PuppetMaster189

First off, the car is an '02 Camaro, 3.8L, with 5 speed manual transmission. 64500 miles on the car/engine/tranny.

Today while driving home from work I was cruising in 5th gear. I went to change lanes to pass someone so I floored the gas pedal, to be met with an unresponsive acceleration and, for lack of a better description, "clunking" sound/feeling in the gas pedal. At first, due to the fact that the car wouldn't accelerate I thought maybe a clutch problem. But I took it to my friend who is a mechanic just to get another idea and he thinks that maybe there is a problem with a pump, he says when it's floored it feels underpowered but all the noise is coming from the tranny. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

byrons1502

There is no pump in the trans. Does it sound good under normal driving or under accel in any other gear

PuppetMaster189

Turns out my car guy doesn't know too much about cars. I think he meant a fuel pump not a pump in the trans. At any rate, he was completely off. The check engine came on and it turns out I had a cylinder misfire in #5. Replaced the spark plugs and the 2/5 coil pack and it runs beautifully. Thanks for the response