On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, G.M.Bulley wrote:

> It is done by folks who think that by so doing they will see a
> performance gain.

It's also often done by folks who have a plugged-up cat and can't or won't
pay for a new one.  VW cats are relatively inexpensive, but I've seen
prices over $300 for some cars.  And of course if the car has bad
compression or is burning oil it'll quickly roach the new cat anyway.

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