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i keep getting this kick back when im driving but it only seems to happens after i drive for a while like its not heated up to a certain temp then my car starts to kick back at me, ive been experiencing alot of power loss, mileage very bad like a full tank and i drove 160 miles and its on empty already. would this be a cause of a cat going bad? its still the stock one and its 100k 95 rs.

I dont know what a kickback is - but my car backfired a lot when the timing was off - i screwed up the timing when trying to change the distributor o-ring.

well its like ur driving then it pulls u forward trying to make up for the loss power and then kicks u back down. it sounds like a clogged cat but not sure

i was driving my ATX with the "Hold" button on once and i think it was a similar experience - I was so scared that i blew my transmission - but it turned out that i had pushed the hold button accidentally.

haha naw mine if rev the engine u get vibrations from the exhaust, and ive been lookin around that performance and mileage and acceleration are affected by a bad exhaust system or a clogged cat...thnx

put your hand by the pipe in the bac w32hile someone revs it up ,,,if its clogged youll know

ya just did that and i bet its clogged, just sputters and shakes the whole thing...should i replace my whole exhaust since its 10years old still stock and looks rusted and the muffler is beat up?

yea you probably should. just take it to a local shop and get it done...it's cheaper and better.

alright will do, thnx for the help hope it works Happy Halloween

Two things you can do.

Cheap= Take off the cat and run it and see what it feels like.

Expensive= Get an infared heat monitor and test before and after the cat to see if it's working. It should be much hotter after the cat (directly).

well the cars in the shop right now getting a oil change and their test driving it to see what the problem is..when i know ill update u guys on what i got thnx

Mazda_Power...what else could u use that heat monitor for? i mean if its expensive id buy one if it was used for other things

well got the car back and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it. very strange...hmm i dunno what could be wrong with it, did it this morning and now they say nothing is wrong with it. this makes me angry, any ideas guys?