430 Adding weight to the trunk

Hey gents...quick question of curiosity for the experts. I have an '07 F 430 Spider. I had some recent exhaust work done this past week (removed cats, added pipes with baffles attached and added a capristo engine bracket to control the vibration and protect (hopefully) the headers from cracking. he also added an "amazing" remote gizmo that allows me to open and close the valves from the drivers seat. Super cool feature when I want to go stealth in my neighborhood....which is rare!!

Anywho, my tech gave me all of the take off parts to keep for when / if I ever sell the car, especially if to someone where they have smog tests (I live i FL). he put all of the parts in the front boot, which I am going to guess collectively weighed 20-30 lbs. Maybe its all in my head, but I can SWEAR the car drove that much better on the way home. Felt more planted than ever (which is tough to do),turned in crisply on some twisties, etc.

Sooo, the newbie question is this....does anyone ever purposely put some weight into the front trunk to enhance the handling I dont track the car at all, but do love to drive it as hard as practical and safe on the roads, and really enjoyed the handling today. Or, is it possible that the new exhaust note, which is amazing, made the car feel like it drove better

Thanks in advance

 

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