If there is soooo much concern about smoking people out, why not turn down the fueling in town, or around others? A lighter foot will yield the same results.

 

imo i WOULD NOT put stacks. i got a regular cab longbed that i had a 6 inch stack on it was on for like 5 months and it drove me crazy it wasnt even enjoyable to drive vibratin on the back window. i took it out and put a 5 inch turbo back on it and its like a different truck. thats my look on it.

 

Ya the only problem with turning down a modded truck is you have to keep you small injectors haha or buy two sets. If noise is a problem you could always run a muffler, mine is a reg cab and I LOVE my stacks now that my twins quieted it down a bit but I ran them without a muffler. I bought all the pip for $20 I would call around local auto/diesel shops and ask them if they have any used exhaust (4-5 inch) they would sell for cheap, then you will just need access to a welder and plasma or die grinder.

 

I'm running dual 5 in stacks behind my cab, for whatever reason, the noise from my stacks isn't any more than when it was a straightpiped 3 in exhaust....but, I know that some trucks react differently to stacks, as far as noise and whatnot goes...and yeah, with a manual, even with my boxes off, I still gotta be careful about how I drive, because I'll still lay a cloud out with my 150s and 64/71/14.....

 

i went with stacks on mine but im a redneck addicted to chrome i did mine different than most alot of them have one hole and a y pipe i put the y next to the transfer case and two holes in the corner of the box and im going to put a custom toolbox to seperate them i also built a custom headache rack to hold them its just what u prefer hope this helped.

 

well lots of good info here, i was refering to keeping them clean as, just genral maintnace, ie, washing your truck. i like to keep my truck as clean as i can, i do fish, and hunt, and go in mud, stones and regular roads, and have seen plenty of stacks get trashed because the owner was just lazy, and i don't blame him i would get sick of cleaning all that chrome all the time. i had a guy help me move and i had to watch what i put in the back of his truck with his stack on so my stuff didn't get trashed, it wasn't a huge deal but it was a pain.

 

I run my truck turned up once in a while and i feel like a complete douchebag when i leave a light and smoke out the cars... I wish i had stacks! However i would find black ones OR paint/coat them black because i personally HATE chrome with the deepest fiery passion of my soul. But of coarse to each their own!

 

chrome wont get you home.

 

stacks arent that hard to clean rinse them at the car wash and take some windex and paper towels thats what i do for all my chrome its not hard at all

 

i have a 4" turbo back all the way out the back and as far as cars i leave it powered down till they get on my *** and then turn it up. got mine a jegs it was cheap anodized aluminum and have had no problem with it, 7" chrome tip but it dont get cleaned its got to much tire rubber on it