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Old 03-04-2007, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Strife View Post
Supposedly, the original mid 70's cat converters used quite a bit of platinum and were definitely worth recycling for the platinum content (platinum now: 1200/troy oz, 12/lb). I think newer ones use a lot less and also use palladium, which is a a lot cheaper.
Yes, I owned a recycling company for a few years, and used to pay as much as $150.oo for the big G.M. cats. The newer ones weren't worth as much though because they changed the design, and materials they were made of.
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