xlr8r, what ever stock is lol, i cut from axle back so i would have pipe to play with. i sat their all day cuttin angles to get it to work and after about 2hrs i just went this way. thanks everyone on law info. the fed was me and my dad were thinking about. i fig if the test work out and i cut the hole, and later on it comes out i cant have ill put some type of cowl on the hood

 

i recently hood stacked my 1st gen. much easier without all the angles, just up and out. i did it for a few reasons...
1. it's different (lol that's for sure)
2. Got the spare hood for $20
3. I am going to be installing twins, while in process i can remove the hot pipe use the hood stack and take my time building the real exhaust i will need

i was actually able to use a "dynomax bullert" glasspack muffler it's 3.5 inlet and outlet. the exhaust makes a short 90 about 2 inches of pipe, then the muffler is 16in from tip to tip. even has the rain flapper on it, lol. i think the theme of my truck is "big and ugly" so it fits right in! I've been running it for about a month now with absolutely no hassles from the police and it's not loud at all... the only time i have to worry about windows down is stop and go traffic when the wind is blowing just right. When up to speeds there are not issues.

 

in regards to the federal overrides state it is argu-able but true. as said earlier each state has its own rules and regs on were the exhaust has to exit so if you did get caught and it was illegal it would go to state court. which would probably be thrown out because of it being so redicules.

 

It would be cool, but I'm surprised no one else has mentioned that they could fine you for not having a CARB approved or street legal exhaust. That includes a cat or any other exhaust emission stuff. And a hood stack is, uh, kinda hard to miss...

 

yes its a hard one to miss thank u but here in cali u wouldnt make it down the highway without being pulled over

 

i live in good ol Los Lunas,nm we have no emissions. hell u can run off the head if u want. about flipping the turbo over, can it be done? i thought oil had to run a certain way?

 

I used to live in New Mexico and badmike is right. Its about the only state I would try it in but its very easy to pass inspection.

 

OK doesn't even have vehicle inspections. But I'm with wcbcruzr, it does not meet the federal requirements. Not even close.

 

Here is a hood stack that I photoshpped onto my truck....looks bad for the street huh but would be good at the track or pulls

 

badmike... if you flipped the turbo you would need to "clock" it. when it is off, remove the bolts that hold on the exhuast housing and remove it (takes some force sometimes) hit the SIDE of the housing to break it loose to not try to knock it off. loosely mount the turbo back together and you should be able to spin the housing with a little effort. mount it to the exhaust manifold and spin it so that the oil drain is straight down. then all you have to do is rework the oil drain and find a pressure line that is long enough. oh and intake and the IC hose...

 

yea think ur talking about these? i had to take the turbo apart about 4 months ago for a new wheel.

 

You have a tough looking truck. To be honost, I think a pair of miter cut stacks would look better than a hood stack.

 

does anyone have pics of a turbo fliped?

 

[QUOTE=Truckman0097;1638120]That is right for Ohio, I would check the laws in your state more closely before you start a mod like this....[/QUOTE


we have lots of street legal trucks and daily diesels that r hood stacked in Ohio and nobody enforces it

 

There's a first time to pulled over for everything....