Exhaust system, location/task/design/function - GF49.00-P-2000GB

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Structure

Fig 1: Identifying Exhaust System Components Location

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	Exhaust system position	One half of the exhaust system runs from each bank of cylinders on the outside at the frame longitudinal member to the rear.
	Exhaust system task	Directing the exhaust gases with a slight backpressure to the rear of the vehicle Absorbing the noise of the exhaust gases
	Exhaust system design	Two-stream design, both halves of the exhaust system each fitted with two catalytic converters, TWC monoliths and one front muffler merge into a common main muffler
	Exhaust system function	The exhaust system damps the exhaust gases which flow out of the combustion chamber with intense pulses in order to ensure that a certain noise level is not exceeded and that the exhaust gases do not encounter any major resistance in their flow.