Will a car muffler make a generator any quieter

Putting a car muffler on a generator.

[DennysCountryLife]

It looks really good! Too bad it didn't make much of a difference. Those briggs motors are just simply loud. I know folks that have tried to quiet them down with little luck. You get an A for effort though!

[thedirtycorner]

I know how to quiet a generator. secret is a long heavy Duty extension cord

[madjackgamingandfitness]

Dude great job. An attempt was made and you gave it a solid effort.

[mrmidnight]

Thanks for being honest. Sucks it didn’t work. Really expected it to haha

[jrush]

You are not hearing the sound of the exhaust you are hearing the sound of the engine. It is not a very well balanced engine. Lots of vibrations lots of noise.

[finebattle]

Now you should put a Flowmaster super 10 and see if she growls lol

[scottosborn]

Thanks for sharing your honest opinion. I considered doing what you did in this video so you saved me some money.

[AmericanFreedom]

Excellent project and video. Good job. Answered many questions, and save a lot of people money and trouble!

[michietn]

Lot of work, but we learned. Maybe the way to get quiet is a sound-absorbing box around the generator, and a pipe (not directly connected) like a chimney, to carry the sound up toward sky.

[larrysnyder]

Good job anyway. Never know till ya try.
Thanks for sharing.

[RasheedKhan-hexx]

Random Youtube recommendation brought me here but thank you for an honest video. You tried something, it didn't work, you uploaded anyway. Respect.

[u.s.patriot]

Build a box, insulate it, add a fan, cooling air vents and see what happens. A+ for effort Brother!🙏🇺🇸👍

[HereComeTheRooster]

Those little Briggs and Stratton engines are just plain loud, especially at faster engine speeds.

[daybot]

Put a pair of noise canceling headphones around the muffler it will make it sound like a electric motor👍

[HappyHands.]

There are two things to consider when trying to quiet down a small engine. #1 The amount of metal and thickness of the crank case and cylinder and cylinder head. Small, air cooled, engines have very little metal in the engine housing itself so a lot of the combustion noise is actually coming through the walls of the engine. This can be addresses by enclosing the engine in a sound dampening housing. however this is problematic with air cooled engines. #2 No matter how quiet a muffler claims to be, it is greatly influenced by the length of exhaust tubing. The longer the exhaust tubing the quieter the the sound. The exhaust noise is greatly reduced by the distance and turns and surfaces in which the exhaust, and pressure wave, has to transverse.

[dw]

Favorite part of the video: “AIHGHT YALL GON HEAR IT THE SAME TINE I HEAR IT” 😂😂

[glendasue]

Glad you tried that. I always thought that would make them quiet as a car. Wonder why not?

[Brad]

Glad this was in my recommended. Definitely a nice effort. I recently bought a generator, and wondered if it could be made a little more quiet.

[kberry]

Thanks for your honesty and effort to answer the question.

[miggs]

the only way is to build sound proofing around the whole generator.