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by schivers
Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:34 am
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Re: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

My friend had the same problem .His engine would overheat,lose power,cut out and so on.He changed the catalytic convertor and the car bounced back to normal.I have heard stories on the Lanos where the rear muffler is a culprit too. I don't get the overheating problem, I'm just getting the jumpy pow...
by schivers
Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:32 am
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Re: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

Anybody else out there with suggestions please for my original post?
by schivers
Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:48 am
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Re: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

I've replaced the rear muffler, and the car seems a lot better now, except I am still getting jumpy power. So maybe the CAT is clogged a bit? Is there anyway of unclogging it (nice long drive?), or do I have to get a new one. Daniela, maybe yours is a clogged CAT as well? I'm wondering if driving ar...
by schivers
Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:23 pm
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Re: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

sounds like catalytic convertor to me Hope not, I've had that before and remember it being expensive. I remember the cat as being a distinct sort of rattling as well, which I'm not getting with this problem. Thanks for the suggestion. The only rattling you get from the cat is if the spot welds on t...
by schivers
Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:43 am
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Re: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

daewooluvr wrote:sounds like catalytic convertor to me
Hope not, I've had that before and remember it being expensive. I remember the cat as being a distinct sort of rattling as well, which I'm not getting with this problem.

Thanks for the suggestion.
by schivers
Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:38 am
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Help! Rear Muffler affecting power/performance?

Hi, I'm fresh to this forum as well as to mechanics in general, though I am a generally handy sort of person. My rear muffler is now rusted out completely (the exhaust is now detached from the front entrance to the muffler), and I've noticed the performance/power of the car getting slowly worse (on ...