My baby is dying...help me!!!
 

Ok i bought this camaro and it was working perfectly one day all of a sudden it just stopped work great. It starts it drives but when i hit the gas itll stall smokes, when i punch the gas it feels as if i lost power, i cant peel out, itll drive and shift gears after a while but soon itll bog out and seems as if it has trouble breathing, maybe something to do with intake....not sure anyone have any ideas? please help....

bumblebeetuna

clogged catalytic converter?

Yeah, good guess.
Maybe plugged fuel filter, too.

What yr. etc. Does it even have a cat?

thats the first thing I would check is the fuel filter or the fuel pump.

then the wires & plugs& cap & rotor

Yep, I had a similar problem on my Iroc and it was the fuel pump. Pretty common on the third gen, bad news is that it is a pain to replace. Get a fuel pressure gauge on it.

yeppers, did the same thing on mine, But we were smart we didnt cut the whole in the trunk area. lol we dropped the tank.

what color of smoke is it and yes it does sound like a fuel pump

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This vehicle has a clogged catalytic converter, caused by misfires that create a rich mixture.

You need a new converter and a full ignition tune up, including new plug wires. Carb or injectors may need service, but may not. :thumbsup:

my '90 was doing something like this the other day...........i would go to accelerate and it would start to shake and the tacho was going crazy jumping up and down

and i know that the seal on the intake manifold is bad and needs to be replaced, but its never done that before, could it be the fuel pump?