start with your head
A muffler with holes in it would sound like a muffler with holes in it, terrible. Drilling holes in the muffler would increase the chance of getting exhaust fumes in the vehicle which is a bad thing.
check your exaust system including headers,pipes,cat if still on and the muffler there is a possiablity that the muffler A. has been damaged and has a hole in it or B.it has a preformance muffler on it causing the annoying sound or C. the other parts have holes in them and are letting exsive sound pass out * it sounds as if a fart_can has been installed on it,take it to a muffler shop
A hole in the muffler would cause a knocking sound in your muffler. A loose exhaust pipe can also cause a knocking noise.
NO...if you want to drill holes in your exhaust just to make it louder your only going to get a small grinding sound..not much of a difference..just makes ur exhaust sound like its about to fall off...BUT if you just simply buy a Glasspack for like 30 bucks and have it put on for like 40, or put it on yourself...then sound will not be a problem, youll have a nice grumble sound...as for performance exhausts..your paying for the internal part of the muffler system like the fiberglass and all the intricate crap.
basically, a muffler is used to reduce the sound that the engine produces:)
The muffler is at the end of the exhaust pipe and reduces the sound emitted from it. An example of a sentence using the word "muffler" is "The mechanic had to replace the muffler and a section of the exhaust. "
Even if you can't repair a faulty muffler yourself you can determine if the muffler is actually the problem. One of the first signs of a failing muffler is a change in the sound of your car when it starts and while it is running. The car will sound louder but you might not notice at first. If the muffler is not repaired the sound will definitely get louder and louder. In most towns sound pollution is an offense for which you will be written a ticket. That's only one reason to make sure your muffler gets fixed, and soon.
Actually, mufflers ate the thing that quiet your engine. If you hear a deep sound, you likely need a new muffler.
IT is made to reflect sound back to the muffler to cancel sound out, so the sound you hear is what dodge wants you to hear. if you take it off, your factory muffler will sound like, loud, but you can get a singel after market muffler that is quiet with out the resonator.Even a new oem muffler will be loud, so go with an after market that works alone with out the resonator. Rember its a family van. Quiet is better.
Usually a sputtering muffler means that a new catalytic converter is needed. The sputtering sound is the car misfiring.
No. No.
buy a performance muffler
It muffles the sound of exhaust rushing out the pipes