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If the intake is throwing hot air, that means its getting back pressure and the car will cut off. You might have to change the cat. Or the muffler.
My bad I didn't explain that well the 1st.
I suggest that you grab a factory manual and actually go through a troubleshooting procedure instead of randomly replacing things. Testing stuff is one thing, and that's very useful. Blindly swapping parts is a big waste of time and money if you don't have any direction.