Exhaust System Also Affects Vehicle Performance

Vehicle performance do not solely rely on the theair to fuel ratio very close to the stoichiometric point,
engine, an efficient exhaust system is also needed.which is the ideal calculation. It is up to the Cadillac
For the famous car companies like Cadillac and BMW,catalytic converters and
good looking and luxurious cars are just not enough.BMW Catalytic Converter to help reduce emission
Their products also require quality performance. Totoxicity. Today, most catalytic converters are
achieve this performance, they would need anthree-way catalytic converters. The term 'three way'
optimum exhaust.refers to the three regulated emissions Cadillac
A vehicle's exhaust system is a series of pipes andCatalytic Converter and BMW catalytic converter help
tubings where each component is responsible withto reduce, which are carbon monoxide, Hydrocarbons
different tasks. These tubings are used to guideor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and Nitrogen
waste exhaust gases away from a controlledoxides (NOx) molecules. A catalytic converter is a
combustion inside an engine. There is also a manifold,great innovation that is designed to help reduce air
which is an assembly designed to collect the exhaustpollution.
gas from two or more cylinders into one pipe. AfterJust like in most modern cars, there are three stages
that is the header, which is an improved manifold. Itin the Cadillac catalytic converter and BMW catalytic
is designed to perform well in collecting the exhaustconverter. The first stage is The reduction catalyst,
gases that the manifold did not collect. Headers arewhere platinum and rhodium are used to help reduce
generally steel pipes with bends and folds so all thethe Nitrogen oxides emissions. In the second stage or
exhaust gases arrive at the same time. After that aoxidization catalyst, the catalytic converter reduces
catalytic converter will come into action. Cadillacthe unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide by
catalytic converter and BMW catalytic converter areburning them over a platinum and palladium catalyst.
designed to lessen the harmful elements in theThe final stage is a control system that monitors the
exhaust before they are released into the air.exhaust stream. It also here where the information is
To do this effectively, car engines carefully controlused to control the fuel injection system.
the amount of fuel they burn. They try to keep the