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Catalytic converters are made of platinum-iridium catalyst or a ceramic monolith

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What year were catalytic converters made mandatory?

1975


What are catalytic converters made of?

Catalytic converters are typically made of a ceramic or metallic catalyst support coated with a combination of metals such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium. These metals help to accelerate the chemical reactions that convert harmful emissions into less harmful substances like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen.


is there a federal law on catalytic converters?

Yes. All cars made after 1975 are required to have one.


What is the difference between high flow catalytic converter and regular converter?

There are no differences. High flow catalytic converters are not really high flow; the catalytic converters you have on your vehicle are as high flow as you need them to be. A "high" flow converter will either be of a larger diameter, or the inside is made in such a way that there is less restriction to exhaust flow.


What are some things made out palladium?

belt buckles, dentistry items, catalytic converters is all I could find on this subject


How do you make catalytic converter?

Unfortunately, you would need access to automobile industry equipment, in other words, a catalytic converter is made with stamped stainless steel.


What automotive technology advances have made cars less harmful to the environment?

Catalytic converters and Ethenol, Electric, and Liquid Propane cars.


What kind of catalytic converter goes in a 1996 Ford Taurus?

There are no different kinds of catalytic converters. They are all made with the same inner workings. The only difference is the outside casing, whether it is made to fit or not. There is even such a thing as a universal catalytic converter that some muffler shops use. They cut the pipes off of your old cat, and weld them onto the replacement cat to make it fit.


Does Mississippi require catalytic converters?

I know it is a federal requirement on any gasoline vehicle made after 1975.I know it is a federal requirement on any gasoline vehicle made after 1975.


Is cerium man made?

Yes. Cerium is the element they use to make silver, and flint in cigarettes or gas lighters.


Who supplies catalytic converters in ca for a 96 Chevrolet s10?

nobody because that trucks catalaytic converter was no made for California you have to buy an approved one i say check these web sites www.autozone.com www.advancedautoparts.comwww.eBay.com


Why must vehicles fitted with catalytic converters have to run on unleaded petrol?

Because that is how they are made to run. They were added to cars to cut smog emissions and meet federal/state standards. Lead ruins the catalyst in the converter.