today my exhaust started making a wierd noise like it was a v-6 or something (i have a v8 85 camaro) and now my car does'nt accelerate as fast. i can't even peel out!!!! and the check engin light is'nt on or anything and i did change my air filters today i don't think that matters but i did

 

first thing i'd do is look and see if you messed something up when you changed the filter, knock something loose or unplug a hose

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ICON Motorsports

1st & 3rd

 

o ya and i have a borla muffler and 3 in. pipes

 

Sounds to me like one or more cylinders might not be firing.

Check for a plug wire knocked loose like ede suggested. If they're all on there where they belong, wait until the car is cold,; start it up and let it run for about 15 or 20 seconds; and take a detergent bottle or something and squirt a little water on each of the exhaust manifold or header tubes and see which one(s) fail to get hot, that's where the problem is.

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ICON Motorsports

 

I have to definately agree with RB83L69.That sounds exactly right on the money if you ask me,I know that when i had a couple lose plug wires that my car sounded like sh@t.And another time my friend who said he had the GM firing order rememberized,put my wires back on the distributor for me and he mixed up my firing order.Id check the firing order and make sure it right,make sure all your wires are on the cap and plugs snug,and also look into gettin a new cap,rotor and wire then if that dont cure it.Try pulling your plugs too and see if any looked fouled for any reason.Bye the way,what kind of wires and ciol you running?And do you have anything done to the car,performance wise?
Al in NJ

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86 Trans Am 305 TPI,Bored 30 over,Blower Cam,Fordged Racing Pistons,High Volume Oil Pump,3" Flowmaster Exhaust,Hypetech Coil,Acell 300+ Race Wires,Bosch Platinum +4 Plugs.Best Et was 12.5 with a Paxton.

 

18436572

hows that for "rememberized"

P)




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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver

Just another Hot Rod kid, or thats what they all tell me.
Livin' the Stereotype

 

the firing order is stamped on the front of the engine. at least in mine it is.

 

Stand behind at idle and if your eyes water then fuel isn't being burned so you're not running on all cylinders. Check to see if all your wires are good. If you have bad arc then your car will run like crap and stall and will miss a lot. Another thing to check is the cat. It can cause lots of power loss and make your exhaust sound funny. Let us know what the problem is when you find out.

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• Full poly bushings, even motor mounts
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• All this and I still have AC

My websiteAny questions?

 

what is bad arc???

 

i changed the spark plugs today and made sure that the distributor wires were on there good and on the cap and everything is good but it still makes that noise at high rpm's and still has loss of power but it idles steady now too i don't know what the **** is the matter

 

BAD ARC - n - t {slang) 1. a large boat that does not float; 2. any leaking vessel; 3. adj. - a basketball shot at too low an angle, with inadequate elevation.


...or in your case, weak spark.

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Vader
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Bort,

LMFAO! You're one cold somma' bitch. (I'm gonna hafta rememberize that one for futural referralization...)

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Later,
Vader
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haha Vader.

Incidentally, It is the Same number of Digits as an ICQ number, We should all send that guy a mssg, whoever he is




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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver

Just another Hot Rod kid, or thats what they all tell me.
Livin' the Stereotype

 

well how would i fix the spark plug or the "bad arc"

 

18436572

boom. rememberized. muahahaha.