Can I drive without the catalytic converter on my truck?

I was at work tonight and someone pulled up and cut it off my truck. Will I cause any harm by driving while I wait to get it fixed?

 

Won't cause harm, but it will cause you to fail emissions if you have them.

 

Thankfully I don’t have that here. Thanks for the heads up

 

better wear some earplugs

 

I'm in WA, a lot of people just get a muffler shop to weld in a pipe because of the noise. If you are going to replace it, I'd file an insurance claim.

 

man, people suck!!!

Definitely invest in a cat shield. Good deterrent for most thieves.

 

Unreal. Sorry, OP

 

Didn’t know about those, but now I’m definitely investing

 

Yep, it's rampant everywhere. Scumbags mainly targeting Toyotas. I purchased a miller cat shield this past weekend and will be receiving it tomorrow.

 

Where are you in FL? Sigh I don’t want to buy a cat shield. In tampa

 

Just got my millerCAT shield today. Install will be this weekend.

 

Only harm will be to everyone’s ears

 

I’m in Downtown Tampa. Based off my experience, I would suggest it

oh boy is it loud

 

Since you do not have emission testing in your state, a Y-Pipe would be another option as it deletes the secondary Cats. Did they leave the Primary Cats near the engine block?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/afe-y-pipe-48-46006-or-urd-mark-2-y-pipe.622270/

 

I can vouch for the miller Cat shield
I installed mine and it was super easy .
I believe Rci makes one too and is a little beefed up
I opted for the stainless steel one

 

I’ll try and get a pic uploaded of the damage. I’m not 100% sure of what I’m looking at

I’ll keep that in mind

 

That really sucks. They may get a couple hundreds bucks, but cause thousands of dollar for owner to replace it and hassle to deal with this crap.
Catalytic converter is for emission only, doesn't hurt anything if you drive without it. Other than the noise.

 

Fuck me. I kept seeing all these posts about it and thought, never see these in tampa, lucky me. Just had to buy a dash cam since nobody here can drive, almost had to use it the first 5 hours after i installed it.... now cat guard, sigh.

 

Just throw a huge NASCAR sticker and drive it open cat.

 

I would also consider idling or slow traffic. The exhaust fumes will be dumping under the cabin and I would think could also possibly cause heat damage to the above surfaces.
I know you said it’s temporary just to get to the shop, but thought I’d throw that out there in case you grew comfortable with driving with hearing protection.

As mentioned above, I’d be seriously considering calling my insurance.