Bad egg smell when I floor it

Tiny
REDBEARD726
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  • 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 139,139 MILES
Why does it smell like eggs when I floor it? I bet it could be a bad catalytic converter.
Saturday, February 27th, 2016 AT 12:35 AM

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Tiny
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I do not think the issue is the catalytic converter here. It sounds like the catalytic converter is being overloaded with a bad fuel mixture and that is why you get the odor.
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Saturday, February 27th, 2016 AT 5:01 AM

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