Tunnel plate question
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Melting Slicks
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Tunnel plate question
I replaced the tunnel plate on my C6 GS. I have the OEM one in the garage now. Can anyone tell me definitively if the C6 plate will fit a C5?
I have a C5 as well and if they are a direct fit I may just jack it up and install it. It isn't GREAT but it looks better than the C5 OEM one (which amounts to nothing more than a dust cover).
Thanks
I have a C5 as well and if they are a direct fit I may just jack it up and install it. It isn't GREAT but it looks better than the C5 OEM one (which amounts to nothing more than a dust cover).
Thanks
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The C5 plate is not just a dust cover but a well engineered piece with very special balsa wood sandwiched in the middle. You can read about their discussions of the added cost and design functions in "All Corvettes are Red". Great book if you have never read it.
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The C6 plate is a good improvement over the stock C5 but I'll bet you could double up and use both the C5 & C6 plate for even better results.
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The floorboards use the balsa-wood sammich, not the tunnel plate. 
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Although I have not heard of any reports of this occurring, I do think that is an excellent precautionary tip. 
In that same vein, I guess you could lay down a bead of silicone either in place of, or in addition to, a series of pop-rivets.
In that same vein, I guess you could lay down a bead of silicone either in place of, or in addition to, a series of pop-rivets.
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Get some insulating material and put it between the two plates to help with the console heat.
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For heat rejection, I would recommend just going with Thermal Abs from Elite Engineering on the under side, regardless of whether it's being used on a stock single plate or "doubled" plate. That thing really works well.
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When I did my exhaust, I removed the plate and used some of the bubble wrap silver stuff from Home Depot. I put some up over the torque tube and on top of the plate. Also made a second plate out of some metal I had laying around. I think I put a piece between the plates also. It made a world of difference on heat coming into the cabin. May have helped a little with the noise.
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