I agree, I'm not familiar with Virginia Beach too well but I would see if you can get in the country and remove the cat temporarily. Run the car and test it going into 3rd gear and see if it is still a problem.

I actually think yours might just be a real transmission issue though. It might just be cheaper to swap it out with a rebuilt TH350.

 

Yeah i know but before i had the blown head gasket fix it was fine. I told the mechanic that one time before that the cat was burning cherry red cause the air/fuel mixture was so rich, and the timing was off badly. He said that cat was still good, but i know for a fact the cat is busted now cause the only way i can shift into third (with a automatic) is to shift from drive to 1 on my gear box.

I took her out on the freeway yesterday and she was trying so hard to kick into 3rd she revved high for a bit and i can fell the car jolting a bit then it kicked into third. once i get paid im going to have it checked out.

 

i really dont think its the transmission 04 int... but i will get a better answer once i get that cat looked at. I already have a rebuilt TH350 in... i'm not eliminating that out either im just almost 100% sure its my cat.

 

Ok, yeah,since you havea rebuilt in there already I wouldn't think that the problem either.... Just have to try headers on out... or just replace the cat with some strait pipe and see what happens.

 

stl_chevy_rider, any updates man??? how the car doing??

 

the car is doing okay.. less hard shifts but its definately sluggish, when i finally get an off day probably this upcoming week ima definately get it looked at

 

yea mines is doing the same thing, its $100, to het it looked at at the dealer, and if its bad, they will change it. my car feels sluggish, and shifts hard in 1st, 2nd....but the rest smooth. and also, do you notice a higher coolant temp??? will a bad cat. cause the car to get a lil hotter???

 

i havent noticed it to get any hotter.. of course its been an average of maybe 20 degrees here the past few months so i dont know.... i know my air filter is also probably done and makin it feel sluggish too, but the next filter thats goin in there is that K&N then come the flowmasters...

these hard shifts are just so annoying, ima have to go into work late this saturday and put it in the shop or somethin

 

Does it just take extra time or does it NOT go into 3rd at all?

 

it always goes to 3rd, just takes a lil extra time and then shifts hard