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40 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 22 hours agoCatalysts are a vital component in our modern tree hugging environmentally conscious society. First Torque Cars will look at what a catalyst does and how it works. A catalyst is actually a term used to explain anything which accelerates or performs a chemical reaction. In a car the exhaust fumes are fed through a matrix of ceramic honeycomb lined with precious metals. As the metals heat up they cause the gases flowing through them to react and change into less harmful substances. In a 2 way diesel catalyst the CO2 and O2 into 2CO2 (carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and partially burnt fuel into carbon dioxide and water) Diesels also have particulate filters.
Petrol catalysts:
3 way catalysts are used in modern petrol engines. These convert nitrogen oxide into nitrogen and oxygen, carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons (partially burnt fuel) into carbon dioxide and water. A catalyst will die if it has unborn fuel entering it or it is used whilst it is cool. Therefore you should avoid jump starting a car with a catalyst and you must avoid short journeys. We will then see if there are power gains from a sports or high flow cat and compare these with the removal of the catalyst altogether.
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