Exhaust

Hit a pothole and it shook the rear portion of my exhaust out of the clamp. Just idly musing, but is there any reason why an exhaust that runs under the car has to exit at the rear? Could I just terminate it there?

Exhaust gasses have to be clear of the car, which is why a blowing exhaust is a fail at MOT

but a bend on it and let it exit out of the sill, mine has the silencer in the sill but the principle is the same:


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