Q: New catalytic converter

asked by on March 31, 2016

I need a new catalytic converter on my car. Are aftermarket catalytic converter good to use such as Magna flow. Or should I buy a oem catalytic converter. Since money is an issue.

My car has 146000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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