Malcolm Osborne wrote:
> My 156 2.0 TS is of 1999 vintage, with 275 000 Km on the clock.
>
> I'm sure the catalytic convertor in the exhaust system provides little more
> than back pressure these days. A replacement would be too expensive.
>
> Our local regs do not insist on these things (though most new cars do have
> them).
>
> Has anyone removed their cat convertor - replacing it with a straight piece
> of pipe? A slight bit of power boost may result.
>
>

Not on a 156 that I know of, but it certainly used to quite common over
here.

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