What is the real reason? I am having now luck finding it myself.
Found this. Hopefully link will go through on my phone. Apparently it helped skirt noise regulations.
http://books.google.com/books?id=bpxID9TWDS8C&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=why+upturned+exhaust+-uh-60&source=bl&ots=DoWfEhArJM&sig=zoJuKTq8hbXfWmJ_Xf2UF28CTM4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=x_V7VLvNIZffoAS-moD4DQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwCTgK
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