20v gets a Thanksgiving toy [UL]

[Mark L. Chang]

[UL] == Unnecessarily Long

The 90q20v got an early Christmas present: new catalytic converter and a
Stebro rear box.

Since I am in a "thankful" mood, here are plugs for parts and shops, in
case someone else needs the same stuff done:

The converter came from Discountconverters.com. Like many other listers,
they come pretty well recommended. Part was missing a gasket for the
downpipe flange, but I have no idea if it was supposed to come with one.
Nevertheless, quick ship and the part was as expected.

The shop that performed the work was Airport Welding in Snohomish, WA,
just NE of Seattle. This place came HIGHLY recommended. Mom + pop shop
(literally) in a glorified shed. But man, do these boys know how to bend
up some pipe. Careful, thorough, and thoughtful work for a fair price. I
told them I'd recommend listers to them, so here I am. Great folks.

The Stebro was a gift from another lister. Whoo-hoo. Has a nice deeeeeep
growl to it now, and is absolutely no louder than stock at just about any
RPM. It just sounds _better_, IMHO. Butt dyno says that there is more
oomph, but that's probably mostly due to the fact that the dead kitty
isn't clogging things up anymore. (I looked at the innards of the old cat
-- whew -- what a mess!) Cosmetically nice and shiny. Sound garnered a big
thumbs up from the crew working the shop. "Quiet and deep", "that's nice",
were comments of choice.  And this from a crowd putting free-flows on
Chebby trucks, Dualies, Econolines, Mustangs, Z-cars, and a nice C5 Vette
while I waited.

So, to everyone listwide, Happy Turkey Day. And to the 90q20v out in the
parking lot, Merry Christmas (oops, did I just talk to my car?)

--
                               Hal, open the file
                               Hal, open the damn file, Hal
                               open the, please Hal
                               -- Jennifer Jo Lane