hello my names ricky I have a 2000 monte carlo 3.4 that im having some problems with. first of all it takes a while to start, and when it does start I get no acceleration if I press the gas pedal but if I let it run at idle for about 15 mins and then press the accelerator pedal it accelerates. can anyone help me with this problem.

 

You model year had a run of bad catalytic converters (so bad, GM extended the warranty on that part, but the last I knew it had expired now). If you have the factory original cat, due to their history, I would have that looked at and start their.