scraping cats

[91-stang]

So i have 4 old cats from my mustang that was going to throught away. i was told I can get 100$ a piece for the at the scrap yard. Has anyone taked a cat in before?

[Brandon W.]

$100??? maybe $10...and the scrap yards only like cats if there still alive.;)

[91-stang]

only 10 wounder where he got 100?

[Rocket Power]

It would seem odd to get $100 for used ones when you can buy new universals for like $70-80

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

They do have some scrap value as they contain platinum, not sure how much you will get.
I remember hearing about thefts of big cats off big suvs parked in park and rides last year.

[91-stang]

I suppose it depends on what it came from . The bigger the cat maybe the more platinum it contains. Well i guess I'll just take them in and see I'll let you know.

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

I think the newer the more money too, a huge 8.1 liter truck cat that is shiny and has some metal bluing will fetch more than a crusty rusty 15 year old y pipe lookin thing.

The crooks that buy them probably low ball the unscrupulous folks selling said $1200 cat too them for $50 :)

[Red97GTP]

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[88Nightmare]

go to miller compressing down in the menomonee valley. you will get anywhere from $5 bucks a converter all the way up to $45 a converter. The $45 ones are like the older 80's style suburban cats, that were really wide and long, but thin. I got $45 for one of those once after I cut it off of my brothers 87 burban.

[Berettaspeed]

if they are O.E you can get around 40 bucks a pop.

[88Nightmare]

if they are O.E you can get around 40 bucks a pop.

not always. Ford converters seem to fetch the lowest amounts. I turned in some that said Ford right on em, and got $10 bucks each if I was lucky. But the place that will most likely pay the most would be Miller Compressing, considering they probably take in more scrap metal in milwaukee county then any other place around, and they got money to play around with over there.

[GTSLOW]

Just sold my stock cats for a 130. Some guy buys them on ls1tech, i think someone said something about platinum in the cats?

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Those mid 70's to mid 80's diamond shaped gm had some "pellets" in them that are think are more worthy vs. ford that is just honeycomb.

Catalytic converters is what AC Oak Creek was built to produce around 1972.

[Berettaspeed]

not always. Ford converters seem to fetch the lowest amounts. I turned in some that said Ford right on em, and got $10 bucks each if I was lucky. But the place that will most likely pay the most would be Miller Compressing, considering they probably take in more scrap metal in milwaukee county then any other place around, and they got money to play around with over there.

GM coverters the "double" or hour glass looking one gets alot for. and yeah i would say miller will pay the most. the thing is scrap yards do rip people off. look out for the one on state street. its like 54th? they were like 3 cents cheaper than the one on 67th and national. on the same day! i took my stuff back too. haha

[Rocket Power]

Holly crap, sell it on ebay. My brother needs a cat for his sunbird so I checked out ebay :wow

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/catalytic-converter-for-scrap_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33629QQihZ009QQit emZ190126578373QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-FROM-92-GMC-JIMMY-FOR-SCRAP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33629QQihZ011QQit emZ320130153457QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-4-SCRAP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33629QQihZ011QQit emZ320130154401QQrdZ1

[Brandon W.]

hell at those kinds of prices..im damn near tempted to go to the local car dealership and start unbolting these f*ckers..i am joking but now i see why people do it.:wow:wow

[nismodave]

I thought this thread was going to be this......

http://pets.onas.ru/cats_fighting.jpg

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Wow those ebay scrap converter prices are out of sight !

[GTSLOW]

Hmm I should put mine on there separately.

Why do you say that dave?

[Reverend Cooper]

the toyota cats on the newer ones have platinum and fetch a hefty price fo sho

[70challenger]

i usaully take them to (i think) miller compressing in big bend. i got 30 a pop for two smaller gm work van cats, and 40 for a 2000-ish impala cat.

[GTSLOW]

http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7326937#post7326937

Rhodium??