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Old 05-20-2013, 06:05 PM   #2269
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Damn that thread has me scared...

I think I'm safe in regards to the cats, I have the rear cats deleted and occasionally it comes on, mostly randomly.


I'm on the stock tune, just intake, spacer, and a ported manifold.
My next thing i would suggest with a cylinder misfire is to pull the plugs and see how they look And to also look at the connections. The plugs will also tell you if you are running on a dangerous rich that could potentially damage the cats. From what i have heard its pretty simple to pull the plugs on these cars but i have never done it myself.
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Old 05-20-2013, 07:21 PM   #2270
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P0305 - Cylinder 5 Misfire
P0430 - Cat below efficiency

Come to think of it, I think I remember reading a few threads where the car will start to act weird and have the same symptoms you describe because of bad cats. Let me see if I can find the threads
I was one of those threads! Car sounds horrible and doesnt perform when you push the pedal right? I had 3 cylinder misfires, but it never said that I had something wrong with the cat.

My dealer replaced mine without me paying 1 cent. Best part is that I am full bolt on so they didnt blame any of it on any of the mods.

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Old 05-20-2013, 07:38 PM   #2271
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What did they replace?
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Old 05-20-2013, 08:10 PM   #2272
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What did they replace?
+1 if this is a cat issue I'll go get a full straight pipe custom install tomorrrow.
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Old 05-20-2013, 08:33 PM   #2273
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lmao I guess I never said it. The cat.
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Old 05-20-2013, 09:34 PM   #2274
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I hope it just the cat...just took it for a spin and beat on it. I've been having trouble telling how strong the engine feels but it did just break loose in 1st from a 15 roll so thats good. Gonna keep the cut out closed for a full month and see what happens. It would make sense that running one cut out right after the cats could cause misfires...right?

What else could it be? I'm gonna try pulling the plugs menendez.
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Old 05-21-2013, 09:12 AM   #2275
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I hope it just the cat...just took it for a spin and beat on it. I've been having trouble telling how strong the engine feels but it did just break loose in 1st from a 15 roll so thats good. Gonna keep the cut out closed for a full month and see what happens. It would make sense that running one cut out right after the cats could cause misfires...right?

What else could it be? I'm gonna try pulling the plugs menendez.
With Misfires it could be either Fuel, Spark, or Air and several things could cause an issue in either of those things. If you had one cut out open and one closed it could freak out the O2 sensors and change some of the properties the computer is calculating for the air mixture. But I'm not sure if your cutouts are pre O2 or post O2.
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Old 05-21-2013, 10:14 AM   #2276
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Quick question for the V6 crowd. I'm looking to upgrade the suspension on my 2010 1LT/RS. I've heard that the SS springs/struts can be a cheap upgrade. Has anyone here done this? If so, how much of an improvement was there? The springs/struts I'm looking to buy are from a 2011 SS. Thanks!
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Old 05-21-2013, 10:55 AM   #2277
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Quick question for the V6 crowd. I'm looking to upgrade the suspension on my 2010 1LT/RS. I've heard that the SS springs/struts can be a cheap upgrade. Has anyone here done this? If so, how much of an improvement was there? The springs/struts I'm looking to buy are from a 2011 SS. Thanks!
How much are the ss springs? You can get eibachs for really cheap and they're great. Just another option to consider.

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Old 05-21-2013, 11:07 AM   #2278
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yeah, eibach and bmr have great lowering springs at a low price!
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Old 05-21-2013, 11:11 AM   #2279
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Quick question for the V6 crowd. I'm looking to upgrade the suspension on my 2010 1LT/RS. I've heard that the SS springs/struts can be a cheap upgrade. Has anyone here done this? If so, how much of an improvement was there? The springs/struts I'm looking to buy are from a 2011 SS. Thanks!
Depending on the price it might be an okay option. But don't expect a night and day difference like a nice set of drops will give.
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Old 05-21-2013, 12:05 PM   #2280
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Depending on the price it might be an okay option. But don't expect a night and day difference like a nice set of drops will give.
I currently have the ACS T2 splitter and, with the roads in my area, a 1" drop would have me dragging on the ground in a lot of places. A guy on here has the rear set for sale for $35 + shipping, so I thought I'd consider those. Thanks for all the quick responses!
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Old 05-21-2013, 04:13 PM   #2281
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If you don't want to get a big drop, SS springs might be a good option but I don't think you'll get any substantial drop that you can notice.

I'd definitely consider aftermarket sways over the SS ones though. SS ones over the v6 ones aren't really a big improvement. There might be some but not a lot. The only way I'd do SS sways is if I got them for free. Aftermarket over stock is a night and day difference. After taking a ride in a car with aftermarket sways, I'm definitely going to be doing aftermarket
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Old 05-21-2013, 05:12 PM   #2282
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I'm already purchasing BMR sways and end links, it was just the springs that I'm worried about. I guess I'm really just looking for an improvement that won't drop the vehicle too much.
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