cat converters this cheap?

[hydrastas]

eBay Motors: 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo Hi Flow CAT GSX GST 96 (item 180260396924 end time Jul-06-08 17:25:17 PDT)

just seems like it's somewhat cheap imo. wtf is up with that

 

[sniver]

It says it is for show and off road use only...so its probably a pretty test pipe.

 

[hydrastas]

but even as just a test pipe. mainly wondering cause someone told me thieves have been steeling cat converters around here lately to sell at scrap yards? said they have some special alloy in them ? i have no idea wtf he was talking about.

 

[98GSXtreme07]

It says it is for show and off road use only...so its probably a pretty test pipe.

Yep. Nailed it on the head. These are all over ebay. Its simply just a "pretty test-pipe".

 

[hydrastas]

oh ok, so do these not actually do the job of a cat converter or what?

 

[98GSXtreme07]

Nope. There is no catalyst in the pipe.

 

[gsxtasy]

but even as just a test pipe. mainly wondering cause someone told me thieves have been steeling cat converters around here lately to sell at scrap yards? said they have some special alloy in them ? i have no idea wtf he was talking about.

Platinum.

 

[hubz91talontsi]

platinum is almost $3,000 an ounce

 

[toojung2die]

Nope. There is no catalyst in the pipe.

Right. It's a just small resonator to replace the Cat. Won't fool the authorities. There isn't even any mention of inlet-outlet size so assume it's 2.25" stock diameter. You will be tossing it if you install a 3" exhaust.

 

[gsxtasy]

platinum is almost $3,000 an ounce

...hence why people steal them.

 

[hubz91talontsi]

thats why i said that =D

 

[1996dsm]

iv heard about the cats being worth decent money too, i have three of them at home and all my friends want them. i have never sold any thing at a scrap yard before, thats why they sit there. i wouldnt know how to go about doing so.

 

[fatherbubble]

Here you want a cat heres a high flow one Eclipse Exhaust System Upgrades

 

[gorf]

I used one of these on my megan downpipe, bought it on ebay for about $50 and welded it in.
"410300 FLOWMONSTER Catalytic Cat Converter 3"

It is a real cat, has the eliments in it, but you can see through from one end to the other. Just had my car inspected and no questions asked.

 

[XilArAtiNG]

Theres three metals that concern the junkyards in catalytic converters. Rhodium, Palladium and Platinum. Rhodium came in the OBDII cars to take care of NOX. Palladium and Platinum are the original two in the cats. They convert gases like Hydrocarbons and Carbon Monoxide by either stripping oxygen atoms or adding them.

 

[Avionixx]

They make metal substrate cats that don't have the typical ceramic honeycomb monolith inside, but while they flow more, they tend to do a less than stellar job at reducing emissions. I guess it's kind of a compromise; you want to do your part for the environment and not lose too much performance while you're at it.

 

[wret]

There's no such thing as a cheap catalytic convertor. Considering that you can get a hundred bucks or more for a scrap convertor (but after market units are often valued at 3:1)I would be skeptical of any ad for less than $100. The real ones will show a pic of the honeycomb.