View Full Version : Whats the deal with catilytic convertors
fast4ord
01-23-2007, 04:19 PM
Don't know how its spelled, but whats up with everyone wanting to buy old cat conv? They have gold in them or something? I must be missing something on this.
madmaxin22
01-23-2007, 04:33 PM
it pretty much seems like gold huh?? they are filled w/ a type of metal that is worth good $ and reusable to exhaust mfgr's and the scrap guys eat the cats up and cash them in... to who im not sure.. used to know what that material was called but cant remember
Martin0660
01-23-2007, 05:27 PM
I thought the older style ones had platinum in them. I thought all the new ones were a ceramic monoblock, but dunno. Who is buying them up? I have a few laying around ;)
Bob Myers
Viper_ed
01-23-2007, 05:28 PM
Who is buying them up? I have a few laying around ;)
Any scrap yard that deals in junk cars.
lib88stang
01-23-2007, 05:31 PM
anywhere from $8 - $40 each depending on size and cond.
fast4ord
01-23-2007, 05:36 PM
I sold some dude a old h-pipe and 4 ugly 10-holes for $75, Don't know how much he'll make on that deal. If you want his number Bob let me know.
Silverhatch
01-23-2007, 06:05 PM
I thought the older style ones had platinum in them.
Bob Myers
Platinum is what they do have in them. Not sure how much or how new of a car. Yards do give upwards of $40-$50 depending on size. All the cars my buddy junks, he cuts the cats off before anything.
PSPstang
01-23-2007, 09:32 PM
contact brian (pewter) from JJ's he has the number for a guy who buys them in the greensburg area. i met him at the fort allen shop n save and sold him a bunch. I was very pleased with what i got.
coralcoupe1993
01-23-2007, 09:58 PM
lol.....i have a total of 10 here....lol. Come get em. I don’t think they have gold or platinum lol....maybe ceramic.
lol.....i have a total of 10 here....lol. Come get em. I don’t think they have gold or platinum lol....maybe ceramic.
Call me, I'm on my way. 4007100
coralcoupe1993
01-24-2007, 06:30 PM
Call me, I'm on my way. 4007100
Its funny, I posted a 99-04 for cheap. Last year I was GIVING a 87-93 4 cat away for free, no takers (keeping that one now). Also have 2 universials and a high flow 2 catted h for a fox.
Mater
01-24-2007, 07:22 PM
they buy thenm for cores,pm me i give u a few #'s of guy that pay Big $$$$
PSPstang
01-24-2007, 08:27 PM
only the oem's bring good money aftermarkets are not worth that much.
fx-man
01-24-2007, 10:28 PM
platinum, rhodium and/or palladium. All three are expensive metals.
lib88stang
01-24-2007, 10:33 PM
A buddy of mine got a car lot/garage and a guy comes from Ohio and buys cats, rads, and alum wheels for top $.
Mater
01-25-2007, 07:29 AM
A buddy of mine got a car lot/garage and a guy comes from Ohio and buys cats, rads, and alum wheels for top $.
whats his top dollars,have any info pm me!because i cant belive some one would more than the guy that comes here!
J-rod
01-26-2007, 02:25 PM
damn...i just gave away 2 stock H pipes... 8 cats down the drain. :(
Viper_ed
01-26-2007, 02:27 PM
damn...i just gave away 2 stock H pipes... 8 cats down the drain. :(
That's like 1 for every Mustang you looked at this week! :pianodance:
J-rod
01-26-2007, 02:34 PM
That's like 1 for every Mustang you looked at this week! :pianodance:
:balls1:
well sad thing is i found another one today to look into, plus 2 last night local. the one today is in pittsburg...ive asked 87notch if he can look into it...if i dont hear anything from him ill call tomrorrow when im home....its a red GT...
axles of evil
01-28-2007, 12:20 AM
wow this is interesting. makes me regret leaving my old ones at the shop after having them replaced with hi flow
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