[urq] Cat rebuilders <NAC>

[Todd Young]

If I remember correctly, any car with over 50k miles qualifies for cat
converter replacement, whether its defective or not.

Scott wrote:

> At 09:29 12-12-01 -0800, Mark L. Chang wrote:
> > >AFAIK, there are state and national laws (in the US) that prevent
> > >c) removing & replacing a cat that isn't defective
>
> Do you have a cite on this one?
> I completely redid the exhaust on my 1986 GTI several years ago with no
> problems (existing cat was old but fine).
> To the best of my knowledge the used cat went to a recycler that will get
> the rare-earth stuff out for re-use (platinum?).
>
> I went to european downpipes, high flow cat (50 state legal), and
> Techtonics SS exhaust, w/ resonator & muffler.
>
> It made a nice difference in the feel of the car.
>
> Scott

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