Bad things that happen that are not really bad Thread

On friday i turned off my car and herd what sondind like a gun shot. It quickly became clear that my car must have back fired (It was a freak acurence because it never happened before or since.) well hafter that I had to go to work. as I was travling I noticed my car seemed louder when i got to work I began looking at the under side of my car. i saw that my muffler had split opened.(must of been because of the back fire or It splitting open was what I think was a back fire) Now I am going to have to replace it. But in reality it is not bad at all. with out the muffler I have noticed an increess in the amout of power my car has:D. This is do to the fact that with out the muffler exost is able to exit easier. The Increess In power also leads to beter gas milage since the engine dosent need to work as hard to produce the same amout of power. To bad it is a law that cars need mufflers otherwise i would leave it as is.

so anything bad happened to you which turrned int a good thing.

Well, without a muffler, your car would be hella loud driving down the street as well. I hate cars that run down my street in the middle of the night with loud engines and wake me up

Actully it is not that much louder. it is only twice as loud at the most. there are plenty of motarcyles that I have seen with a louder engine.

Well, that's just because their engine is out in the open, not covered by anything more than a few bars of metal

I wonder if Duct tape will fix my muffler:P

Perhaps it will, but use that different duct tape...the hardcore silver shit. It is made of tin or something and holds better. Probably works better under heat as well. Hopefully you can keep the extra's horses you found.

You could always just leave it broken and say you didnt know if the cops pull you over

Well the only reason mufflers are really there is for cleaner air

A new muffler only costs a couple hundred dollars. Just buy a new one. It'll help you in the long run

i would dent up your exhaust to give it that low rumbling noise like muscle cars have

oh btw, IM STILL LeARNING TO DRIVE

takes so damn loing

Yeah, me too. My mom said that if my dad didn't teach me how to drive, she'd find a Driving Service. You know, where you drive around in somebody else's car as they teach you how to drive before you go to Driver's Ed? Not my idea of fun

thats what ive been doing for about 2 months once a week

Thats HOW you learn to drive here, you take driving lessons with an instructor, do about 30 lessons, then do a driving test

woo got your license, get a car, thats you set

Ofcourse during the driving lessons you can ask a family member to give extra practice

but my dad doesn't trust me in his car

We sort of do that as well. Of course, I have to wait until I'm 17 (I'll probably take my Driver's Ed course after I'm 17) in order to have a full license, to be able to drive any time of the day.

I know how to drive pretty well I just havent gone and taken the test yet, I am not worried about it I just have no one to take me when I can go

Mufflers dont clean the air coming out of the engine the only damping the noise. It is the catlic converter(not sure how to spell it) that cleans the air. It needs to be replaced after a really long time because the chemical it uses gets used up. you normally only have to worry about that if you are keeping the car for likt 15 plus years. luckly I dont have to worry since my car is a 73 ant the did not start puting those on cars until 75. to bad for the people behind me since the choke on my exust.

They also make your car look like jet-powered.

oh yeah thats the thing that smells like rotten eggs if it breaks yeah you will know if its broken lol.

The muffler reduces and changes engine exhaust sound and tone. When properly matched to the engine, a muffler will not impair engine performance due to exhaust backpressure, which is simply the resistance to exhaust flow.

at least it is only going to cost me $170 to have a garage fix it. i would do it my self but i dont have the time/or the tools.

man cars are expensive I mean I know 170 isnt much but when you add that up plus monthly payments plus insurance plus emissions

My sister bought her car for $800 (a 1995 Chevy Celica) and currently has paid over $2000 to fix it up

Chevy Celica??? are u sure u dont mean toyota or caprice/cavalier

Cars may be expensive, but its so damn friggin cool when everythings running fine, then driving becomes a pleasure.

Btw. Anybody got any tuned parts or visual upgrades on his vehicle?

I bought my 73 Buick Electra 225 for $0 and have spent about $2100 on gas, inspection, fixing, insurance, new windsheild. My insurance is only $75 a month because my car "has no value" In reality in its current condition it is worth $1000. though any non antique car in the same condition would be worth like $200 or less