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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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hey my 96 z28 is given me problems. here is what is goin on i will try to explain to the best of my knowledge.... car runs drives great doesn't miss or anything under normal driving no codes but a catylst code right hand bank i think it was .... ok here is what is goin on ... when i kick down from a roll it acts likr it is cuting out or dropping off fresh tune up and optispark everything but here is what else puzzles me that is the only time it dores it and i can drive it up the road and back one side of my y-pipe is warm the other is cold ... could it possibly be my catz... any help would be great ....
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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could be a clogged cat ive heard of that befor and if ur throwin a check engine light for it i would replace it or just get a straight pipe through it even if this dosent fix ur problem it will make it sound better
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Yup! It's the cat, and you may as well change the fouled O2 sensor on that side too.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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well if thats it and i think it is too then i will be on the look out for some cheap lt's and a y ..... hell with a cat my state isn't emissions legal so i can get away with that ..... no one around here can cut the cats off or atleast they say they cant but owell.. lt's it is ... anyone got any used ones cheap i'm buget minded
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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well if thats it and i think it is too then i will be on the look out for some cheap lt's and a y ..... hell with a cat my state isn't emissions legal so i can get away with that ..... no one around here can cut the cats off or atleast they say they cant but owell.. lt's it is ... anyone got any used ones cheap i'm buget minded
SAVE YOUR CATS AND TURN THEM IN THEY ARE WORTH ABOUT $200 A PIECE that will go along way to pay for your LT's.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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where do you turn them in at hect yeah!!
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Contact a recylcer in your area I seen it on the news about thefts being up and people jacking cats off of suvs while they are shopping and they get @ 200 a pop for them.
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