Car Mufflers - What They Do

VIDEO: An Exhaustive Look At Mufflers

The muffler has its origins in the 1800s, when the newfangled automobiles were scaring the horses.

A muffler uses a series of tubes, baffles and chambers – and in some cases, sound-deadening materials – to alter the tones emitted by the internal combustion engine.

While the original mufflers were intended to quiet the engines, today there are many other objectives of a muffler.

This video is sponsored by The Pronto Network.

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