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Old 05-31-2018, 09:33 PM   #1
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Help!! Loss of power

Driving my car the other day n kinda got onto it some n no power at all past 5000 rpms. 3500-4000 is when it starts acting funny. Loud sucking sound with an odd smell. I have no vacuum leaks or intake leaks. Car sounds fine at an idal. Even when reeved up makes the noise and smell. Car has less then 50k miles on it using only 93 octane gas and has a cam with no cats and Borla exhaust with cooks headers. It’s a 2012 Camaro SS
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Old 05-31-2018, 09:50 PM   #2
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What was the 'odd' smell, can you compare if to something?
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Old 05-31-2018, 10:42 PM   #3
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Nothing I’ve ever smelt before, is not a burning smell. It’s also not a clutch smell. I literally have no idea what to compare it to
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Old 05-31-2018, 11:21 PM   #4
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OK, I'll bite....

are all 8 spark plugs installed?

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Old 06-01-2018, 06:10 AM   #5
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Rats? Check your intake thoroughly.
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Old 06-01-2018, 06:14 AM   #6
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This maybe a dumb question, but how does the oil look? If my car dropped power and smelled funny I'd be checking there to make sure my oil still looks like oil.
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Old 06-01-2018, 07:15 AM   #7
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Yes all the spark plugs are installed, had the intake off it’s clean, and it’s full of oil.
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Old 06-01-2018, 07:16 AM   #8
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I mean yes the oil is oil even smells like oil
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Old 06-03-2018, 09:27 AM   #9
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Nobody know anything?
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