Our fearless editor, Ryan Manson, is a busy guy, so when he began building a 1952 Ford pickup and needed a long list of parts and wanted them fast Manson turned to America's oldest speed shop, ...

Don't let the glorious Bow Tie horsepower fool you. Firing eight cylinders every 90 degrees in a 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 sequence is an inherently chaotic endeavor. Since the mass of the counterweights and ...

Officially, RPO code N14--available on '65-'67 Corvettes--was known as the "Side Mount Exhaust System." Vette people just call this option "side pipes." Regardless of the terminology, the polished ...

I realize this may be an awful lot to start the week with, but the question popped into my head, and I see no reason we should let this fester. It's one of those issues that's best confronted head-on, ...

How do car exhaust systems work? Why do cars have exhaust pipes? What are the different components of an exhaust system? An exhaust system includes: headers, O2 sensors, catalytic converters, ...

There's a lot to be said for the deep throaty sound of cool Flowmaster mufflers barking out a tempo from a hot Chevrolet mill. At idle, there's the patented sound of Flowmaster mufflers in all their ...

The exhaust system, shown in Figure 7-15, is the waste disposal system of your vehicle. When the fuel system brings the fuel and air together in the cylinders to drive the vehicle, waste products are ...

CARS.COM — A few decades ago, most car owners could count on having to replace at least part of their exhaust system every five years or sooner. Muffler shops seemed to be doing brisk business on ...

If there's one thing most bikes need besides maintenance, it's customisation that allows motorcycle enthusiasts to express their individuality and style. In fact, nothing helps to reinvigorate a biker ...

The idea that Harley-Davidson engines need exhaust backpressure to produce power is one of the most persistent beliefs in the ...