No, it merely reduces pollution. It does not come into play until the gas has already been burned.
Gas engine, yes.
catalytic converter
Yes. Oil is hard on Catalytic converter.
Yes, and you will loose power.
It could, yes.
a catalytic converter is a element that heats up with exaust gas flow and burns the remaning fuel present in the exaust gas for emmision porposes(thats a very vauge question)
None. A Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and a catalytic converter (as used on gas engines) are extremely different, as is their construction.
Legally you can only replace a catalytic converter with another catalytic converter.
not really, as long as it is at the right temperature, it will not be affected
You will risk doing damage to the catalytic converter(s).
Yes, it has a catalytic converter.
what is the surface area of a catalytic converter