How Much Is A Catalytic Converter Worth? Scrap Recycling Guide

The catalytic converter scrap price list feels like a closely guarded secret to scrappers and scrapyards, but not anymore! If you're a scrap metal recycler wondering, how much is a catalytic converter worth? This one's for you.
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[@martinjohnson9316]

Your presentation style is clear and informative and wastes no words.....excellent! Thanks

[@thubprint]

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[@samthoren1]

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[@thubprint]

Awesome, thanks! I try to keep the informative ones to the point. No sense padding it if there’s nothing more to say!

[@jazminegriego1164]

Haaaaa I swear Idk how some folks survive a whole 24 hrs especially without a social worker.

[@shawn688]

12 months is up. Time for a new 👍🏻and a resub!

[@kiddohh100]

I am a nurse but LOVED messing with cars with my boyfriend who taught me so much. Your vids are great!

[@BikeStandByMe]

The recyclers need to be required to get proper information from the seller or get shut down for buying stolen property.

[@LETerEATRenne]

FACTS

[@thubprint]

Well sure, but the people stealing them fence them to a third party, they don’t go straight to the scrapyard

[@BikeStandByMe]

@@thubprint time to start engraving the vin# on the converters and who ever brings them in can hang. Screw those crooks.

[@tonyjcf]

@@BikeStandByMe 100% agree. And if the engraving is missing, ineligible or somehow tampered with, the part should be rejected.

[@dhaven420]

Platinum is pretty valuable. The gov dont wanna fuck up the trade.

[@RoscoesRiffs]

New game: Kick the Jack; Take the Air Jordans.

[@thubprint]

😂

[@slowburn7765]

FYI, the people that steal them wear New Balance or Vans

[@Kalihi819Yessa]

😂😂😂

[@TimothyTimPSP]

Air Jordans? Are you a hundred years old?

[@RoscoesRiffs]

@@TimothyTimPSP Close. 🤣

[@jackdogman2237]

April 2022 scrapped a 2002 Volvo xc70 cat $225 and 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer $190 this is in NY. If everyone would list what they received for scrap value of their cat it would help everyone.

[@markconner5446]

Yep 1 thing your missing. For those that dont know, Stick a rod in the end of them to make sure they are not blown out or rusted out. If the insides are gone, you wont get crap out of them.

[@scottw550]

Once in a while, the thief uses one of those unsupported flimsy '60s types of stick and pedestal jack, and the car ends up falling down and crushing him.

[@gedionsamuel2256]

That just happened in our neighborhood 2 days ago. Police found him dead in the morning.. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jameretief8327]

Quit trying to cheer me up.

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

Theyre called bumper jacks

[@scottw550]

@@skinnyWHITEgoyim Thanks, I didn't know.

[@MrWesco2]

🤣🤣🤣 they deserve that shit

[@muzehack]

Yes, don't get ripped off when you are selling stolen catalytic converters.

[@stephaniewilliams6697]

and do not get dead while stealing them either

[@richardcoram1562]

Yes, and be sure to check your payment money for counterfeit bills.

[@liamstacey419]

Yup, scum bag stole mine from my 1991 Volvo… if I saw the guy in action, I’d drop the car on him, and make sure he couldn’t walk away.

[@VoidR]

@@stephaniewilliams6697 I disagree. I hope every one of them gets the vehicle dropped on them or encounters a well equipped owner in a stand your ground state. Same karma should apply to anyone who gives them aid or comfort.

[@caravanaband6211]

What's the bounty for the thieves? I will catch one soon.

[@thubprint]

Unless you’re a bail bonds agent I’m not sure it works that way! I love watching those channels tho lol

[@ratagris21]

A bullet to the head at cuurent market prices is $1/round. Thieves "wirk" for a quick buck instead of making an honest living.

[@ryanjones7543]

@@thubprint recommendation of said channel(s)???

[@anglegrinder4630]

No bounty,good luck getting a cop to arrive for a suspected. CATALYCT theft,it's like reporting a bike theft"yea well be right there"

[@ratagris21]

@@anglegrinder4630 that's why you handle right then and there.

[@lizajane4293]

I'm a woman with 2001 Lincoln town Car. I'm learning the process. Thanks Catalytic Man

[@theyoutubeguy1545]

Thank you for the clear, simplified and detailed advice. Great camera personality and well presented. Just found your channel and I’m sure I’ll return for more tips

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! Doing my best haha

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

The town i live in had the entire school bus garage looted for the catalytic converters on the whole fleet of school buses. Probably a hundred or buses . School was canceled for several days while the buses were repaired.

[@thubprint]

Yup, I’ve heard of that happening! I can’t imagine where a person would sell a haul like that without getting the cops called on them.

[@shane250]

@@thubprint They'll do it slowly. 5 every week, distributed to 5 different scrappers.

[@wolfgangpuck2863]

@@shane250 sounds sketchy

[@josephanderson4379]

That's fukkkin sikk you can be a pos but be one with some class man

[@eddiegauntt3622]

Very helpful. Thank you so much.

[@AlexanderHernandez-rt9qi]

Thanks! 🙏 Great info

[@MrMazza1998]

Nice

[@silversurfer100]

That pretty much explains the rash of cat converter thefts in California.

[@raymondchmiel2157]

P

[@CanadianTreasureHunter]

Well Said

[@jackpotdigger834]

Great info very good job

[@thubprint]

Thanks friend!

[@gravitybear]

This is not a scrap segment I ever expect to be in, but I appreciate and am interested in it anyway.

[@thubprint]

I’ve only possessed less than ten scrap converters in my life, but I always felt completely in the dark where prices were concerned so I was pretty excited to be able to put this together. Maybe you’ll trip over a couple someday, and you’ll be able to assess them now 😉

[@gemnilvr]

It’s really big money if you have the time to travel and collect them from muffler shops and mechanics , my friend takes about 5 days snd drives pretty far snd comes back with about 70 or more then sells them at once to the recycling and gets double his money

[@gemnilvr]

You can also skip the middle man and collect 500 Or more and ship them straight to the collector fir more money

[@dezmondwise8477]

@@gemnilvr some are worth way more than five, but you can’t do that here in ca. anymore. Too many people stealing them and it raised the price through the roof. You used to be able to go to junk yards but now they turn them in themselves.

[@mollynakamori]

What a treat! Two days in a row.

[@thubprint]

Being able to share the comments space with my internet friends is the real treat ☺️

[@agarciaagarcia3598]

Most helpful information for any perspective cat thiefs.

[@Mezox13]

This is the best catilitic converter scraping/recycling video I have found on KZbin thanks @Thubprint

[@wereguymetalman4928]

great video.may the scrap gods reward you

[@thubprint]

I typically find the scrap gods to be very kind to me 😊 It’s the KZbin gods that confuse me lol

[@bailey4900]

I live in upstate ny i get 600 to 800 for honda crv cats right now after market is 29$ a Ford cat torpedo is 1200 right now

[@nathanhurley1941]

Is that a 4 or 3 biscuit torpedo

[@stevenanderson3386]

Prop 4 never heard of a 3 biscuit being worth that much

[@thubprint]

That is preeeetty decent sounding to me! They really went up with the rhodium spike

[@chrisney4466]

@@stevenanderson3386 there are several 3 biscuit torpedoes worth well over $1200 in todays market

[@kimsikorski5691]

@@thubprint yeah it goes for $20,000 an oz. Well that was about a week ago so it could be worth more today.

[@LETerEATRenne]

Scrap recycle showing tons of crackheads how to steal the cat off my truck in the middle of the night.

[@thubprint]

Do you have a cage or a skid plate over it?

[@LETerEATRenne]

@@thubprint take a wild guess chief.

[@alleycatcapone6163]

Thank you ...

[@thubprint]

You’re welcome!

[@JTB128650]

Thank you

[@thubprint]

Trying to help!

[@JTB128650]

@@thubprint I deal with cars all the time. My brother talks about the prices, but he doesn’t know the cost it takes for them to break it down. Great video.

[@inverseuniverse5727]

So a catalytic converter is about $50.00 to the thief . And it cost the owner of the vehicle about $ 1400 .00 . To replace stolen catalyst. Don't let me catch anyone stealing one !!

[@thubprint]

Yup! It’s a pretty stupid thing to steal.

[@HELLAARTSYDUDE]

Yeah, my brother just had his stolen 😠😡🤬

[@MrPdforeman]

That's the new thing again.. jeez

[@michaeljoseph7951]

That was funny

[@bendude6748]

Depends what cat it is some are worth a lot more to the thief

[@conanthebarbarian1971]

A 95 chevy cavalier oem converter is worth 320$ with the honeycomb.

[@Gilly714]

Great Job brother !!!!

[@thubprint]

Thank you! I did my best to make something helpful 😊

[@Gilly714]

@@thubprint i know you did brother , but i have a P420 error and I already SeaFoam , and changed both sensors and the only thing left is the catalytic converter but the shitty thing is I dont have the money for a 2,000.00 catalytic converter and my smog check is a month away . And my house payment is 26 days away . Sometimes i wonder why God/Jesus does this to me .

[@Lxddin]

With the right quantity you can Decan them and send it too a refinery I’m sure we would get a better deal. But it’s hard to do all that without the right equipment

[@YouCoontsSeeMe]

Good video.

[@thubprint]

Thank you 🙂 I did my best!

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

Well well well. You just never know where you will run into a good buddy. How you been homie 👍

[@YouCoontsSeeMe]

@@CowboyCarCrushing Doing good Cowboy! It ain't easy being easy!

[@bobspizza7444]

I just took one in from my 95 Honda accord I'm scrapping. Got $ 176. I'm happy that car been sitting collecting rust

[@orlandocuellar6659]

i got $850 for it fyi

[@TheMrFlyBoy18]

@@orlandocuellar6659 at a scrap yard? How?

[@orlandocuellar6659]

@@TheMrFlyBoy18 thats a fraction of the price on those

[@zerolabs]

I like your style.

[@SilverScorpion]

Great info

[@thubprint]

Thank you, I thought so too!

[@lauradianeciancanelli90]

Someone just stole mine off a 1998 Honda Odyssey. Seeing as they are such hot items, do you need any documents to sell them to make sure they aren't stolen property? And can I buy one second hand?? Any help appreciated. The theft really screwed me and my car over for what seems like chump change. Ugh.

[@thubprint]

Yep, the amount they’ll get for it is nowhere near the damage. It’s just like when someone steals a purse or phone, the replacement costs to the victim are many times greater than the profit to the thief. You do need identification and a registered vehicle to be served at a scrapyard but that doesn’t do much to solve crimes, it’s just a paper trail for the tax man. Used cats don’t really happen but you can get an aftermarket one for much cheaper. They clearly aren’t as good but they do the job for 60k miles or so.

[@rollydoucet8909]

We operate an auto repair facility, and one night, thieves stole the cat converters from several customers' vehicle that were parked in our customer parking lot. Cost of replacement was from $600 to over $1400 depending on the vehicle. The thieves were well 'known' to police and were caught a few weeks later. They are a crew who go out every night to steal cat converters, and the buyers never question where they come from, or if they are stolen. In my opinion, the buyers should be charged with receiving stolen property. After all, they are profiting from the proceeds of crime. As for our shop, we've recently spent a lot of money on surveillance equipment.

[@jat-justamaturetech-philpj8285]

@@rollydoucet8909. Rightfully the shop paid for your customers loss?

[@rollydoucet8909]

@@jat-justamaturetech-philpj8285 We contacted police and our insurers immediately, but the insurance company informed us that the car owners' insurance pays the claim to each car owner. It can be compared to your car being vandalized in the parking lot of a big store or supermarket, your own insurance company would pay for the damages to your vehicle. However, we did offer to pay the deductible fees for the insurance claims and we waved the labor charges to repair the vehicles. The clients/victims were compensated by their own insurers for the costs of the parts. We have since installed more outdoor lighting and a surveillance camera system.

[@royrice8597]

Thanks for this informative guide on “How to Profit From Stealing Catalytic Converters: Part 1. My new career!! 👍👍👍

[@donaldgarrison4313]

You are Good thanks for info !!don naples fl

[@irishgoldstacker8018]

Great video. Liked and subbed.

[@thubprint]

Did my best 😊

[@alexmurphy9025]

Great info, I have a few right now I need to research and this is perfect

[@thubprint]

Well I’m glad I got this out before you sold them!! Hopefully you can find a specialized buyer who can give you a good price.

[@alexmurphy9025]

@@thubprint there's a guy in town here that has a sign out that I've never really paid attention to but I guess I'll have to give him a call after I look them up

[@alijanilamanov2126]

I specialize on catalytic converters I can pay what my app show

[@imthdj2u]

@@alexmurphy9025 if you only have a few and are not looking to have alot in the future ..... another guy in the comments made a good post.....do your research ...get an idea where to start ...the get into a few facebook cat groups and post them...its like a bidding war lol true prices come out and you can get a decent price ....never feel obligated to sell .....fomo fear of missing out ..... take your time and when u find the best price sell ...... i learned my lesson .... i have like 12 and got 3400 ...keep the numbers and realized later on i could have made 6500 ..... no more taking cash in front of me because im there at the moment lol

[@Joelelmacizoful]

I have 4 cat. All came from Audi A4 1.8l 2002 to 2005. How much do you think I can get for them?

[@tinasha2890]

For those who wonder, catalytic converter prices vary from vehicle to vehicle, buyer to buyer, and content regardless of vehicle. Most normal converter prices range from $25 to $3000. Some of the better ones are found on Toyotas, Hondas, and large diesel trucks. I was getting $1800 for Honda Element converters at one time. Ford F250, F350 trucks from about 2000 - 2005 were getting $2200. Some Dodge and Ford diesel trucks were fetching $3000. Crown Victorias and Mercury Marquis were getting $1200 for the group of four. Just for some ideas. The value can be different on the same vehicles with same looking converters also! Some converters are made with much more precious metal for cleaner exhausts depending on the laws of each State. Vehicles made to be sold in California have much higher values on their converters.

[@Tyshkevich]

None of what you said it nearly as valid anymore. Market dropped by more than half now. Even 2 months ago when you made this comment market was MUCH worse. You're spreading false information. Those elements are like 700$ now lol

[@JRenee-Sings]

Hi There, any idea how much a Dodge Avenger catalytic convertor is worth(scrap)?

[@mkodyChallengesYOu]

@@JRenee-Sings research more more I hope near the 700 max mark I read above your comment

[@dezmondwise8477]

Where did you sell them? Now that everyone is stealing them the price sky rocketed or some jump yards or pick u part type places won’t even sell them anymore. You can take anything you can get off from the car or truck except for the cat. here in ca.

[@earldominguez3938]

WOW NO WNDOR. THEY STOUL MY HANAS. CONBOTORS .

[@dukctape]

perfect timing! just ended up with a single cat. hoping its worth some dough, gonna look into this! thanks!

[@thubprint]

I’ve had some that were a complete disappointment, and then some (like yesterday’s!) that really surprise me

[@curtispayment4583]

@@thubprint send me some codes i have an app from a refinery i wll beat any price on eco cat

[@imthdj2u]

@@curtispayment4583 we live in illinois and between me and 2 other guys have about 50 ....got anyone close to us? like getting the best prices lol

[@imthdj2u]

research research research lol someone can offer 100 n it could be 600 like he said there are some good guys and crooks ....look up cat groups on face book and post the numbers and pics of it and u will get a good idea and even maybe some one close to you to buy it .....the metals that are in them have went up in price so there paying pretty good unless u have a lemon been there done that lol good luck and wish you well

[@robertbolton9450]

The love of precious metal.

[@randystone6781]

Hey Thub: Interesting video, on a pretty elusive topic. I've got a friend who scraps cars and resells parts. He gets usually at least 2 Cats per car because he does higher end models. Peace, my dude! ☮️

[@thubprint]

It can be a pain not being able to look up what something is worth, so I hope this video finds its people ☺️

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

A quick way to identify the "cat" component of the exhaust system is to look for bolts at both ends of the part. These parts are expected to "go out" and need to be changed. Thus the nuts and bolts.

[@thubprint]

Ahh, that’s an easy way to spot them if you’re not sure! They come in so many different styles it’s confusing at times.

[@specialtysalvage297]

actually most cats are not bolted, they are welded!

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

@@specialtysalvage297 I cut 60 to 100 cats of a week I think I know. If you see welds that's and aftermarket replacement. Worthless. Might as well leave it there

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

@@specialtysalvage297 try again

[@specialtysalvage297]

@@CowboyCarCrushing Apparently you are a know it all, know nothing. Lots of cats other then aftermarket are welded. If you did what you are mouthing you would know that.

[@volfanatic100]

Beautiful video

[@thubprint]

Thank you!

[@mehowshorts]

Thank you for the information it was useful 👍

[@thubprint]

That’s what I was hoping! 😉👌

[@nickl.eakins3250]

Such a font of useful information! The tweakers of rural Iowa thank you.

[@stephaniewilliams6697]

i gut my cats and weld them back in, they look like cats but are empty and worth maybe 1 cent in scrap value. if the electric company can chip and burn tires for fuel then so can i. if people can dig a hole and push their old house into it and burn the house then i can tear the house down and burn it in my outside wood boiler to get hot water and heat, and create electricity with the TEG's i have connected. my neighbors have burned 3 houses recently while my old house provided free heat and hot water for 4 years. i polluted the air no greater than each individual neighbor. if they complain ill deal with them!

[@tittyrino]

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[@KindCountsDeb3773]

I live in Charlotte, NC area and there has been a surge in cat thefts in 2021/22. Pretty brazen, too. Taking them from vehicles parked on the driveway or carport of residential homes. Then the owner has to buy a replacement. I do not know the price of cat's, new or used. * This was a useful and well-done tutorial. Good luck and hope your converter stays where it is. 🚗🚘🚘🚔🚔🚓🚓🚓🚓

[@jpmking9635]

yeah im in Raleigh NC and recently heard of a guy dying when the car fell on him....pretty stupid thing to do. why not just get a damn job. if you have the skills to steal a catalytic converter you can make decent money

[@Adam-th9vs]

@@jpmking9635 It takes zero skill to steal a cat. They can still get a damn job, but they make way more money stealing from others.

[@jpmking9635]

@@Adam-th9vs if it takes no skills to steal a cat then how are they going to have skills to get a job. maybe they already have jobs and are stealing them for drugs

[@Adam-th9vs]

@@jpmking9635 You are absolutely 💯 nuts if you think these thieves work. They steal because they make 10 times more money illegally than they can legally. You are correct in saying they may be doing it for drugs. And doing something that requires no skill, doesn't mean they don't have skills. Thieves should all be shot on the spot.

[@jpmking9635]

@@Adam-th9vs do you have any proof of that they dont work and make ten times as much. in order to make ten times as much money they are also ten times as more likely to get caught.

[@Moa12k]

Not gonna lie… I subscribed . Based on this video at the halfway mark . You’re pretty good at this KZbin thing . 🥂 #keepgoing

[@brentkrause1545]

Great info, Thanks dude! Still no snow here in Sunny Manitoba! Peace & Love to you and yours in this new year, Thub!

[@thubprint]

‘Sunny Manitoba’ ahaha! You’ll get yours!! What’s the latest in the year you’ve had a snowfall?

[@brentkrause1545]

@@thubprint a couple centimeters. Temp hovering around zero. I'm in south central near the us border. We are SOOO gonna pay for this come feb! Technically we had snow, but we don't consider what we have as snowfall! I guess I can't really answer your question! lol

[@chrisney4466]

I regularly purchase vehicles specifically for their converters. If you know which ones to look for you can make a substantial profit. Almost embarrassing to say but I make more from 1 or 2 junk cars than I do working a 40 hour week as a cnc machinist...

[@thubprint]

That’s pretty rad.. what do you do with the rest of it? Do you have a hefty trailer to pick them up with?

[@chrisney4466]

@@thubprint I bought an 18' flat trailer specifically to haul junk cars for their converters. I tend to focus on the vehicles I know have good sets due to space limitations. There are quite a few vehicles that have 1k plus systems. I also take the battery, alternator, starter, ac compressor, radiator, condenser, aluminum wheels and whatever wire/aluminum I feel like removing before I junk the rest for shred. If you're willing to put in the time junk cars are a goldmine these days.

[@thubprint]

Feel free to pm me with some of the cars to look for 😉😆

[@matthewsolland5076]

@@thubprint I also do this and would love to have a conversation about what cars to look for. I might have sent you a pm in the past.

[@brettransom4203]

@@chrisney4466 what are some of the vehicles you look out for? Seems f250 f350 are good. Of course prius. Heard certain Hondas. Sold a couple convertors recently from cars I repaired and opened up my eyes to the money that can be made. Got 800 for an f250 convertor but realozing I could have got more. Hoping for some advise from someone with some experience. I used to always just scrap unwanted cars but now realizing its best to take off convertors, but also trying to get into looking for vehicles with known expensive convertors. Thank you

[@SabreCycles]

Nice hair cut! When you going to have it finished?

[@thubprint]

😆

[@kennethsampson3597]

It’s people like you who keeps the crooks in business

[@redneck4528]

Shop around to different buyers, I have a shop and occasionally we get customer cars where they don't want to replace the engine or trans we part out the car and shoot pics of the cats to a few different buyers now we have a solid buyer and yes you can get 900 or more off cats from one car.

[@thubprint]

Nice! That’s probably a good system actually, just send pics and get offers before driving anywhere

[@ldiaz9580]

in la

[@dagill58]

I cut out my own converter. Straight piped it with a "turbo" muffler. Runs great. Been doing it to all my cars for years now.

[@thubprint]

Well you don’t need me bleating about the environmental effects, but it sure prevents it from getting stolen!

[@dagney2213]

Hi how is the noise factor with this?

[@dagill58]

@@dagney2213 I use a Thrush brand muffler called the "Hush Thrush". Looks stock, sounds stock, flows great.

[@dagney2213]

@@dagill58 You don't happen to be in Tampa are are you? lol?

[@richardcoram1562]

You apparently aren't in a state that SMOGS, or you wouldn't be driving without a cat. Honestly nothing sounds better than a good set of straight pipes, from the '50s and '60s, but even then the police knew by the sound if your pipes were legal or not. You got a fix-it- ticket, and you had to take in the receipts for the legal upgrade. There are mufflers that people run all the time, but if you want to know the truth a lot of them are "for off road use only". My favs., and the only mufflers I run are the Golden Turbos. They sound best when they're hot. They might be too loud for some ears, but as I tell those people; " hey! If you don like the sound, then cut off your ears!"😜

[@kylestrokelitus360]

Pt, Pd, and Rh that is plated on the ceramic honeycomb are noble metals that have an extreme tolerance to corrosion and an extremely high melting point. They also have a very unique feature and that is that in combination these three precious metals actually have the ability to be Catalysts in a chemical reaction. Catalyst = to speed up. Every single type of fossil fuel burned in a combustion engine create very hot off gasses of NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) and CO (Carbon Monoxide) both of these off gasses are said to have an effect on ground level ozone which is detrimental to human and animal health. Although NOx and CO when in contact with UV Radiation create O3 (ozone) --> smells like chlorine, this is technically good for high altitude because this is what thickens our ozone layer, the addition of more O3 molecules. Here's where things get tricky, at ground level if these gases were to come straight out of our tail pipes this would create ground level O3 during times in which we experience high UV from longer days. This unfortunately only happens when the sun is out, not as the days turn to night. O3 at ground level is bad for us no matter what and this in high concentrations creates smog. Another thing is that if our engines didn't have these metals inside the catalytic converters of our engines exhaust stream, then we would be contributing to highly toxic health concerns for our population at our lower atmosphere. Also a very complex issue is created when daylight helps to convert these off-gasses to O3, and at nighttime these unchanged gases go through complex chemical reactions leading to a high amount of greenhouse gases as these gases rise to higher altitudes and constantly react and change and become Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) our ozone layer causing its depletion. As per the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's take on this more complex part of the process, they state "Most stratospheric ozone depletion is caused when chlorine or bromine reacts with ozone. Most of the chlorine entering the stratosphere is from man-made sources (84%), such as CFCs and HCFCs with the remaining 16% from natural sources, such as the ocean and volcanoes. About half of bromine entering the stratosphere is from man-made sources, mostly Halons." "While acting to destroy ozone, CFCs and HCFCs also act to trap heat in the lower atmosphere, causing the earth to warm and climate and weather to change. HFCs, which originally were developed to replace CFCs and HCFCs, also absorb and trap infrared radiation or heat in the lower atmosphere of the earth. HFCs, CFCs and HFCs are a subset of a larger group of climate changing gases called greenhouse gases (GHGs). Taken together greenhouse gases are expected to warm the planet by 2.5 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of century." To sum things up a little, this is the reason all combustion burning engines should have catalytic converters, they catalyze (speed up) the chemical reaction to change the harmful NOx and CO being off-gassed to a more suitable and easier to manage H2O (water) and CO2 (carbon dioxide). People who feel its good to steal these items from vehicles are contributing to the depletion of our ozone and destroying this planet and making people suffer at the expense of your selfish temporary financial gain. People who do cat deletes on their vehicles to make them sound better are just as guilty, and anyone who hollows out a clogged cat, or does a cat delete because you cant afford to replace it as also just as guilty. These products are necessary and exactly why it was mandated that all manufacturers selling vehicles in the US are required to have these on their vehicles.

[@Anne--Marie]

Your degree is in chemistry, I presume?

[@kylestrokelitus360]

No unfortunately when I have a concern about things or if I look for an answer to a question and it becomes complex, then I obsess over it, if it surprises me and I'm able to continue to find pieces of the puzzle that speak to me in a way in which it makes sense and I can learn and stay interested. So I just really enjoy finding the full truth about some things and collecting all that knowledge and sharing it if I'm able to do so. I actually don't even have a degree technically but I've been through roughly 6 or 7 combined years of higher education, if one were to tall all the semesters and credit hours. Sometimes a degree is just a piece of paper, but nonetheless I believe college and higher level education are necessary for an educated, professional, and diligent workforce. I believe one develops the necessary skill set within the upper level courses (300s and 400s) of higher education, to be able to get interested in a complex understanding of a scientific unknown to a degree that deep to hunt it all down and piece it all together. I'm not saying it's a requirement though, but it certainly was where I gained the ability. Something that may surprise ya is, I've never taken a single chemistry course in my education, but I now in life and my career path I certainly wish I had. 💯🤷

[@Anne--Marie]

@@kylestrokelitus360 Your employer is lucky to have you in their work force. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@kylestrokelitus360]

@@Anne--Marie aww...that's probably the 1st compliment I've ever gotten on here. And one compliment I've received in a while. Life got really lonely for sure and now instead of being employed I've been working my ass off in building my own business. Which is another reason for the solitude. It's hard as hell finding anyone similar in my area and all my friends decided to betray me. It's been one hell of a curve for sure the past few years. But I'm determined to push ahead. I know my angles got me. 🙏

[@Anne--Marie]

@kylestrokelitus360 Wow, I'm sorry to hear about your streak of bad luck. May this week be great because you deserve the best!

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

We used to break and beat all that honey comb out and make straight piped.

[@thubprint]

Just gotta move your sensors down a bit of course

[@livvyweimar7362]

Oh Wow!!! No wonder you looked so stunned 😂. I would have been too. And you were all smooth with the "That's about what I expected" hahahahahahaha

[@thubprint]

😅

[@livvyweimar7362]

@@thubprint good on you! It's about time the universe smiled on you 😂

[@tomb1198]

They should require a valid ID when recycling Cats. And a tracking Db. In these covid times many folks are having theirs stolen by lowlifes. About $300 - $600 for a replacement

[@thubprint]

That’s how every scrapyard I’ve been to works, photo ID and a vehicle with valid plates or no sale.

[@imthdj2u]

its the world we live in ..... people are trash stealing them .... i just started buying scrap cars cutting them and junking the car ...... it will be the thieves that eventually ruin it for everyone 100 percent agree with comment ... no id no money

[@lauradianeciancanelli90]

Mine was just cut off my car with a power saw of some kind. Brutal. Lots of damage. That is just the price for the cc. Then you have to get all the other damage fixed and all the labor. Approx $1000.

[@floydkingi4364]

In New Zealand its photo ID and legit vehicle or no sale

[@christinaphillips5933]

Mine was Saw off !!! I needed my car to go to the hospital and get my cancer treatment ! And take my baby to school !!! I pray they make a law to arrest the buyers and thieves that are doing this l can't afford to pay for another one l only had liability insurance ! So what now ! My husband is Dead ! Who does the buyers sell it to !! Should also be arrested for buying stolen property !!

[@toiletpaper5770]

Worth enough for your boss to throw in the back of his range rover and get money out of

[@ryanjones7543]

Cool to see your channel grow like it has!! I haven't had a video recommended lately. Glad youtube recommended your channel again.

[@thubprint]

I sorta pivoted so I could make videos from home and keep my exposure down. Anytime a person does that they risk losing their audience, but I think it was a good move over the long term.

[@lootninja]

The code is on the brim of the flange on Nissans/Infiniti’s

[@bigtsperspective5831]

If my cats go missing, I’m showing this video in court. 😂🤣😎

[@thubprint]

It was the other guy I swear! You got nothin on me!

[@rawsage4978]

People will steal those things off your car and sell them watch your shit

[@thubprint]

Absolutely. Pretty savage out there sometimes.

[@ronaldwilkins6056]

The only reason I clicked this video was for the tweaker thief comments...kinda disappointed, lol.

[@marcturk4410]

Why did autos need them jet airliners dont have em !!!!!

[@derekkelly5597]

Where is your shop located I'm having some clog issues with my catalytic converter I'm thinking about getting it removed I'm usually traveling Midwest a lot.

[@SRK8481_2]

Can you help me with a info? I have removed catalytic converter from my '99 Chrysler Neon 2.0 (133 HP) Wanna get her to scrap but I can't find the code it's to rusty converter... I try it to wash it but nothing.... Any ideea how can I find it? I hear it usually it's very tiny printed so it's useless to try it more with "W"... Please help

[@BlueEyed888]

Scrap dealers should be prohibited from buying these things unless they have documentation showing they are legit - too many getting stolen right now.

[@ignacioayala3804]

That's what keeps them in business brings value up and brings demand up I'm sure they won't unless lawfully enforced

[@thubprint]

I know that sounds like a solution but it would only make things worse. It’s just the material within that is valuable, so if you regulate it too hard you’d create a black market for platinum group recovery. Remember how prohibition created wealthy and powerful gangs because of how profitable it was? You’d have that. But with back-room refineries with dangerous chemicals being poured into sewer systems.

[@kathryncarter6143]

Ya. The places in Utah require a paper trail for copper & similar things. CAT should be the same.

[@josephanderson4379]

Thub, you a smart mofo. I like intelligence and you my friend got it🎉

[@vincentbell3090]

We have gangs in Europe that cut them from cars on private driveways in Europe.

[@thubprint]

Yeah... 😕 it’s a big problem here too. Some scrapyards stopped buying them from individuals completely for that reason. Those gangs are NOT leaving it better than they found it!

[@vincentbell3090]

@@thubprint Most vexatious

[@misstee9453]

Unfortunately that's happening in the US too and the city is allowing these businesses to operate in residential neighborhoods. Im not sure if that's allowed😒

[@bartolomeoserrano9394]

In Chicago USA 2 fuckers

[@tommycollier9172]

We have that in the U.S ass well.

[@mattaitchey4917]

this is extremely informative thankyou very much. is the price likely to drop or rise anytime soon? hoard vs sell

[@thubprint]

If only there was a crystal ball, right? 😆 who can really say.. I don’t understand why the price of rhodium shot up so high in the past year. It’s easy to blame covid but that’s not much of an answer. If you look at the price charts it seems to have ‘stabilized’ over the past 3 months but it’s still in an upward trend so the data honestly supports either choice. Personally I’m a fan of taking profit when things are good so I would just sell, the upward explosion has already happened. It will probably continue upward, but I’m not convinced it can hold there.

[@mattaitchey4917]

@@thubprint thanks for the reply, i might settle in the middle and sell a few but hoard some too just incase it gets even more crazy :) .. im in Australia so its been tricky trying to get prices, it seems like all our local scrap merchants are out to rip us off!

[@geofft3214]

Good vid Thub! What about Sonya cat? Meow! LOL

[@thubprint]

Oh she’s still around. Just doesn’t hang out with me as much cuz she’s not allowed outside at the new house and my bedroom is a dark hole instead of the beautiful one I used to have 😅

[@gemnilvr]

They are worth more than $50, I know people selling them for $250-800 a piece and go on runs across country buying them up and them come back with 70-100 cats then sell them for double what they paid ! Pretty good making $10k every 3-5 day trip

[@gemnilvr]

@@americanadreaming how’s that? These items need recycled for their precious metals , they are taking them buying them from auto shops , your ignorant , maybe u need to better inform yourself before commenting. You think recycling is a problem lol , gtfoh!!

[@MatthewSomethingOrOther]

@@gemnilvr exactly. A few years back someone offered me $50 for the cat on a car I was scrapping. I'd assume that's what most of the honest people do. I just wonder where they're selling these at.

[@gemnilvr]

@@MatthewSomethingOrOther yeah that’s what u do or u go to dif mechanic or muffler shops and you can wait til you have 500 pieces or more and sell them to a company that recycles them , or there are local places that will pay cash for them and then they do the same thing im assuming once they get the recommended amount to send for payment !

[@gemnilvr]

@Itskiury you can sell online to companies in large quantities, just search online , do you have repair shop? You may need verification of where they came from since there are so many that are stealing them

[@kevinmetlow441]

Still looking to sell them? I buy them let me know

[@tommyp8845]

We are paying $45 for aftermarkets. $50-$100 is a joke for a normal catalytic converter.

[@bobspizza7444]

Also reading far into this comment section shows me alot of people do not understand precious metals and their value. Would be neat if more started learning.

[@youngdaggerdiclol9084]

How much would I get for a 2010 dodge charger I have 2 of ‘em and I’m wondering if I take mine out how much it would be

[@letsbangmotorsports4662]

Ecocat is way far off prices we are getting in ontario, sometimes way high, more often then not, way low best bet when selling cats is send pics/codes to a few buyers for quotes, you'll earn much, much more, also, pull the o2 sensors, they're worth $$$ too

[@thubprint]

I didn’t know O2 sensors were worth money!

[@nathanlavigne1029]

How much can you except to get from o2 sensor

[@letsbangmotorsports4662]

The going rate in ontario (for me at least) for o2 sensors is roughly $6/lb (which is roughly 6 o2 sensors)

[@letsbangmotorsports4662]

Also, I apologize for taking so long to reply, wasn't getting notifications for some reason for a few weeks lol

[@omarez6896]

@@thubprint especially the 5 wired ones have higher amounts of Pt in them

[@barkingdoggai]

The occasional cat robber gets paid in 9mm bullets from the neighbourhood Glock, too. Or, a car can slip (get pushed?) off the jack and make one a mashed cat. It’s called thinning the herd.

[@thubprint]

Savage, but it’s hard to feel bad for someone who gets hurt in the process of hurting others

[@Ricky_B4]

Thanks for giving thieves the information they need to get more for the catalytic converter they cut off my truck.

[@Cleveland_born]

Well can u let me know what a 2011 hyundai sonata push start catalytic converter cost

[@Sprintervan1]

Used OEM 04-09 Prius cats go for $1400+ on Ebay! Crazy!

[@thubprint]

Makes me wonder what they’re worth after refining the metals out!

[@gemnilvr]

$150-200 at the most , idk where ur looking lol

[@burbdumbs2667]

@@gemnilvr check again guy....

[@Sifinds]

Is anyone else here watching because you just had your Cat stolen too?

[@thubprint]

That sucks.. I think a number of people are, I keep hearing about how it’s getting worse!

[@electromotive4]

Yes

[@VoidR]

Yes, came to the youtubes looking for solutions and found...this!

[@ginatucci201]

Yup

[@matthewstrothers7991]

Can we trust scruffy nerf hearder

[@slythdreams]

Thank you, Thub!

[@thubprint]

So welcome! It was fun 😊

[@Perperj]

Thub is one of the cool kids.

[@thubprint]

Pfft, I’ve never been cool 😂

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

If you live in a high crime area ..........hook up a high voltage capacitor to the battery and rig it up to shock the living stupid out of anyone dumb enough to be stealing cats !

[@thubprint]

I’d have to look into how, wouldn’t want to short out something on the vehicle!

[@scarsprospecting]

I refine my own now ! Tired of getting hosed ! Making my own bars and coins .

[@cszmotorspreston9758]

Where did you do mate?

[@scarsprospecting]

@@cszmotorspreston9758 my house Colorado

[@corporateservants269]

@@scarsprospecting is it hard? Lot of people around are selling cars for 5,6 hundred. And the parts beside can go for some good money!

[@scarsprospecting]

@@corporateservants269 yes sir it’s worth it . You’ll get 2 times more value but it’s dangerous . Very

[@corporateservants269]

@@scarsprospecting what's the danger to doing this? Sorry, last question man.😅

[@mosesbrown1979]

I'm collecting about 20 cats every 2 months At my garage as scrap ever since the scrap yards don't take our converters anymore I've been letting them build up now I don't know what I'm going to do with them but I understand they're worth a ton of money

[@valeriegates1560]

You are my new best friend. 😃

[@Habs8691]

"The scale of your operation" AKA your theft ring. A how-to on unloading stolen cats. LOL

[@davids4063]

Yeah I was gonna say, talking about the scale of an operation like that is obviously about a ring. Maybe leave out the business economic strategy information.

[@jimh4167]

Why not cut them apart and just sell the platinum filled part

[@davidroberts2404]

Rhodium is the high $ metal inside a converter even though platinum is high also

[@tigreuniversidad1]

What’s the value of 08 sprinter diesel 3.0 engine with the pf6005? I only get $200 i thing worth more than that

[@christianelimontoya3033]

How much does the toyota camrey go for , the caddy?

[@Emi-amg]

I’m paying 170 for that Nissan cat you said 40-50

[@thubprint]

Well to be clear, I compared it to visually similar ones that ranged from $50-200, and said id be happy with $50. I learned that the price on the app was a scrap purchaser price and not final refining value though so knowing that, a person should aim for at least as much as the app says

[@kimsikorski5691]

I took mine off of my parts car and received $650.00 for it. Been thinking of taking mine off of my car I drive and put a straight pipe. I wouldn't get that much out of it if someone was to total my car because it's an older model but not cheap at all to repair but will go for many many miles. The thing is a lot of people go around and see people have cars sitting in there yard and either ask what they would want for the car or if they would want to may a $100 bucks on the cat. Most people will do it because they need the money. I just knew something was up when I get a call asking me if I would take $100 each for them so I was like let me think about it and I called around and I finally got a hold of a guy close to me and he told me that he could give me $650 total. He said he was tired of people. Going around and screwing people and he wanted to give a fair price. I'm sure he is making what he's paying especially with the prices of the 3 precious metals Platinum the other one that starts with a p and Rotum which I don't know how to spell it. But I believe the other precious metal that starts with a P is going for more then gold per Oz. Then the rotum is going for $20,000 for an oz. I seen that on Google the other day. So yes keep your eye on your cars. Especially foreign cars. Only thing I know is the guy that bought mine has to have a certain amount of weight before he takes it to who ever to get paid for his. But like I said I'm sure he is making double on what he pays people but that is ok because going from $200 to $650 made a big difference to me. So if you have any cars that don't run, call around and give the people you call the numbers on the cat and they will tall you what it is worth before you even decide to cut it off your car. But I'm sure prices are only going to go higher because the demand for those 3 precious metals is on the rise. Junk yards are probably making a killing. Hope this helps, God bless 🙏💞🙏

[@russpeaknuckel9525]

I got a 30 pack of Bush for mine.

[@nathanperez8876]

🤣🤣🤣

[@letsbangmotorsports4662]

Ouch, we all get burned sometimes

[@e92joe97]

Did you ever try selling on the app ?

[@5050johnsmith]

According to the lapd artical on yahoo 300 of them were worth $750.000 dollars so that not damages that not labor that actual value

[@musicmoments1002]

So meaning my stolen convertor is going through the process. 🤦‍♂️🤬

[@thubprint]

Yuuuupp. Happening to a lot of folks these days, I imagine they’ll start requiring business numbers to buy them under soon.

[@madmax8620]

??How much $$$ should i expect to get for my 2001 PRIUS cat??... I was told its one of the most valuable modern ones with 2 cats in tandem...and Toyota wants 3Grand new for one...

[@zelmo99]

Should see$1900

[@madmax8620]

@@zelmo99 1900.00 from a scrapyard?...from who is going to pay that?...its used of course (50k mi on it)...and why so much? Hey thanks! !

[@zelmo99]

@@madmax8620 The precious metals are HEAVY in this cat....call 763-755-7534 Adolph's tomorrow...yesterday they gave me $1275 for Prius Gen 2 and $1100 for a set of GM 6.0 liter cats from a 2000 model year truck

[@kimsikorski5691]

That is because the rhodium alone is going for $20,000 an oz The platinum is around $1200 or so and the other precious metal that starts with a P is going for more then an oz of gold. So I don't know how many cats it would take to get an oz of each but if you know what you are doing and know how to melt them down, you would be rich pretty quick.

[@zelmo99]

Rhodium prices continue to blast away and are, as of this update, at $18,000 an ounce; price-per-gram being around $714 ..Average cat is 4 grams Rhodium. 2001 Prius is 11 grams so $714 per gram= $7714.00 just in Rhodium but now you got to find a buyer

[@UsedParts248]

I have it all the time.

[@thubprint]

Dubai sounds amazing and I’d love to see it someday ☺️

[@BayBrimsta]

Nice video information for thieves