Project "Autonomous" F-350
- Thread starter pappawheely
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pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
I have a muffler I can use, see photo. Right now my exhaust dumps out ahead of the back tire with no muffler. It's loud but not too bad.
guidolyons
Addicted to Gear Oil
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
underdrive
jackwagon
That's a diesel tho, the turbo is very good at chopping exhaust sound down and is in some states considered a legal sound-muffling device, meaning no need for actual muffler after it, and straight pipe is fine.Here is a friend's diesel exhaust, LOL.
Another thing I don't like about the front-mounted stack is how it'd stick out the side of the truck in a location where nothing else does. Basically you got the nice and smooth fender, then all of sudden there is a stack, and then it's back to nice and smooth body and bed that is just as wide as the fender was...
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Good points but I will be using a muffler, not just straight pipe out, and the box is wider than the cab already. I can use the heat shield on the stack as a curb feeler on the pass side. :ylsmoke:
seanpistol
Explorer
Wow!
underdrive
jackwagon
Yeah I know your box is wider than the cab, that's why I say shove the stacks in front of the box corners, they'll blend in nicely. If you hang one up now the way you had it pictured, that would be the one sticking out like a sore thumb. Also considering how much of a pain exhaust usually is to install right, I'd much rather not use it as a curb feeler - a folding mirror works just as good for that purpose without the permanent damage
Heck on our Frankenford you can't even see the exhaust, we took great care to tuck it up as high as possible under the bed so we don't flatten the tail if we go obstacle-crawling in reverse :truck:
DT75FLH
Adventurer
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pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
dmanbluesfreak
Observer
Why not dump truck stack style?
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Yeah I know your box is wider than the cab, that's why I say shove the stacks in front of the box corners, they'll blend in nicely. If you hang one up now the way you had it pictured, that would be the one sticking out like a sore thumb. Also considering how much of a pain exhaust usually is to install right, I'd much rather not use it as a curb feeler - a folding mirror works just as good for that purpose without the permanent damage
Why not dump truck stack style?
The box and overhang will be tight against the cab; I don't think there is room to put them there and still open the rear door. The mirrors are going to be silly wide. I don't want to exceed the width of the already wide box. I appreciate everyone adding to the brainstorming, thanks for the input.
dmanbluesfreak
Observer
Up through the hood like some of the smoke eating diesel guys?
That would be very hard to do on a gas engine that doesn't have the exhaust routed through a turbo. He'd need a muffler in there somewhere or it'd be loud as hell. Or a turbo.... hmmm.