Exhaust suddenly extremely loud and lost acceleration. Why loss of acceleration?

1993 BUICK LESABRE
110,000 MILES
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JO18
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Son driving car when suddenly exhaust became very loud; either hole in muffler, converter or pipe.
Same time he lost ability to accelerate. Only able to drive 10 mph.

What would cause loss of acceleration?
Dec 21, 2011 at 1:22 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the exhaust system for restriction
Dec 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM
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