As someone who has a stack it really depends tbh. If your pushing large injectors and blowing smoke everywhere your tailgate might get dirty but generally driving, your outta the way before the soot lands. The only area I get any is on the back of my cab As far as why people do it, you can actually see the smoke which is pretty cool, and the sounds is amazing. 5” exhaust to a 8” stack on unmatched by traditional exhaust imo. Stacks can be cool if done right. It’s just about 70% of them are terribly thought out. Yes you can still put a toolbox, no you don’t take up bed space it’s eight fucking inches lol, you can still pull trailers and not have any issues. No it doesn’t get inside the cab (unless you got a rear window), and no things in your bed won’t catch on fire. If your stack gets so hot it’s setting things in your bed on fire, your running some really crazy EGT’s and probably shouldn’t be talking about trucks at all. These are all reasons I’ve heard people hate on guys, never understood why.
That's why people say "gotta plug in your truck at night in the winter". They do have heaters that keep the motor warm just most of them dont work no more
delicious smelling and heavily addicted diesel gas. And as long as that delicious smoke smells this good, I don't give a damn about the amount of poison. On the contrary: there should be a lot more of those beautiful clouds of smoke coming out.
I have to know why do ppl remove the heater? I have one of these trucks that tows trailers every day with 386k miles and with grid heater it starts instantly.
From what I understand they remove the grid heater for less restriction of air flow. I don't know if it works or not, that's just the reason people have given me. I'm swapping a 12 valve into my old chevy, it has a block heater but no grid heater because it's from an industrial application. But the engine started okay without one. Plugged in it starts even easier. I plan on always keeping mine plugged in.
@@alexmatthews2332 It's out of a big F-800 box truck so it might have that. It's got a P pump on it but it's a lot bigger than the p pumps on any pickup I've seen, it even has a thick metal bracket that braces the back of the pump to the engine block. Says it's rated at 605ft lbs torque at 1,400. I think the RPM is governed to 2,500.
That’s gotta be Massachusetts I have the same truck five speed with no grid heater and she starts every time it’s very surprising I’m gonna guess needham or somewhere around there
To those who care. Removing the grid heater doesn't improve airflow until you are beyond what stock fueling can pull. Stock cp3 or vp44 injector pump fueling limits are about 600hp. That would require mild injectors, upgraded lift pump, better but but not huge/laggy turbo, manifold, intake, elbow, and at least a box tuner. The 12% flow restriction of the heater grid effectively increases pressure when air flows through the grid. Beyond 600 requires an upgraded injector pump, stage 2 injectors, and a very large turbo; or better yet a compound system. Only then will pulled the heater grid help out. Most that spend that much get a performance intake plenum and are forced to ditch the grid; not by choice. If you have a P-pump, it has to be modified to get you to even 600hp. I personally would get annoyed if it took that long to start the damn thing. Same temp my 550hp g3 starts in less than 3 seconds every time.
I really hate the smell of diesel exhaust. But it is one of my guilty pleasures to want to own an older diesel pickup truck one day, just for that experience
You can swap them out in a few mins unlike the valley starter in Titans and tundras. This guy though doesn't seem to allow the engine to preheat is what's the bad part.
@Tony The Truck Guy: I think he is running a grid heater delete. Grid heaters function much much better than glow plugs. Some delete the grid heater for more boost pressure
Where do you people get that this truck is a 24v system. Dodge did not make a 24v truck. The system will have 2 batteries hooked in parallel making a 12v system, not 24. 24v systems are found in military, heavy duty diesel, etc. The cummins isb motor in these dodges are 12v.
NO 24v should ever take that long to start and if it does then you better get your heating grid or your injectors checked. Mine sits in -30°c for days on end with no plug in and still starts on the first try.
I don't understand engenering of this type of engine/ or fuel inj. system. Are they have a glow plugs? It's everything ok with this car? Start this ride is a fucking nightmare.neighborhood must be happy from smoke to.The starter motor has a hudge work to do.
Dodge best years 94-07 12v and 24v Ford best year is 93-97 idi and powerstroke both 7.3 Chevy is best year is 03-04😂 I have a Ford but I want a 2nd badly cause of the Cummins
This is sick. Killing the battery and the starter. Dont you have some low temperature exploding mixture like ether+propane? Apply the gas in the air inlet and then start the motor. Works way better than this chimney. It's quite popular in Europe
