The addy is found here, and anyone is welcome to have a listen. :)
I built my current PC myslf as well. It's a fun thing to do. :) Just don't get a Syntax 8601a motherboard. Those are useless if you want to do things like video editing and watching DVDs. I got an A-Bit IS-10 motherboard with Intel chipset and it rocks! :)
My neighbor has an older Chevy Cav. and it sounds pretty good. Those are J-bodys though where mine's an A-body style. I like the sound of my car though. I think it's pretty cool. :)
I never noticed... Then again I only seemed to be paying attention to it when it's idling for some reason. On the road I think it does sound slightly different, though not much.
I had mine replaced last year during inspection as it went just before that. Then my catalytic converter broke while on the way to inspection this year. That's another thing to watch is the exhaust system. I still have a rumbling in it but my friend and I looked it over and found no problems. Our mechanic is quite good so I know it wasn't an installation or part problem. My friend says it could be just loud because there's less carbon in the converter and thus less muffling going on. I dunno...
If you're dropping fart cans right and left, then maybe it's more the mechanics aren't doing things right and/or bad parts, or both. Keeping the underside washed well at a car wash, especially if you're driving during winter months in areas where they spray a lot of salt on the roads, that helps too.
Mine is just last year started up with rust and holes at the bottom of the doors, and some bubbling on the fenders. It doesn't seem to be too bad otherwise and in other places. Still in great shape, actually. You'll find that your bumpers are mostly of a plastic type or fiberglass meterial and not metal, which is nice, but they are all school-bus yellow with paint sprayed over the bumpers! I don't think mine rusts any worse than other cars, maybe even not quite as bad. Depends too on what you drive it in and how often you get it to a car wash.
-- ~ Fuzzie Dice ~ Car: 1987 Pontiac 6000 Knight Dreams (Restoration of Kitt)