Q:
Can I take out the catalytic converter on my exhaust without causing damage to
my car?
A: Yes, you can, but
you shouldn’t — if only to keep off your back all those very special people who
hug trees when not stroking little bunnies.
In South Africa,
keeping a pricey catalytic converter on your car also gives thousands of
platinum miners jobs. That is until researchers develop a synthetic mineral
alternative to platinum.
If, however, you don’t
care for the little bunnies and/or reckon that you also have a right to belch
carcinogenic toxins from diesel exhaust fumes into our air, as does every old
truck on our roads, the Internet has lots of advice on either fitting a
non-catalytic exhaust or replacing the cat with a pipe.
