interior heat
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You might look into a ceramic coated tunnel plate:
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C6tunnel-plates.html
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C6tunnel-plates.html
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From: Denver Colorado
Originally Posted by Hoonose
You might look into a ceramic coated tunnel plate:
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C6tunnel-plates.html
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C6tunnel-plates.html
(I got the stainless steel ceramic coated one)
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by outnumbered
I ordered the Koolmat.Should have it anyday now.I'll post the results.
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Go to Lowes. Where they sell insulation, they have stuff that looks like bubble wrap that is coated with aluminum on both sides. It's only $20. Place it under your carpet and you will reduce heat and noise quite a bit. Also, the Tunnel Plate listed bu someone else helps as well.
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by 05_C6Z51
Go to Lowes. Where they sell insulation, they have stuff that looks like bubble wrap that is coated with aluminum on both sides. It's only $20. Place it under your carpet and you will reduce heat and noise quite a bit. Also, the Tunnel Plate listed bu someone else helps as well.
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From: Jackson NJ
Originally Posted by tomselleck
I seem to have alot of heat which is emanating from the gear shift apparatus. Is this normal? It makes summer driving uncomfortable and forces the A/C to be on all the time.
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Originally Posted by Dave S
Unfortunatlely it is normal....next time you have your C6 on a lift or jacked up, take a look at those two big @ss exhaust pipes running under the chassis. That's where the heat is coming from. I've installed one of the ceramic chassis plates that helps somewhat & you could install another layer of insulation in the cabin, but that means you have to pull the carpeting. From time to time, I also turn on the fan, set to the "feet" position (no A/C). That helps a bit too & doesn't put the drag of the compressor on the engine.
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Today is the first time I felt this heat, and to honest it was very nncomfortable. I've been out of the car now for an hour and I can still feel a odd feeling on the side of my leg. Besides the plate, is there anything else that can be done? (thin insulation doesn't seem to be useful) Will long tube headers make this even worse because the cats are going to be under there too?
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Originally Posted by jsk96z28
Today is the first time I felt this heat, and to honest it was very nncomfortable. I've been out of the car now for an hour and I can still feel a odd feeling on the side of my leg. Besides the plate, is there anything else that can be done? (thin insulation doesn't seem to be useful) Will long tube headers make this even worse because the cats are going to be under there too?
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Thanks
Thanks for the advice; I will order the ceramic coated shield. I'll probably get the stainless steel one. The heat is unbearable in the summer and you alway have to have the AC on. Does anyone know if the the dealer will install these products?
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by EuroRod
I installed two layers of thermal mat under the console and it worked worders. Took less than 1 hour, but, I was a console 'expert' as I'd R&R'd the shifter several times. It's worth the trouble.
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
check out crazy cowboy's kit http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1434671 he is a forum vendor and I've had good luck with him in the past. This looks exactly like what your looking for.
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From: Pinellas Park Florida
Cool It, Koolmat tunnel heatshield fits the C6 and trust me, the console heat will go away. I installed mine in a hour and did not have to take of the pipes-the install of the shield would have been faster, but putting the pipes back in and getting the tips where I wanted them would have added 2 more hours.