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The CC thieves here seem to target Prius and other similar (hybrid?) as those CCs contain more of the valuable materials. (Probably because of the constant engine start/stop cycles reduce the temperatures the CC requires for efficiency?) Anyway, the low clearance doesn't seem to slow them down much. They travel with fancy floor jacks and weapons and a spotter, can get in and out in less than 3 minutes like NASCAR pit stop. The getaway vehicle has no plates/ dealer plates/ towel over the plates.

What happens if you drive your CC-less Land Rover to a state that requires CC?

Back to OT: I wonder if the Volvo front resonator acts as an expansion chamber? But in a different way that what we commonly see on 2-stroke dirt bikes. More like how some early large stationary generators ran their exhaust into a large brick-lined pit, then out via a smallish outlet pipe (to create a certain calculated amount of backpressure). Main idea is to dampen out the individual exhaust pulse spikes to a more consistent averaged flow to get by with a smaller diameter pipe. Although maybe the turbo modifies the exhaust enough into a more laminar flow anyway?