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You can drive without a catalytic converter (though you will fail smog test so it could eventually cascade to that).
by ec109685 5y ago
You can drive without a catalytic converter (though you will fail smog test so it could eventually cascade to that).
- genewitch 5y agoWhen the cat is removed your car almost certainly violates noise ordinance, so it's undrivable unless you know someone quick with exhaust pipes and clips or a welder. So, yeah, you can drive a car without a cat, but not without a muffler (generally). Fix it tickets still incur a monetary cost.
- Eelongate 5y agoYou can't drive a car safely without a catalytic converter (unless the thief has been kind enough to patch up their damage with a straight piece of pipe, which never happens.) With a damaged exhaust system under the car, the driver is at substantial risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. And with a driver so intoxicated, everybody else on or near the road is at risk as well.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago> You can drive without a catalytic converter This is incorrect for modern diesels that have a DPF system and inject DEF fluid. The cats are required hardware. You may be allowed 50-250 miles without them then the vehicle will not operate. It is well within possibility that someone stealing your cat between two places in Texas could be a big problem for you.