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  • Odd smell, with loss of power

    I'm thinking it's the cat going, but I want some other opinions, seeing as I just replaced the cat last fall. My car runs just a bit rough on idle, and really stutters until about 3'000 rpm, after that it'll take right off. I just don't get how it runs so good above 3000. I have a wierd smell too, not really the rotten egg smell, almost like someone is cooking some nasty food. Great describtion, huh. I just started it up tonight and it did this right off the bat. It was colder than normal tonight, but only 40degrees, not that cold. Any ideas?
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  • #2
    What kind of cat is on there?
    Regardless of Age.

    Sounds like a Fuel/Ignition/Emission problem.
    <b>2000 NBM Pontiac Firebird</b><br />3800GT Performance Package<br /><br />Intake, Magnaflow Cat, Flowmaster Cat-Back

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    • #3
      Maybe blown head gasket.... rotten smell - coolant, stuttering - blow-by through the gasket. At high rpm's it's not as obvious due to other cylinders compensating at those rpm's. Just a suggestion.

      Check your coolant level. Of course when it's cold.

      [ September 26, 2003: Message edited by: ka50 ]</p>

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      • #4
        can't explain smell...but check the wires on the TPS sensor...mine had sim prob...

        wasn't getting enought voltage (until about 3000 rpm) b/c the wires had stripped.

        [ September 26, 2003: Message edited by: mrbako ]</p>
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