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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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And yes I put a tow hitch on an Fbody (flamesuit on)

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Car doesnt rub, runs like its not pulling anything. Only thing I had to give up is my CME until I get it modded to fit. So in the meantime I made some nice turndowns.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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i wonder how far your car will have to go into the water to launch that ski.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Im taking it to laughlin in 2 weeks. the river access is very easy and I wont have to go much in the water. Now the lake there is another story. The boat ramp is way toosteep for my likings.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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lol thats bad ***... sweet new toy!!!!!
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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Stage I RXP seadoo. Est about 225 HP.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Why not put a tow hitch on, the ****** beast has enough power to tow. haha
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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After a short drive today , I hardly noticed I was towing 900 pounds and a bonus . My car is louder now that I removed the CME and just have turndowns.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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I can just see the burnout and sliding backwards into the lake!
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