# Why do they call it that?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 26, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240 "2006-03-26T23:00:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![240GTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/8e7dd6/32.png) [@240GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240GTR)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240/1 "2006-03-26T23:00:12Z")

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Why do ppl call mufflers as mufflers when now they do everything but muffle the sound…in which the contrary happens

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**Author:** ![phat240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@phat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/phat240)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240/2 "2006-03-26T23:28:08Z")

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OHH the muffel the sound. i just ran my sr just from the turbo elbow, cuz im putting a flex pipe in. much louder like 10x louder

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**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240/3 "2006-03-26T23:45:17Z")

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They’re called mufflers because they muffle the sound. They do not ever make the sound louder.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-they-call-it-that/94240/4 "2006-03-27T03:38:45Z")

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What the hell?