Modifying the exhausts of commercial vehicles

normally_crazy · 2nd September 2004, 15:23

fellas,

this just struck me.

the trucks and buses here have their exhausts on the right side spewing out dark , black and poisonous gases.

now why doesnt the govt. or the RTA make it compulsory for the trucks and buses to have their exhausts pointing towards the sky...ala trucks abroad ??

this will atleast not pollute the air below the truck height , allowing the 2 wheelers and people travelling in the autos and taxi to breathe free

this can very easily be done here ..just a small change in the way the exhaust is designed !!

what say ?

cheers

Rtech · 2nd September 2004, 15:34

Yea, I've been thinking that same thing for years now. Maybe Tata likes to kill all those who don't drive their trucks! But seriously, TATA especially should be more conscious of this problem and should do something about it without any regulations forcing them! They should be a lot more socially responsible.

As far as buses go, its not practical for their exhaust to be routed up. But, instead of the side exhaust, I would prefer the exhaust at the rear. It really sucks sitting on your bike at a traffic light with a truck spewing out black smoke directly into your face.

Just add this to the huge pile of simple idea's not incoporated by our infamous regulatory body.

Rt

shravan316 · 2nd September 2004, 18:27

Hey yeah......this i was wondering for a really long time! It doesn't sound that costly or complex procedure.....why don't they do such a thing??

stampro · 6th July 2009, 14:00

Ambassador, Mahindra van and Sumo have their exhaust pipe in their 'rear left'.
Owners should change them to 'rear right' so that two wheeler riders behind are not toxicated.

clevermax · 6th July 2009, 14:19

May be they wont do it because of the extra cost involved for the longer exhaust pipe needed?

On a second thought, where can it be placed in trucks like the TATA 1210? Above the driver's cabin? We have people travelling on the goods platform of trucks here in India! Don't you think they'll complain?

It will be an easy job to implement this in a rear engined bus though.

CrackedHead · 6th July 2009, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by stampro

Ambassador, Mahindra van and Sumo have their exhaust pipe in their 'rear left'.
Owners should change them to 'rear right' so that two wheeler riders behind are not toxicated.

Can you please explain how "rear right" is better/any different than "rear left" ?

Maybe you're saying this because two wheelers tend to overtake cars from the left side.

Last I checked - overtaking from the left is illegal and is a bigger health hazard than the exhausts will ever be.

k_shanz · 6th July 2009, 18:07

Considering the three wheelers health "rear left" exhaust is ideal.

2nd September 2004, 15:23	#1
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Modifying the exhausts of commercial vehicles fellas, this just struck me. the trucks and buses here have their exhausts on the right side spewing out dark , black and poisonous gases. now why doesnt the govt. or the RTA make it compulsory for the trucks and buses to have their exhausts pointing towards the sky...ala trucks abroad ?? this will atleast not pollute the air below the truck height , allowing the 2 wheelers and people travelling in the autos and taxi to breathe free this can very easily be done here ..just a small change in the way the exhaust is designed !! what say ? cheers
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2nd September 2004, 15:34	#2
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Yea, I've been thinking that same thing for years now. Maybe Tata likes to kill all those who don't drive their trucks! But seriously, TATA especially should be more conscious of this problem and should do something about it without any regulations forcing them! They should be a lot more socially responsible. As far as buses go, its not practical for their exhaust to be routed up. But, instead of the side exhaust, I would prefer the exhaust at the rear. It really sucks sitting on your bike at a traffic light with a truck spewing out black smoke directly into your face. Just add this to the huge pile of simple idea's not incoporated by our infamous regulatory body. Rt
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2nd September 2004, 18:27	#3
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Hey yeah......this i was wondering for a really long time! It doesn't sound that costly or complex procedure.....why don't they do such a thing??
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6th July 2009, 14:00	#4
stampro BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Madurai Posts: 163 Thanked: 2 Times	Exhaust pipe of Amby Sumo cars Ambassador, Mahindra van and Sumo have their exhaust pipe in their 'rear left'. Owners should change them to 'rear right' so that two wheeler riders behind are not toxicated.
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6th July 2009, 14:19	#5
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	May be they wont do it because of the extra cost involved for the longer exhaust pipe needed? On a second thought, where can it be placed in trucks like the TATA 1210? Above the driver's cabin? We have people travelling on the goods platform of trucks here in India! Don't you think they'll complain? It will be an easy job to implement this in a rear engined bus though. Last edited by clevermax : 6th July 2009 at 14:21.
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6th July 2009, 18:07	#7
k_shanz BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: KL - TEN Posts: 353 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	Considering the three wheelers health "rear left" exhaust is ideal.
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