All vehicle built after 1975 must have a converter installed to be street legal.
On some vehicles, yes.
They have been installed on all vehicles since 1975.
No, the first catalytic converters installed on GM vehicles was in 1975.
Any vehicle sold in the U.S. since 1975.
It is a federal law that catalytic converters are required on all cars built after 1975
Yes. According to Federal law, catalytic converters must be maintained for all vehicles on which the converters were originally installed. The catalytic converters burn any fuel that was not completely burned in the combustion cylinder, making the exhaust considerably cleaner. Removing the catalytic converter is a violation of the law, and while your vehicle can operate quite well without the catalytic converter, you do not want to pay that fine.
I'm pretty sure that all gasoline or diesel powered vehicles in the U.S are required to have a catalytic converter. Yes, it is illegal to remove a catalytic converter in any state.
The check engine light will be on due to the empty catalytic converters not being efficient. On 96 and up vehicles the computer monitors the efficiency of the converters. Not to mention "gutting" a converter is illegal.
No, planes don't have catalytic converters.
The first year for Catalytic converters was 1975They were first required on all cars in 1975.
Diesel vehicles do not have catalytic converters. Diesels sometimes have a part called a resonator or a diesel particulate filter. Since it doesn't exist, there is no legality issue.
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