Hood stack

[timlb703]

Hood stack how to's. Anyone make a kit? How could you seal it? Pictures?

 

[JOHNBOY]

The stack is usually a dress up peice bolted to the hood. The downpipe wraps around under hood and up into it. Basicly like how the hot pipe from you small turbo on your dually runs to the big turbo. But instead of going to the turbo it turns up into the hood stack.

 

[timlb703]

I understand that but, How do I seal so that the black soot stays out of the engine bay. Or is there no need for a seal?

 

[JOHNBOY]

I have not seen anyone seal it. Just make sure it sticks up into the hood stack a couple inches.

 

[timlb703]

Could you seal it with a large semi donut gasket?? I will be bent if the motor turns black..

 

[IOWA LLY]

Dont think so. Remember, the motor moves, the hood doesn't.

 

[custom8726]

Dont think so. Remember, the motor moves, the hood doesn't.

Flex Pipe??

 

[IOWA LLY]

oooh that would look classy

 

[1lowdiesel]

anybody have any pics of one on a dmax that still has ac on it. i was seriously thinking about doing it but i see no way w/ the ac line being there. not to mention the air cleaner

 

[custom8726]

oooh that would look classy

I dont mean a flex pipe stack:violent: I mean a short piece of flex to go into the the bottom of the hood stack to seal it? Just a thought

 

[IOWA LLY]

I knew what you meant. Flex pipe looks cheesy no matter where it is.

 

[Josh2002cc]

I knew what you meant. Flex pipe looks cheesy no matter where it is.

:stupid:

 

[dmaxvaz]

Could you seal it with a large semi donut gasket?? I will be bent if the motor turns black..

is this on the dually i seen at merchants 2yrs ago? that thing had the cleanest engine i have ever seen! and wouldnt recomend messing up such a nice truck

 

[minisub]

Could you seal it with a large semi donut gasket?? I will be bent if the motor turns black..

You are just the wrong guy for this mod.....

I understand that but, How do I seal so that the black soot stays out of the engine bay. Or is there no need for a seal?

Maybe if you went with a lift-off hood with tie downs at all 4 corners you could make some kind of seal work. Otherwise there needs to be enough clearance between the turbo mounted pipe and the hood mounted pipe to allow for the swing of the hood opening and closing....

A lift off hood is a 2 man proposition every time you want to get under there however...

is this on the dually i seen at merchants 2yrs ago? that thing had the cleanest engine i have ever seen! and wouldnt recomend messing up such a nice truck

Right guy, wrong truck...

 

[timlb703]

I thought about a lift hood but I am by myself when I need to access.

 

[timlb703]

anybody have any pics of one on a dmax that still has ac on it. i was seriously thinking about doing it but i see no way w/ the ac line being there. not to mention the air cleaner

I would think there is not enough room for hood stack with the turbo in that location. I maybe mistaken.

 

[McRat]

In general, hood stacks are not for street applications. Your whole truck get coated, it's illegal due to the impaired vision (seldom enforced, kinda like fuzzy dice or blacked out windows), allows water into the engine bay, and attracts attention, sometimes unwanted.

Casper has a hood stack currently, but it's not realistic for a street mod.

 

[SIKDMAX]

I wish I had the balls to do one

 

[McRat]

The biggest problem with a hood stack, is everyone thinks you're packing concrete in the block and running off ether + Diesel Kleen.

 

[1lowdiesel]

if i could make it fit i would run it till i got pulled over. i have an extra hood