camarolover209

so i was goin out the other night in my 00 chevy camaro V6 3.8 Liter and i parked my car and me and my girlfriend went to the gas station and wen i floored my car by car didnt take off as fast it was lagging a lot and from the driver side under the car it sound like air was coming out from there please help me asap i need my car by next week fixed driving a 300 mile trip =)

camarolover209

so im geussing nobody knows wat is going on?

camarolover209

common guys i really do need help maybe it is not the throttle body or exhaust just throw me something anything whatever you guys think im so confuseddd

waldershrek

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Well let's start small. What are your instruments reading? Any SES light?

Crimsonnaire

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If it wasn't misfiring (indicated by flashing check engine light), a lack of air intake will certainly bog it down, so the air you heard may be an intake leak. The engine light has many sensors that monitor the intake/ignition/exhaust, so you should keep focus on that, but also remember that tamperings/mods done by previous owners could disable these sensors.

HuffmanZ28

Your screwed. lol nah check for codes first.

hitmanws6

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that happened to me and it was a blown head gasket

camarolover209

well so the bad news i took it to the mchanic and he said its my tranny but at the same time after he said the my exhaust began to rattle like crazy and turned on my SES light on like wat hitman said is it a head gasket problem or is it my cat converter because if i drive the car normal everything is fine but once i floor it or gun it it will just rev at high RPMS and lag on shifting Damnn im starting to hate my F body i cnt belive im actually saying that

slvr98camaro

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that doesnt sound like a transmission, sounds like the mechanic is trying to screw you

camarolover209

than wat should i completly do i put my car on a computer to see why my ses light is on and it says right bang and that was it?

jrpimp00

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what the hell is right bang? do you remember the actual codes?

Unertl42

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I'm pretty sure he means "Right Bank", don't be an ***, that is an O2 code, so it could be your cat is bad

camarolover209

well monday im gonna have another mchanic look at it damnn im wasting money just by mchanics looking at it i will give u guys update hopefully by then

camarolover209

So took my car to the mchanic ran some tests and this code popped up P0420 Cat effic Below Threshold Bank 1 and went to a local parts store (autozone) and its my whole cat converter which he said costs somewhat close to 600 bux is that correct is that much how u guys paid it was the whole thing for 600 he also just had that one piece for almost 300 how much did u guys pay when u did a cat swap?

camarolover209

so nobody knows how much they paid?

slvr98camaro

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you can get a new one for like $100

NOBR8KSS

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The OEM replacement cat is very, very expensive, but it will bolt up in place of the one you have now. Most people on this board buy an aftermarket cat (a universal cat for about $75-100) and have it welded in place of the stock cat. Total expense would be about $150-200.
Fix the cat first and then see if you still have a problem.

WS6RACING

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You could always have a muffler shop remove your cats and then go play and see how it feels. might save you some money and eliminate another thought.

camarolover209

for the universal one they told me its about 250 bux but the guy at autozone was just telling me it probably wont fit on right and u would have to cut and keep welding is that true?

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