To make noise or not to make noise? That is the question. To some people, nothing is more agitating than having a noisy and raucous engine. Realistically though, as an engine begins its combustion process, it will inevitably release sound waves. As the fuel enters the engine, it creates sound that is channeled through the exhaust system. And if you don’t have a muffler to contain those sound waves, then the noise would definitely come out in a clattering fashion.
In essence, a muffler is a component where the exhaust gases pass, which eliminates the tremendous amount of noise coming from the engine. It is placed along the exhaust pipe of the engine. Inside a muffler, or what the British call a Silencer, you'll find a simple set of tubes with some holes equipped in them. These tubes and chambers are designed to reflect the sound waves that came from the engine in a way that they practically cancel each other out. As the sound waves from the exhaust gases enter the tubes, they spring back and forth through the wall of the muffler and reflected to another chamber. These chambers are called resonators that basically cancel out the sound frequency.
Recently manufactured mufflers can also reduce backpressure from the engine, allowing an increased engine performance, power output and decreased wear and tear on its components. For those people like you who prefer to have a little growl from their engines, mufflers can also be customized in order to achieve such sounds. Standard mufflers are crafted quality steel and aluminum materials to ensure that it will last for a good period of time.
But since you’re into the whole thing called drag racing, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think that you like otherwise. If you really like that loud yet smooth sound from your engine, muffler are also the way to go. If you want to make your exhaust sound deeper and achieve that beast-like roar, you can get a muffler with a large opening or get an intake system so can really get into that street racing sound.
Another thing you can do is get bigger exhaust pipe from the cat to the back and then a bigger diameter tip. You want to start with at least a 2" system. Long, mid and short headers are also useful. Long tubes, also known as LT's, give the most horsepower gains. The smaller you go, the less you gain. Some cars, such as the Pontiac Camaro’s and Firebirds do not gain from shorties. Headers really open up your cars ability to breathe, and greatly affects the sound.
In essence, a muffler is a component where the exhaust gases pass, which eliminates the tremendous amount of noise coming from the engine. It is placed along the exhaust pipe of the engine. Inside a muffler, or what the British call a Silencer, you'll find a simple set of tubes with some holes equipped in them. These tubes and chambers are designed to reflect the sound waves that came from the engine in a way that they practically cancel each other out. As the sound waves from the exhaust gases enter the tubes, they spring back and forth through the wall of the muffler and reflected to another chamber. These chambers are called resonators that basically cancel out the sound frequency.
Recently manufactured mufflers can also reduce backpressure from the engine, allowing an increased engine performance, power output and decreased wear and tear on its components. For those people like you who prefer to have a little growl from their engines, mufflers can also be customized in order to achieve such sounds. Standard mufflers are crafted quality steel and aluminum materials to ensure that it will last for a good period of time.
But since you’re into the whole thing called drag racing, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think that you like otherwise. If you really like that loud yet smooth sound from your engine, muffler are also the way to go. If you want to make your exhaust sound deeper and achieve that beast-like roar, you can get a muffler with a large opening or get an intake system so can really get into that street racing sound.
Another thing you can do is get bigger exhaust pipe from the cat to the back and then a bigger diameter tip. You want to start with at least a 2" system. Long, mid and short headers are also useful. Long tubes, also known as LT's, give the most horsepower gains. The smaller you go, the less you gain. Some cars, such as the Pontiac Camaro’s and Firebirds do not gain from shorties. Headers really open up your cars ability to breathe, and greatly affects the sound.
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