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Here it is, mate: Car (New Exhaust Note).m4a.

Leave it with me, mate - I'll see what I can do when I get home from work.

Well, after I went to pick the car up yesterday, the guy who was doing the work said we'd had a change of plans. He said that what he was going to do had really already been done to the car (as standard), and as the parts are all good quality, he didn't want to unnecessarily replace them. Instead, he replaced the mufflers with hot-dogs and said "you could throw a tennis ball up the pipe and it'd come straight back down to you". The car definitely sounds deeper - it's exactly what I was looking for. It has a fantastic rumble on idle, and a great note as you put down the power. Given it cost me two parts of F-all, I couldn't be happier.

So, I have an update! The car goes in today to have a 3.5" V8 over-axle cat-back system installed. I assume that makes sense, but I'm going to get all the details when I take the car in.

Thanks for the advice, mate! Much appreciated.

Okay, thanks for the tip. Also, can anyone tell me exactly what the specifications of the exhaust system are in the car as they come from the factory?

Sorry - that was my mistake. He said it would be an "improvement", not a "performance increase".

I've got a brand new Ford Falcon FG XR6 Turbo (purchased a little over two months ago), and I'm interested in having the exhaust system upgraded. I'm still waiting on the specifications from the company who I'd have do the upgrade (owned by a mate). He's suggested that what he'd start with would be to install a system with a nicer note and improved performance by about 10%. It was a quick conversation, so I couldn't get anymore specific details than that just yet. All in all, he said it would typically cost around the $700.00 mark, with a view to doing more once the car has passed the 20,000km mark (it's only just done 2,400km). Anyway, my question is...given how new my car still is, is there any real reason why I shouldn't be looking at an upgrade so early on? Also, is there anything I should be asking, or be aware of when upgrading? All I want to achieve is to get a nicer note - something a bit more noticeable. If it comes with a bit more grunt as well, that'd be good. Any advice would be appreciated!

Now that is awesome!

It is strange, that's for sure. I'm not as worried about it now as I was at the beginning, but it's still interesting.

The coupe is awful, but the wagon is pretty groovy! I'd love to see something like that go in to production.