Bossed by My Exhaust - October 15, 2019

I was driving and thought something was getting loud very quickly. Suddenly, it turned out to be the muffler rusting off its inlet exhaust pipe, which soon became totally disconnected. Until my new muffler came in, I was starting off and driving very gently, so I wouldn't be stopped by the police for excessive noise. So, do you want to save gas? Rip off your muffler!

Jokes aside, when you don’t have a muffler, the exhaust noise magnifies how much you are really stepping on the gas. It was indeed a learning tool that made me realize that my excellent habits for getting good mileage weren’t good at all!