Originally Posted by tophcfa

The spark arrestor is designed to prevent a spark from coming out of the muffler and starting a brush fire. It is basically a fine screen that covers the end of the tailpipe. Over time, carbon deposits clog the screen and limit exhaust airflow causing performance issues. For the Villages usage, it is a worthless and trouble prone feature. Kind of like an appendix or wisdom teeth in a human. If all the idiots driving around tossing out cigarette butts hasn’t started any fires than spark arresters most certainly aren’t necessary. Removing the spark arrestor will only help climb steep grades if the one in your cart has become clogged. There is no risk of damaging your cart by removing it, but it would risk damaging your cart driving around with a badly clogged one. Hope that answers your questions.