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Just purchased my 9th vette...a 2013 60 year 427 with 6,000 miles. The car is a dream and responds perfectly. Even though it is really hot now, the heat coming from the console area is really extreme. The right side of my leg actually got burnt. How do I insulte thi area without ripping out the carpeting. The center console glove box is the same. I apprecite any guidance.
Jeff
I do my own tinkering and recently removed the exhaust and the tunnel plate and found out why the center hump area gets so hot, first was evident the insulation is installed in two pieces starting off the center and the two sides didn’t meet together they where separated allowing heat to be absorbed by the exposed metal no wonder the cup holder gets so hot but as that ain’t bad enough tours the front approaching the firewall the two sides split away wide open so heat is absorbed there by the bare metal and transferred tours the back to the cabin and console area, no way I was going to live with that went to the auto parts and didn’t find anything good enough so went to a car sound place and for 12. bucks they handed me a piece Dynamat just cut to size and stick on, also I had previously got an insulation for the tunnel plate and that helped so I run into another and bought it so the tunnel plate is now insulated on both sides to help keep it from absorbing heat all is normal now.
DaOtherOne's idea doesn't hurt, but..... I too put in the few square inches of stuff I got from MGW when I put my short shifter in my '06 ZO6. However to really take care of all that heat, I found that there are other areas that I needed to work on first. Since I enjoy tinkering like others, I had to decide if it were best for me to attack this heat issue from above or from below. Previously I had installed a couple different seats w/ sliders & discovered that I really don't care to work from inside the crammed cockpit. I guess since I also have jack stands & tools, I decided to tackle this from below. Similar to xBoostx, I also extended the tunnel plates' reflective insulation by purchasing a product from Design Engineering. While in there, I also put on 50 ft of their 2" Titanium wrap to my exhaust pipes by attaching this with SS zip ties. The wrap was only $70 and easy to use. The one additional thing I did was to put on DEI's C7 catalytic converter shield on the driver's side. This may have not been necessary but their product is so sweet that it was a pleasure installing such a quality part. Fortunately for me, my under the car tinkering dramatically cooled my right leg. Hoping the best for you too. Pic included
Last edited by Dirk Miller; Jun 10, 2020 at 08:36 PM.
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The install requires partial removal of the stock exhaust system, problem is I can't find any local shop around my area that will do the install. I have called and emailed the two so called Corvette shops in the immediate Pensacola area but they are both useless and will not return any inquires to date. I went to one of the shops in person this past week and within 2 minutes some ***-clown is whistling at me, nice lack-of customer service.
don't forget that a lot of that heat comes from the bell/ torque tube too.... the plate will help some, but you gotta get the entire tunnel taken care of... there's a little insulation in there but it's not great
don't forget that a lot of that heat comes from the bell/ torque tube too.... the plate will help some, but you gotta get the entire tunnel taken care of... there's a little insulation in there but it's not great
I am confused, the first piece is a heat shield that goes all around the tunnel and the second item is a thicker tunnel plate with additional shielding, that is not enough?
I know there will always be some heat, it is what it is… so I am told by other Corvette owners. I am just trying to reduce it somewhat knowing I have long trips scheduled for next year.
What else should I consider? I know there is some interior based shielding I can use but if I have to rip out the entire interior of the car PLUS the tunnel shielding modifications then it’s simply too much for me from a labor cost prospective and I will simply dump this car like a bad habit.
it looks like the second is a piece of insulation that covers the plate and the sides, in referring to insulation inside the tunnel above the torque tube...
they make thermal insulation you can slip inside the carpet by the tunnel that should help knock it down
Just purchased my 9th vette...a 2013 60 year 427 with 6,000 miles. The car is a dream and responds perfectly. Even though it is really hot now, the heat coming from the console area is really extreme. The right side of my leg actually got burnt. How do I insulte thi area without ripping out the carpeting. The center console glove box is the same. I apprecite any guidance.
Jeff
Originally Posted by DaOtherOne
Drewz06 is correct. The tunnel shield helps a little but unless you insulate the tunnel area inside of the car things still get hot.
If you're not willing to remove the seats and carpet to put in the aluminum foil covered bubble wrap insulation, you'll end up spending a lot of time and money on lots of other "solutions" that are nowhere near as effective. For less than $100 you can get everything you need at HD or Lowe's. If you've never done something like this, plan on about 4 hours. I've done a few and can easily do the entire front and rear in two hours. The most difficult part the first time, is learning how things come apart.
Forget a thicker tunnel plate, since it's just a bigger heatsink with no increase in surface area. A far better choice, is two OEM tunnel plates separated by thick (1/8-1/4") washers to allow airflow between them, which doubles the surface area to dissipate heat. Just don't expect this to make a big difference on interior temperatures.
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