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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Car: 84 Z28 / 11 genesis coupe
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extreme heat

is this what happens to a catalytic converter when you try to make a hot 355 do 20 mpg average?
And i thought it was running rich with the 68 jets, i guess the stock 70 jets from the Speed Demon 650 are really necessary.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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More likely you had unburnt fuel going into it.
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