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Old 11-13-2006, 01:26 AM
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i have a 1993 lx sedan auto that i just put a full catback muffler on it by magnaflow n i noticed that when i pull up at a red light and im sitting there that my motor runs ruff.. n befor i had the catback on it it ran smooth is this normal??
 
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:42 AM
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how do you mean rough? Does it sound louder? Can you feel the car shaking at all? How does the exhaust sound on acceleration?
 
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:28 PM
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the muffler sounds fine acceleration you just can feel the car shake when sitting in drive you take it out of drive n it clears up a little (it's an auto) but befor this it idled 2 where you couldn't feel it shake at all
 
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Old 01-02-2007, 12:40 AM
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I have this same issue on my 98 lx with around 85k, maybe its time for some sea foam??

~Anthony
 
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Old 01-03-2007, 10:00 PM
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I have a 97 civic, I suffer from this as well. It almost feels like the car is idling so low it will cop out if i just goose it. I wish someone would suggest a fix :-)
 
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