Mufflers

Don't you just love it when you are driving down the road, and all of the sudden you hear this sound. It's like a mosquito whining in your ear, but louder. You look and it's some idiot in a Honda, Nissan, etc. with one of the mufflers that makes the car sound like a bag full of crack-laden bees.

We've all been there. Some of you may be a proud owner of such a device. My advice to those with the device is to unbolt it from the car (while still hot), grasp it firmly as it sears the skin, and throw it off a cliff. If you are wondering if the muffler on your car is one such device of mass annoyance, here are some things to look out for.

1.  Do you have a car that can be referred to as a rice-burner, glorified lawnmower, or an import tuner?
2.  Do you have a muffler that without modification from factory specs, can be heard inside the car?*
3.  Does you car have a Monster or Red line sticker on it?
4.  Do you wear a cap with the unbent bill set in the 1o'clock to 3 o'clock position?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you might want to take a hard look at the way you are. You are annoying everyone around you, and for our sanity and your safety, lease stop.

*  If you have a car that can be referred to as a sports car (having at least 6 cylinders and at least 300 hp), cannot be called a chick car, and is made in the USA, you may have a muffler that properly resonates the beautiful sound of the engine inside. Cherrybomb brand is preferable for a full-bodied, rumbling purr. If your car is not made in the USA, sorry. We American's made muscle cars what they are today, and if you don't buy American muscle, you have no muscle.