Short bed side exit exhaust?

[morrow07]

Also to note, my saddle tanks are long gone. I was able to tuck the pipes up tighter. I'll get some pics later today.

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[Jarhead79]

Cool, I've been thinking about doing a fuel cell in the truck and doing away with the dual tanks, would be nice to have space to hide the exhaust

 

[DoubleDingo]

Saw one a couple weeks ago that had a diamond plate fuel cell that looked like a tool box, but did have a tool box on the top. The whole unit was bed-high and the tool box portion may have been 3 or 4 inches deep with a locking lid, it looked sharp. The filler was on the driver's side right under the tool box and was tucked into a notch on the corner so it didn't stick out. The only thing that tipped anyone off that it was a fuel cell was the locking gas cap. Couldn't see any lines coming out of it. Looked like it held 20 gallons. I wish I had got a pic of it.

 

[NOPHO84K30]

Thats exactly what i did 45gal in bed no saddle tanks exhaust comes out in front of rear tires.. and thats what happens when s tire goes

 

[Old77]

I've heard that exhaust being in front of the tire like that can cause the tire to age prematurely due to the excess heat and such never done a study on it myself so take the info for what it's worth

 

[morrow07]

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Everything can be tucked pretty tight with the tanks gone. All of my pipe is 3"

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[morrow07]

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Not the best picture, but you can see how much room there is with the saddle removed.

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[Georgeb]

I've heard that exhaust being in front of the tire like that can cause the tire to age prematurely due to the excess heat and such never done a study on it myself so take the info for what it's worth

I have run side exit in front of the wheel on my 78 all 16 years of ownership with no negative effects. just my 2 cents

 

[Old77]

I have run side exit in front of the wheel on my 78 all 16 years of ownership with no negative effects. just my 2 cents

Then I would say your experience is a better gauge then just what I heard or read just thought it was worth mentioning with the pic previously posted

 

[DoubleDingo]

Then I would say your experience is a better gauge then just what I heard or read just thought it was worth mentioning with the pic previously posted

I would say it matters how close the outlets/tips are to the tires. Now that I see the pic you mentioned, that doesn't look too close. I just altered mine to dump over the axle, and I kinda like that better. Clean look. When I get a new system installed I am going to have them route it the same as the existing.

 

[Jarhead79]

This is what I'm thinking of doing, hard to see the exhaust but I think it looks good and solves any issue with tire clearance

 

[Old77]

^^^wow, that's different! You know how sometimes exhaust fumes discolor the paint around the exhaust? I wonder how a guy would keep a truck like that from doing that going through the bedside like that?

 

[Georgeb]

^^^wow, that's different! You know how sometimes exhaust fumes discolor the paint around the exhaust? I wonder how a guy would keep a truck like that from doing that going through the bedside like that?

Constant cleaning or it's a trailer queen.

 

[Jarhead79]

Little closer shot from a magazine cover

 

[smoothandlow84]

Mine, duals out each side