Car/Truck mufflers do amazing work muffling noise. A car is nearly silent when running with a muffler, compared to what it would sound like with open manifolds. When I fire up my Honda push mower, the whole neighborhood knows about it, and it’s actually kinda quiet as mowers go. So eli5 : Why can’t lawnmower mufflers work like automotive mufflers?
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It is probably due to consumers not willing to take on the cost value for development. Will most people pay $100+ dollars more than any other model available just because it claims to be a little quieter and looks odd and heavy compared to what you expect a mower to look like?
While many here claim it is a physical constraint, Honda’s small power generators are much quieter than any combustion lawn mower. The existance of electric lawn mowers is probably also a contributing factor.
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