A muffler is what prevents your car from sounding like a motorcycle when you touch the accelerator. When your muffler goes, not only will you notice it, but so will your neighbors. Your car’s muffler is built to act as an acoustic soundproofing component. What you may not have known is that there is a pay off between noise reduction and your car’s power. A muffler works by sending your car’s exhaust through a system of channels, tubes, and holes. When you obstruct the engine’s flow of exhaust gases, pressure naturally forms, which reduces your engine’s performance.

A muffler is what prevents your car from sounding like a motorcycle when you touch the accelerator. When your muffler goes, not only will you notice it, but so will your neighbors. Your car’s muffler is built to act as an acoustic soundproofing component. What you may not have known is that there is a pay off between noise reduction and your car’s power. A muffler works by sending your car’s exhaust through a system of channels, tubes, and holes. When you obstruct the engine’s flow of exhaust gases, pressure naturally forms, which reduces your engine’s performance.

The Catalytic Converter is critical in reducing the harmful emissions of a vehicle’s exhaust. What the Catalytic Converter does is alter the chemical structure of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides into harmless carbon dioxides, oxygen, water, and nitrogen. The Catalytic Converter gets extremely hot and works best when it is 450 to 800 degrees Celsius.

The oxygen sensor sits in your car’s exhaust pipe and monitors the emissions of your exhaust. The oxygen sensor continuously reports the amount of oxygen in your exhaust to your car’s central computer. The computer then adjusts its mixture to ensure the cleanest combustion for your vehicle.

Due to the delicate acoustics of a muffler, there may come the point when it makes economic sense to replace your muffler, rather than repair it. Albion Auto carries several different mufflers should you need your muffler replaced. One muffler brand we have grown to trust is Walker Quiet-Flow SS direct-fit mufflers. Quiet-Flow mufflers have a Limited Lifetime warranty and are 100% Stainless Steel, meaning they have a longer life than your standard Muffler. Speedy Auto Service also carries the Sound FX and Pro-Fit line of mufflers from Walker.

A conventional muffler produces back pressure as the exhaust fumes are no longer taking the path of least resistance, causing your engine to operate less efficiently. Performance mufflers, on the other hand, work hard at reducing the backpressure by decreasing the resistance. Most performance mufflers do not reduce the sound as much as a regular muffler, but there is a happy balance between performance and sound.