To be legal, does the exhaust have to exit outside of the vehicle body or just the passenger compartment area? The exhaust tip on my truck exits in the standard location, directly behind the passenger side rear wheel. The tip has been damaged, and instead of welding on a replacment, I was going to cut the end off. By cutting the exhaust, the pipe would end just to the right of the spare tire. Or, I could cut the exhaust off even farther forward and have it end before the rear axle.

 

I don't think it any real issue where you cut it off.

If you cut it so it's below the truck, my concern would be the mess of sooting everything up underneath. I would try and have the exit out towards side or rear of the truck personally.

Jeff

 

What Homestead said plus the matter of diesel exhaust fumes being that much closer to the cab area and finding their way into the cab. Not very pleasant! IMHO it would be better to exhaust to the outside of the box, pointing down.

Cheers!

Mike

 

Good advice, can anybody recomend a source for do it your self exhaust parts?

 

I've bought some odds and ends for exhaust from Greggs, seemed to have just about anything a fella could need.

 

the exhaust must be 1 foot from the edge of the cab .. by law ... and i would say gregs or a big rig exhaust shop

 

One foot, good to know. Now before I start working on the exhaust. Has anybody heard anything more about the proposed noise bylaw that is supposed to be going to be put in place within the Calgary city limits?

 

I had an old gasser and had the muffler dump in front of the diff. Well, a little while later, it melted the plastic cover and siezed up the emergency brake cable. Wasn't bad for fumes though.

As for parts, when I built my own stacks, I went to Traction which is the heavy truck division for NAPA. I built a whole system for about half of what Grand Rock wanted.

 

Apparently it's going to apply to any vehicle not just bikes.

 

Any idea what the test guidelines would be? Would they be to test your truck if you had stacks?

 

They arestill working on it http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+H...ouncements.htm

 

Anything larger than stock exhaust can get you hassled these days if the cops are bored and need to fill quota.

 

I met one guy at the truck show last year that got nailed for stacks---illegal in Alberta(according to the officer if they are larger than stock).Who knows----depending on the mood of the officer i guess.Just like "TINT" nice to have-----but they have you by the "BAAAALLS"when ticket time comes.DW

 

Knock on wood for me....So far never had any problems with the city police or the RCMP with my stacks...I had the city police behind me and beside me and no problem..But one day I could have a problem..I drive like a old man and don't stunt,so maybe that helps...Old fart thinking he is a 20 year with stacks..

 

Yup, if you're not being a jackass they tend to leave you alone lol, only got nailed for mine cause it was the second day I had it on and I was applying the throttle in an aggressive manner lol, cop even told me if I hadn't been pouring coal he wouldn't have pulled me haha.