vvpete
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Well I guess the only to verify that is to buy two of the same catalytic converters from the same company, one "federal" version and one "nazi uber cali alles version". test each one for emissions then cut each one apart respectively and measure platinum content and then we'll get down to the bottom of this.
I'm highly skeptical though, knowing the state of California and the BAR are so corrupt it is just another way to extra more taxable revenue from the hapless motorists.
Just an FYI, a stock Volvo cat will pass CA emissions insp. Those are an all-metal, probably rhodium/platinum core, not the ceramic honeycomb like many aftermarket casts are.
The Magneflow, Walker, Catco etc are all made of the same creamic honeycomb material, and are not the metal core rhodium/platinum like the OEM. Even the 'all metal' Magneflow are not the same as OEM. The honeycomb material does have metallic particles in it which scavenge the exhaust gases like metal core OEM, but there's a lot less metal in them than OEM, hence the price diffference.
I callled Magneflow about it (I put in an expensive 'metal' core Magneflow in only a few months ago) and those are not CA approved either, only the old school solid metal perforated film one's are approved, which have lots of the precious metals in them. That's all they have in them. You can get big$$'s for an old one from recyclers, so don't throw away the bad cat.