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when flooring it and reaching 6-7 rpms i hear rattling and my car buckles.. why?!

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Old 11-11-2009 | 12:15 PM
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when flooring it and reaching 6-7 rpms i hear rattling and my car buckles.. why?!

originally I thought it was the cat because everytime this happened a bad odor would arise. It does sound like this bad rattling and "chkerrrrrrrrrrrr" sound is coming from the engine now that i listen to it more. also my car starts to buckle and i think the rpms start bumping up and down at this point cause i know im not moving as fast as i shold be while im bucking a little. this happens when im flooring it and reaching high rpms.. WTF IS IT?!?! im scared to hear its my engine
Old 11-11-2009 | 03:55 PM
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ru getting a CEL....if so was it flashing.....when were ur coils/plugs changed last? What year and mileage of the car
Old 11-11-2009 | 03:58 PM
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could be a clogging cat.
Old 11-11-2009 | 04:05 PM
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If you thought it was a clogged cat, you should really have it checked out immediately. It would only take a few minutes on a lift for a shop to pop the cat off. Running high RPMs on a clogged exhaust is not the best for the engine.
Old 11-11-2009 | 05:21 PM
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originally I thought it was the cat because everytime this happened a bad odor would arise. It does sound like this bad rattling and "chkerrrrrrrrrrrr" sound is coming from the engine now that i listen to it more. also my car starts to buckle and i think the rpms start bumping up and down at this point cause i know im not moving as fast as i shold be while im bucking a little. this happens when im flooring it and reaching high rpms.. WTF IS IT?!?! im scared to hear its my engine
What octane gas are you using?
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what octane gas are you using?
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