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Old May 19, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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Ok, I'm getting sick of the gas/fume smell coming from the Trans Am after the cam swap and computer tune. Now, I've been told that installing cat converters will resolve the fume smell? So, how much power typically is lost when installing cat converters?
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Old May 19, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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like maybe 4-5hp not much im goin with cats myself the fumes and nasty sound from exhuast itn worth 5hp in mybook
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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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I've LT1's and LS1's with and without cats(I've had cammed LT1's no cammed LS1's yet) and I have never noticed a diference in the exhaust smell. now last summer when I had my drove a cammed LT ORY lt1 everybody would always ask me, hey you running race gas ini that thing? I say no why, they said they could smell the gas I never did. Have you had your car tuned since the cam install? you never know your car might be way rich right now and thats causing the smell.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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well all i got was an exhaust and it smells
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Old May 21, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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Should I go with a single cat or with two?
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