What The Hell Is Ford Doing In This Photo?

"McMike" (mcmike) 09/16/2016 at 12:32 • Filed to: None

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UPDATE: I threw this photo around some other forums/blogs, and this is what I read.

One of the replies in the discussion said it was for real-world noise, vibration, and harshness testing. That muffler strapped to the back of the car eliminates as much exhaust note as possible so other noises aren’t drowned out.

That explains why it is so temporary looking, and looks like it can be strapped to just about anything.

Thanks internet!

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Original post:

I have no idea what is going on here. - Discuss.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:32

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DEI

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:33

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They went full Clarkson.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:33

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Emissions testing probably....

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:34

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It’s a new crumple zone for when it goes backwards into a crowd. Very revolutionary, but probably not very practical on vehicles other than the Mustang.

McMike > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 15:35

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Dale Earnhardt drove Chevys

TysMagic > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:35

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some sorta science

Snuze: Needs another Swede > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:35

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Do you have any more pictures?

Because my first guess is trying to come up with some weird transverse muffler like this:

My other thought is maybe some kind of weird waste heat recovery system?

Cé hé sin > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:35

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Real world emissions testing.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:36

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It's the new Bullit mustang made especially for customers in San Francisco who like the smell of their own farts.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:36

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Chevys really have 5.0 liters.

McMike > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/12/2016 at 15:37

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No more photos. Saw that on Twitter a few hours ago.

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$kaycog > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:38

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Hosing itself?

BorkBorkBjork > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:39

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Looks like a chiller to me, probably to cool exhaust gasses so that they can be sampled by more sensitive emissions equipment.

citizennick > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:40

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This is how the cars from the Mad Max universe look coming off the showroom floor.

dogisbadob > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:40

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Kaleco’s O-pipe

AfromanGTO > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:41

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Some sort of emissions testing.

Honeybunchesofgoats > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:42

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By funneling the exhaust out of the left side, he’s effectively counteracting the spinout experienced when turning right while leaving a Cars and Coffee.

Unfortunately, if he has to take a left to exit, the Earth will get knocked off of its orbit and thrown into the sun.

That's just science.

iSureWilll > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:42

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Emissions and sound level testing most likely. My guess is emissions though since both pipes go into the same trunk mounted tube.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:44

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They are preparing for a Blue Man Group audition.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:45

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The exhaust spacing in the drawing matches a BBC, so that checks out.

Chris Clarke > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:46

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That’s a rolling pipe organ.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/12/2016 at 15:46

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It’s like a Sopwith Camel - if you take off, then turn right, you nose into the ground (and people). The Mustang has to gain altitude first. If you were a WWI flying ace like me, you would already know this.

extraspecialbitter > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:47

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Is that two mufflers welded together on the trunk lid?

Takuro Spirit > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:48

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Not always.

CalzoneGolem > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:48

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This kills the driver.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/12/2016 at 15:49

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The Grabber Blue Man Group?

jimz > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:49

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EPA Tier 3 emissions standards are phasing in now, so they’ve probably got that hooked up to a portable gas analyzer. they need to route the entire exhaust stream (and only the exhaust stream) through it; they can’t just use a “sniffer” like the state inspection test stations. they actually have special flared tailpipes welded on so the gas analyzer tubes can seal to them.

Jcarr > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:49

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Some kind of emissions work, I’d guess.

RPM esq. > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:51

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Some form of on-road emissions testing.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 15:52

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#COTDnominations

CalzoneGolem > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 15:52

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > McMike 09/12/2016 at 15:54

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Cooking up another emissions scandal?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 15:54

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Grabber?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 09/12/2016 at 15:58

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First thing I thought of.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > McMike 09/12/2016 at 16:03

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It could be everything from emissions testing to a drunken idea of passing the exhaust gases through the turbo again to try and reduce or eliminate lag.

Die-Trying > extraspecialbitter 09/12/2016 at 16:05

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two or three..........

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > McMike 09/12/2016 at 16:06

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The 2018 Mustang GT007?

Or they are trying to make the 2018 more effective at causing cars and coffee massacres by adding exhaust powered guns.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/12/2016 at 16:07

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http://www.cjponyparts.com/variants/grabb…

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CalzoneGolem 09/12/2016 at 16:08

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What does that face even mean? Why are you responding to me with it?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 16:12

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It’s the “look of disapproval”. It means in this case that a serious answer is ruining everybody’s fun.

gawdzillla > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 16:13

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came here to post this lol

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 16:14

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It’s pretty much John Cleese from the silly job interview sketch (Monty Python).

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 16:21

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then umm..... uh. Cheap high while running over pedestrians?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 16:23

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You need to be way more ludicrous than that.

deprecated account > McMike 09/12/2016 at 16:35

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Emissions testing?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2016 at 16:36

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Ummmm....... maybe uh..... Nibby’s fetish?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 16:38

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Maybe. An old-school meme (whistle tips?) or a clearly wrong insane explanation (cabin pressurization for Floridians) would also be accepted.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > McMike 09/12/2016 at 16:46

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Exhaust gas recirculation - XTREME EDITION BRO

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > McMike 09/12/2016 at 16:55

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That is clearly a flangeless osmifier. It’s the future of turbo encabulator technology. Much more performance and greater efficiency.

Wacko > McMike 09/12/2016 at 17:00

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i don’t know but if they make a reboot BTTF with a mustang it will fail.

remember the last knight rider?

BloodlessWeevil > McMike 09/12/2016 at 18:31

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There is a portable emissions testing device in the trunk. The hoses route exhaust gas through the trunk lid and into the device. In the wake of the Volkswagen kerfufle, the EPA is doing more real world testing like this. Ford just wants to get ahead of the curve.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > McMike 09/12/2016 at 21:41

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They’re doing it wrong.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 09/13/2016 at 09:06

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Star for Bullit and South Park reference

Boosted2k - I Make Videos and Put Them on YouTube > McMike 09/13/2016 at 14:46

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Definitely two single additional mufflers the width of the car and then exits back on the driver side...

McMike > Boosted2k - I Make Videos and Put Them on YouTube 09/13/2016 at 14:58

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Wait, those aren’t turbos?

Boosted2k - I Make Videos and Put Them on YouTube > McMike 09/13/2016 at 18:32

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You’re right I definitely see some precision 6262's with a v-band clamp above the passenger tail-light :P

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 09/16/2016 at 12:34

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I was abou to say that that’s the most Florida 4.9 ever. Then I noticed the licence plate. #FloridaMan confirmed.

Scimitar7 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/16/2016 at 12:49

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It’s the new exhaust gas recirculator! Are you tired of pedestrians hogging ALL of the murder-fun your Mustang makes? Now you can be a victim too! Simply attach the patented Exhaust Gas Recirculator, roll up all of your Mustang’s windows, start the engine, and inhale!

*this product will cause death

450X_FTW > McMike 09/16/2016 at 12:59

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Looks like the ultimate EGR system

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/16/2016 at 13:10

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1st Prize for the most boring but also most likely explanation!

Bourbon&JellyBeans > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 09/16/2016 at 13:11

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I love the wing mirrors. Guess you need them to see around those honking exhaust stacks.

Brickman > McMike 09/16/2016 at 13:26

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Those aftermarket exhausts are getting ridiculous :P

Jayhawk Jake > McMike 09/16/2016 at 14:32

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Well their testing sucks, because I have multiple noises and vibrations that Ford won’t admit to

SkyNet > McMike 09/16/2016 at 14:35

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McMike > Jayhawk Jake 09/16/2016 at 14:51

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Glasspacks fix everything.

Jayhawk Jake > McMike 09/16/2016 at 15:19

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I intend to get rid of the mufflers at some point.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > McMike 09/16/2016 at 16:27

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