RX-8GUAT

Hi everyone?? I have a question, I know is kind of normal that the central panel of the car and gear shift to get really hot, but my trunk is also on flames. The trunk's floor really gets hot , is this normal too ?????any way to solve it, sorry if this is a repost but couldnt find nothing with the search engine....


Thanks

04RX8man

well remember that your exhaust is nicely located right underneath the trunk and considering the 8 runs hot which in turn heats up the exhaust i would say normal......you're fine....with the exhaust there is not too much you can do except not drive

Nubo

http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

^ +1

take the interior covers off and lay down heat retardant material, then put the covers back.

BRGREEN8

its quite normal for the trunk to be hotter. nothing to it, your 8 isnt broken lol.

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

i placed pizzas in there once. stayed hott.

04RX8man

or just don't worry about it not goin to cause anythign to go wrong unless you have loads of ice cream in there haha

BRGREEN8

the 8's trunk works even better than domino's heat bag thingy

RX8-Frontier

It also plays hell on the Heineken beer mini-kegs. Don't take a cold one in there for a drive, 'cause when you get where you're going, it's nothing but foam.

04RX8man

^+1 foam=TERRIBLE

XRX8X

took out the complete trunk and put in some foam about half an inch thick and the trunk is like a cooler now and stays cool even on hot days!i also put the foam in the side panels to keep my tunes inside the car and not out.works good for me !

G-ReX

I lined the center console and floor/well area of the trunk with aluminum/foam insulation. It dropped the console temps 10-15 degrees but didn't touch the trunk.

04RX8man

whatever works i suppose

Nubo

Yeah, there isn't much avenue for heat to escape the trunk. So, even insulation will only delay the inevitable. For the trunk, the answer I think lies in rejecting the heat before it gets in. I.e., shielding the exhaust.