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Old 10-18-2012, 05:58 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
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Now that we all acknowledge that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and the current high levels are bad for the environment, let's move past it and work on ways to lessen CO2 emissions.
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Do I sense some confusion?

CO2 emission is directly related to MPG. Ecomodding reduces CO2. The cat does not.

CO, NOx, and HC are smog precursors that the cat converts to more stable molecules.
CO, NOx, HC ---cat--->> CO2, N2, H2O.
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