# 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe - removing catalytic converters

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-tahoe-removing-catalytic-converters/136090>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 9, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-tahoe-removing-catalytic-converters/136090 "2019-03-09T01:55:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JackCrockett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JackCrockett](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JackCrockett)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-tahoe-removing-catalytic-converters/136090/1 "2019-03-09T01:55:20Z")

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If I remove the catalytic converters will my Tahoe run better or worse?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-tahoe-removing-catalytic-converters/136090/2 "2019-03-09T01:59:10Z")

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There is a Federal law that you will violate and you don’t even want to do that.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-tahoe-removing-catalytic-converters/136090/3 "2019-03-09T02:24:42Z")

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No change. It won’t run better OR worse but you will violate federal law!

Modern cats flow very well and don’t restrict power. And they clean the exhaust so all of us can breath a little better.