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What Does a Muffler Do?

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First and foremost, a car muffler does exactly what it sounds like. It’s the part of your exhaust that muffles the noise from the engine and creates a quieter driving experience. But it also does so much more. They are used primarily with combustion engines, which are the most popular type of engine in the world.

Just like the muffler, the combustion engine does exactly what it sounds like. It combusts, creating literal mini-explosions within the vehicle. But fret not, these explosions are of course carefully contained, and the muffler conceals the noise created from the combustion.

On top of this, there are a few more specific things they do for your engine. Read on to find out in more detail the many uses of the muffler.

Conceal Noisy Explosions

Again, the muffler’s most notable effect is concealing noise from the combustion engine. It specifically is able to do this through re-directing the emitted sound waves through sets of internal tubes and chambers. The muffler is a cylindrical device attached to the exhaust pipe, from where it filters out the noises.

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