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"Thermal Reactors are Catalytic Converters."
Nope:
I have my original units and they are merely insulated chambers for afterburning.
Owner's manual specifies 91 RON octane low lead or unleaded fuel.
Thermal reactor:
A high-volume thermally isolated chamber replacing the exhaust manifold and providing a place for high-temperature afterburning of exhaust pollutants. Found on all Mazda rotary engines and some piston engines (BMW for example) as well.
Catalytic converter:
A pollution-control device found on the exhaust system of most cars since its introduction in 1974 which acts like an afterburner to reburn unburned gas in the tail pipe. It looks like a small muffler and is usually made of stainless steel. It contains platinum, rhodium, or palladium which is a catalyst for the chemical reaction needed to burn off any unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide by turning them into water vapor, carbon dioxide and other less toxic gases.
Last edited by Jim Sims; 04-15-2007 at 04:34 PM..
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