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    I am working on my brothers 02 camaro 3.8 v6 automatic, we just recently installed headers, full catback, throttle body spacer and k&n air filter, and we have driven it for about 200 miles and it ran great, but just yesterday while driving home the car started to run ruff, and I could tell it was loading up because it was realy stinky, It did not throw a code, so I checked all the plugs, their good, tested all the wires, there good, checked for vaccume leaks, none, checked for exhaust leaks, none, tested the coils, none, and made sure no pins were bent in any of the sensors, there good, every thing is plgged in, does any body have any ideas?, please help. thanks

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    Re: Idleing problems

    stinky as in like rotten eggs? if so its the cat

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    • #3
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      It has a brand new high flow magnaflow cat, and yes it does smell like rotten eggs, but this is because it's loading up.

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      • #4
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        your car must have been pregnate and just layed eggs not to long ago...thats the best i could come up with
        1999 White Pontiac
        A4, slp loudmouth, pacesetter headers, ws6 wheels, SLP cold air kit, wings west kit

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        • #5
          Re: Idleing problems

          Originally posted by blue night
          I am working on my brothers 02 camaro 3.8 v6 automatic, we just recently installed headers, full catback, throttle body spacer and k&n air filter, and we have driven it for about 200 miles and it ran great, but just yesterday while driving home the car started to run ruff, and I could tell it was loading up because it was realy stinky, It did not throw a code, so I checked all the plugs, their good, tested all the wires, there good, checked for vaccume leaks, none, checked for exhaust leaks, none, tested the coils, none, and made sure no pins were bent in any of the sensors, there good, every thing is plgged in, does any body have any ideas?, please help. thanks
          I kinda have the same thing goin on...with pretty much the same mods...Im hoping its because im running rich (exhaust pipes are black) and Im hoping that my tune (should be here any day now) is gunna fix it up...

          2002 SOM Z28 Camaro - 12.9 @ 104 mph
          1996 3800 Camaro - 13.43 @ 100.77 mph


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          • #6
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            I had a chance to finaly work on the car and I figured it out, I had to borrow a snap on scan tool, to do it, there was a piece of metal stuck in the pintel of the egr valve, I pulled it out and it ran like a rapped ape again.

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            • #7
              Re: Idleing problems

              Originally posted by blue night
              I had a chance to finaly work on the car and I figured it out, I had to borrow a snap on scan tool, to do it, there was a piece of metal stuck in the pintel of the egr valve, I pulled it out and it ran like a rapped ape again.
              rapped apes run fast hahahahahahahahh

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