, like if the exhaust exited on the side. Plus, you don't want hot exhaust being ran underneath a tractor that's out in fields or high grass.
EDIT: I know the Cummins Dodge trucks you're talking about....they're all over my town. Someday I'll get the project truck I want and stick a two-stroke Detroit Diesel in it, then we'll see who's got the loudest truck in town. lol
When you think about it, the muffler on a tractor probably exits vertically so that the driver doesn't get gagged by the exhaust, like if the exhaust exited on the side. Plus, you don't want hot exhaust being ran underneath a tractor that's out in fields or high grass.
EDIT: I know the Cummins Dodge trucks you're talking about....they're all over my town. Someday I'll get the project truck I want and stick a two-stroke Detroit Diesel in it, then we'll see who's got the loudest truck in town. lol
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A muffler doesn't have any moving parts inside, so I don't see why it couldn't be put on horizontally under the truck.
When you think about it, the muffler on a tractor probably exits vertically so that the driver doesn't get gagged by the exhaust, like if the exhaust exited on the side. Plus, you don't want hot exhaust being ran underneath a tractor that's out in fields or high grass.
EDIT: I know the Cummins Dodge trucks you're talking about....they're all over my town. Someday I'll get the project truck I want and stick a two-stroke Detroit Diesel in it, then we'll see who's got the loudest truck in town. lol
When you think about it, the muffler on a tractor probably exits vertically so that the driver doesn't get gagged by the exhaust, like if the exhaust exited on the side. Plus, you don't want hot exhaust being ran underneath a tractor that's out in fields or high grass.
EDIT: I know the Cummins Dodge trucks you're talking about....they're all over my town. Someday I'll get the project truck I want and stick a two-stroke Detroit Diesel in it, then we'll see who's got the loudest truck in town. lol