Help me build an exhaust

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Antonovich, Sep 21, 2019.

  1. FoolsErrand

    FoolsErrand Road Train Member

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    Put your headache rack and and build the stack braces off that. Leave the cab alone.
     
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  3. ChevyCam

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    Just put stacks behind the cab and infront of the headache rack. I have a 9400 mid roof with the single rear stack and will be converting it to duals side stacks from a salvage yard donor. 20190312_211829_IMG_8579.PNG Screenshot_20190922-114515_Gallery.jpg
     
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  4. Antonovich

    Antonovich Light Load Member

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    I'm willing to entertain that idea as well.

    I took apart this interior panel, and it looks like there might actually be a reinforcement plate. I'm not sure if what I was looking at was an exhaust bracket plate or not.

    https://i.imgur.com/bshR71d.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/vu71KxE.jpg
     
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  5. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    You’ll have to pull out a good chunk of your interior to get down to what you’re looking for. That looks like a thin plate used as backing for the cabinets to mount to.
     
  6. Antonovich

    Antonovich Light Load Member

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    Hmm, well I guess I'll take apart some more when I get home in a few days. But I do like the idea of rear dual stacks. As long as they are straight piped and take up less space than that fat muffler.
     
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  7. starmac

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    It is easy to install dual stacks behind the sleeper, you need to get the frame muffler mounts off of a factory dual stacked truck from a salvage yard, and may even have to move the battery box, but easy. The frame mount on a single stack truck is actually built on an angle, or at least the ones with the curved exhaust tip is.

    A friend of mine with a T600 did not have a lot of room behind his sleeper, but wanted an enclosed headache rack. I ran straight stacks through the inside of the headache rack, and it worked well for him, and looked good too.
     
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  8. Antonovich

    Antonovich Light Load Member

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    I'm actually liking this dual stack behind the cab idea better. Seems like it'll be less headache to install and I have more freedom of choice when it comes to the actual stacks. Not to mention no second-guessing the fitment of the stacks of drilling holes in the cab.
     
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  9. starmac

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    It is easy to do with cheapo salvage yard parts, and lots of the 9400's in salvage yards. I changed mine up, using a cheap parts truck I bought.
    Mine originally had 100 gallon tanks and full side skirts, I had built some hidden boxes and installed a 150 gallon extra tank. I removed all that along with the skirts and installed dual 150 gallon tanks, installed the small fenders for the steer axle, relocated the battery box and air drier too. I have not installed duals yet, because the previous owner of the parts truck had removed one of the straight brackets and changed to a single stack. he had gotten rid of the other bracket. Once I get another straight bracket I will install duals and the way they are built, it will be easy to build a nice headache rack between the two, using them for the sides of the rack.
     
  10. DougA

    DougA Road Train Member

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    Had this box built for my 9300. Mounted the mufflers to the sides of the box. Very simple and functional. Originally had the duals on the back. Saved a little weight by ditching the factory frame mounted muffler brackets,and mounting directly to the box.

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  11. ChevyCam

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    Looks good, got anymore pictures?
     
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