2007-03-09 03:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by big b 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
They clean the air? Do they work?
2007-03-09 03:59:22 · update #1
Catalytic converters were first widely introduced for the 1975 model year on US automobiles. There were some early exceptions, such as cars manufactured for the Canadian market. So, at some risk of oversimplification, any car from '75 to the present probably originally came with a cat. And yes they do work as part of a complete clean air package. Cats do two basic things: they add oxygen to fuel not burned in the combustion process and they remove oxygen from oxides of nitrogen which is an undesirable byproduct of combustion. Both these processes do reduce many types of pollution to a small fraction of what they were in 1974. However, there is still work to be done to reduce carbon dioxides.
2007-03-09 07:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by db79300 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 Cars and they all have 1.
Just recently thieves have been trying to steal them due to their precious metals.
Thieves can get $50 to $100 dollars for these.
But it will cost the victims up to $1200 to get them replaced.
Beware thieves I carry a gun.
2007-03-09 03:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by Paul G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the law to have them on your vehicle in Pennsylvania.
2007-03-09 03:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by rouschkateer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had a car it would probably have one on it I'm sure.
2007-03-09 03:51:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No They rob horse power and they cause fires.
2007-03-09 14:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by sipppihercoldsaursasaurus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋