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    Neighbor accross the street had a friend come over the other day in a honda accord. She was backing out and ran over their yorkie which was on the leash. The leash broke somehow, but managed to get caught around the flex pipe of the exhaust, and riped it all out! I couldn't believe it. Anyway her muffler was lodged under transmission, so i asked if they needed a jack. I jacked up the car for them, and politely asked for the exhaust they was all "destroyed" and not usable anymore. She said go ahead a take it.

    This is what i scored!!





    And now its on ebay!!

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  • #2
    Good job! Sounds like something I'd do. You misspelled Scrap though. Did the dog die?
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    • #3
      Dog same out without a scratch on it! amazing. Thanks for the catch on the typo
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      • #4
        Actually the bushings that connect to the hangers were not ripped it seems like the whole system slipped out of the hangers and bent at the front of the catalytic converter, adn then bent and broke off at the flex joint.....weird.
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        • #5
          Thats a $120.00 cat in my neck of the woods.
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          • #6
            Now buy that dog a milkbone.
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            • #7
              Help me out here. Why is it worth more than so much a pound?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mike McKown View Post
                Help me out here. Why is it worth more than so much a pound?
                they have platnium in them which is a very valuable metal
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Mike McKown View Post
                  Help me out here. Why is it worth more than so much a pound?
                  Cat. converters work because they use high $ precious metals and/or transition metals to promote oxidation of various by products of incomplete combustion to more stable and less active species. With the recent explosion of metal pricing the metal content though small, is worth a fair amount of cash!
                  Older ones are more valuable because they used more metal and more expensive metal than the more recent ones, due to improvements in converter technology.
                  Someone else may better speak to the actual mechanism(s) as to the functioning of the converter on the various combustion by products
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by warlocke View Post
                    they have platnium in them which is a very valuable metal
                    Only the very old ones, Pt was replaced sometime ago with other Pt group elements such as Pa, Rh, Ir, Os, and or Ru. These do not have the "decrative" market demand that Pt does, but are far more expensive than Cu, Zn, or Ni or other industrial metals.
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                    • #11
                      ^^very well said. Platinum has reached over 2000 USD per ounce now. Basically any converter from the 80-90's will net 100 a pop on ebay without shipping. John you know where are the platinum is mined from? What river? It's in South America..
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                      • #12
                        On most Chrysler cars 1999 and up they call them stainless steel cats,most have two worth about $20.00 a piece.

                        BMW has the most expensive cats,most have two worth $220.00 a piece.

                        Ford fullsize vans and pickup 1998 and up with the 4.6,5.4 or V10 $175.00 up to $200.00
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                        • #13
                          the shell is stainless. That's to meet federal guidelines for component integrity.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by festivaWES View Post
                            John you know where are the platinum is mined from? What river? It's in South America..
                            No, actually I do not, but not surprised as South Africa has an abundance of natural mineral resources due to geological activity over millions of years.
                            Think also other major source of these metals is Russia.
                            So once again the developed world relies upon unstable areas of the world for an important resource, much like oil!
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                            Your holy ghost will not save you.
                            Your God plutonium will not save you.
                            In fact...
                            ...You will not be saved!"

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                            • #15
                              elcamino1,

                              Any luck with finding the stainless steel studs from the back of a festiva converter?
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                              '93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
                              '92 Aqua parts Car
                              '93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
                              '90 White LX Thanks to FB71

                              "Your God of repentance will not save you.
                              Your holy ghost will not save you.
                              Your God plutonium will not save you.
                              In fact...
                              ...You will not be saved!"

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