Interior Getting Hot!
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Interior Getting Hot!
After a good hour of driving my car I notice that the Stereo, a/c control, under wwhere my feet rest gas pedal area - you can feel the hot air come in) and between my seats (where the tourqe tube is/shifter area) becomes very warm, eneough to make it uncomfortable inside the car, is this normal??
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get an Elite Engineering Tunnel Plate 
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I notice this on mine especially if I open the windows some. Seems to create a draft which just draws in the hot air even more. I can feel it coming from down under the dash by the steering column, but never can pinpoint the exact spot. Very frustrating.
Jeff
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Last edited by JNS; Dec 31, 2006 at 11:01 AM.
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Tell Jeff of E2 that I sent you
And yes, it is normal.
Tell Jeff of E2 that I sent you
And yes, it is normal.
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this is normal on our c5's and c6's. There are many posts on CF with solutions for this. Heat from the exhaust system seems to be the main culprit. Like England Green suggested getting a tunnel plate which you mount under the console will help diminish this heat
good luck
Bob
good luck
Bob
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this is normal on our c5's and c6's. There are many posts on CF with solutions for this. Heat from the exhaust system seems to be the main culprit. Like England Green suggested getting a tunnel plate which you mount under the console will help diminish this heat
good luck
Bob
good luck
Bob
Dynomat extreme, or simular products work great.
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For a long time Vettes have been known to get warm from the tunnel area. Just the way the car is. The tunnel plate will help as would some insulation kits you can buy.
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Yes, it's perfectly normal. In the summer especially after a long ride the console area on my Z06 gets very warm. 
Over the winter I'm dropping the exhaust center section and installing an aftermarket tunnel plate. I haven't decided whether I want a ceramic coated or a blanket type of insulator.
There's a couple of supporting vendors who carry them, I'll be choosing one of them.
Over the winter I'm dropping the exhaust center section and installing an aftermarket tunnel plate. I haven't decided whether I want a ceramic coated or a blanket type of insulator.
There's a couple of supporting vendors who carry them, I'll be choosing one of them.
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Wrapping exhaust pipes with cloth will degrade/fatigue the metal...it's a racing trick but not applicable to a street car. I'm in AZ and I don't notice the heat issue myself. I'd think the ideal correction would be the improved tunnel plate or a heat/sound resistant product like DYNAMAT or similar. A ceramic/metallic coating would also be a consideration (JET HOT, HPC, CERMACHROME).