Your car’s catalytic converter is located in the exhaust, right after the exhaust manifold. Its job is to chemically convert harmful exhaust emissions into harmless gases. These harmful compounds are: Hydrocarbons Carbon monoxide Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide is a poison for any air-breathing animal. Nitrogen oxides lead to smog and acid rain, and hydrocarbons produce …
Affordable tweaks to increase your car’s performance can be tempting but are almost always associated with increased fuel consumption; a very unwelcome side-effect in the current climate of sky-high petrol prices. However there are a few ways to increase performance without negatively impacting your mpg. Here we take a closer look at some of the …
Slung away underneath your car (unless you have a “68 Chevy with pipes on the side” as ageing rockers Saxon would say) your exhaust has to take punishment both from inside and outside, as it channels hot noxious gases away from your engine whilst being battered by spray, grit and mud thrown up from the …