considering putting a single stack on my truck and I am trying to weigh out the pros and cons of it. I don't know anyone locally who has one (or two) so I can't have a listen or ask for an opinion. So, I'm asking you guys.
I guess the only "pro" would be that it looks kinda cool. Maybe I could just get some opinions on the drawbacks. Limiting use of bed? Bedliner melting? Cab noise? Rainwater(?).
Every mod is gonna have its pro/cons, supporters/those who don't.
As for the drawbacks to stacks:
1) If you're looking for a mellow exhaust, and cab-noise is a concern. Don't stack it.
2) You will lose 6-10" of bed space, depending on stack installed and the heat shielding.
3) Have a bed liner sprayed in, the plastic slide-in types will interfere with mounting.
4) Rainwater, though a concern, is easily handled with a small hole drilled at the base of the Y-pipe to 90* connection.
5) Be careful not to go too big / small with the stacks, 5-7" tend to look best and on a dually 8"s
The last thing I would advise, if you tow a trailer particularly, if you're running or plan to run a tuner, and it smokes. That diesel soot will cover your bed and the trailer.
I hope that's a little more helpful, I've been looking at stacks, but they don't fit the rest of my build. Keep us posted with what you decide, and how it turns out.
Stacks either look great, or terrible. Usually nothing in-between. I am partial to single 6-7" black mitre cut stacks, but think they are best fit for competition trucks. Some street driven trucks can really pull a stack off well though.
Here is my thought on stacks. I put stacks on my 04 back in 05. At the time. I think I may have seen one other truck anywhere in the area with them. I thought it was different and cool. Sounded amazing. I really liked it. They have been on there ever since. Now, you can't drive anywhere around here without passing another truck with stacks or a single stack. Its really played out around me. Time to change up my 04 again. I do have to say the truck looked nice with them. They were 5" and the same height as the cab. I saw one truck a few weeks ago with the stacks at least 5 feet higher than the cab. I felt like pulling over to slap the guy...
My white dodge actually stained the paint, hard rain on way to airport parked for 8 days came back all of the little black spots would not wash off. No more stacks for me but I am now in the over 30 crowd. AKA old.:rofl:
I love the way they look and sound but don't want them in my ear all the time. I guess I'm getting old too. I passed a guy the other day that had flappers on his, it sounded cool just tappiing away.
ya if u tow, i wouldnt use stacks in my opinion, to much soot, especially on stuff like hay, but if u had to have stacks, and didnt want to get much on a load, the bull horn double stacks would be best, but still wouldnt be very good
slash cut stacks 6 maybe 7" are great. Especially on the 6.4 which tend to be more quiet compared to the 6.0's and 7.3's
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