This article was updated in November 2025. The words "catalytic converter theft" are enough to make anyone wince. Not only is it annoying, it's an expensive fix. The fact that a thief can slide under ...
Last month in "Crying Fouled," we showed how the factory catalytic converter in our '95 Firebird Firehawk was robbing us of driveability. It had become so contaminated from unspent fuel that its ...
The polarizing Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, with said agency imposing strict emission regulations for gasoline-powered vehicles beginning ...
Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...
Last month in "Crying Fouled," we showed how the factory catalytic converter in our '95 Firebird Firehawk was robbing us of driveability. It had become so contaminated from unspent fuel that its ...