[V8] What's the value of a catalytic converter?

[Scott Simmons]

I regularly sell universal "economy" cats for about $80.  They're 
universal in the sense that you have to clamp (or, more likely, weld) it 
onto the pipe but I'm not sure what makes them "economy" versus the 
"premium" that goes for $70 more. 

We're in Western Kansas out here, nobody gives a crap if you have 
emission stuff, let alone exhaust!  But the one reason that I am glad 
the V8 sits 4" off the ground is the inability for theives to walk off 
with my kitties.

~Scott S.

sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:

>By value are you buying or selling?
>
>Inexpensive universal cats can be readily found for under 100 bucks each. 
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>Factory cat cores are worth quite a bit, I've been getting between 50 and 125 each converter. Some BMW converters are worth even more.
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>---- Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote: 
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>>I have been looking at schmoozing, and oogling a couple of cars recently.
>>As it happens, one of them is a pretty clean looking 200 20-valve.  
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>>BUT I have think I have discovered why the car is for sale, and it probably
>>is the best reason to NOT get involved.  There is NO catalytic converter in
>>the car.
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>>I'll bet that that is the reason the car is being sold:  it cannot be
>>registered in its own state, and in Maine, even though we have no emissions
>>testing program out side of Metro-Portland, the car MUST have a converter to
>>get through state inspection.
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>>So, what is the value of a converter?  For that matter, anyone have any idea
>>what a converter would cost, if it even was available?
>>
>>Roger
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