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Mustang GT Procharged Potential bad OEM Cat

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Exp. Type
HPDE
Exp. Level
Under 3 Years
Atlanta
I have 2015 Mustang GT Procharged and have tracked it 8 times. I understand OEM cats can be a problem with Prochargers. I have tracked the car at only about a 6/7 (out of 10) and a few weeks ago finally ran a hot lap in 90 degree weather. The Cylinder Head Temp spiked to 250, I then ran a cool lap and pitted. The check engine light was on it showed some misfires and a P0358 but no P0420 or P0430 codes. My mechanic looked at the Cat and found a few hairline cracks in honeycomb but no melting and we could see through the Cat with a light. I also did a temperature check on the cats, upstream temp was 500 degrees and downstream was 590 degrees. Per AI and another muffler shop the downstream temps (outlet) should be hotter than upstream if the cats are still efficient. Not ready to add headers yet. Should I retire the car from the track or just daily with an occasional hard pull. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Mustang GT Catalytic Converter.jpg
 
It's only money.

The cats can be replaced with cats meant for the kind of horsepower you are pushing. They are expensive. I am not talking about marketing "high flow" nonsense. Get cats rated for the actual horsepower. Your cats are rated for about 215 horsepower per side. <--- I mean, really, why would you expect them to live in your pro charged car?

Then you need to cool off the car on track with a procharger. The stock cooling system was designed to shed the heat from a 435 horsepower engine when driven to the grocery store. It was not even designed to cool that engine off on a racetrack. Once you added the prochargers, you have overtaxed the cooling system. Better oil cooler, better radiator, ducting, ventilate the hood . . . . but none of that will help the stock catalytic converters survive all the extra horsepower you are pushing through them.
 

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