1984 Runs like a top, LACKS power

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keith
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Re: 1984 Runs like a top, LACKS power

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The cat is an easy fix with a long screwdriver, unless you have a smog test to pass.
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Re: 1984 Runs like a top, LACKS power

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keith wrote:The cat is an easy fix with a long screwdriver, unless you have a smog test to pass.

Yeah- i call that a "catalystarectomy"- performed quite a few of 'em over the years.
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Re: 1984 Runs like a top, LACKS power

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rer233 wrote:

Yeah- i call that a "catalystarectomy"- performed quite a few of 'em over the years.
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That has to be one of the most creative terms I have heard in a long time...even for as gross as it sounds...haha.

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