My car is a !@#$in furnace
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My car is a !@#$in furnace
okay, its damn hot in my car... but not b/c of the hot TX sun, but b/c of engine/tranny heat creeping up in the cabin. so gay...
a ton of hot air is coming in thru my shifter boot, because theres none of that sweet insulation there. the rubber boots are gone too.
in addition, that shifter gets very warmt. hot enough to be uncomfy to casually hold on to, but not so much as to cause a burn or anything. i have a metal shift ****, not the leather.
I center console is warm to the touch too. esp under the ashtray its a little scorchy hot too.
THE BIG QUESTION:
is this a matter of inferior cabin insulation? or is there something (tranny?) generating too much heat?
i need some knowledge guys
a ton of hot air is coming in thru my shifter boot, because theres none of that sweet insulation there. the rubber boots are gone too.
in addition, that shifter gets very warmt. hot enough to be uncomfy to casually hold on to, but not so much as to cause a burn or anything. i have a metal shift ****, not the leather.
I center console is warm to the touch too. esp under the ashtray its a little scorchy hot too.
THE BIG QUESTION:
is this a matter of inferior cabin insulation? or is there something (tranny?) generating too much heat?
i need some knowledge guys
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here is a cheap fix, i will be doing this as my shifter boot ripped when I had my tranny out a few weeks ago and it also gets hot
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...t=shifter+boot
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...t=shifter+boot
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My shifter would always get hot after a little bit of driving until I snagged a new middle boot kit off a fellow forum member. Now it stays pretty cool, but I also still have the little pad of insulation on top of that.
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http://mazdatrix.com/g4.htm Take a look at this link will give you a better idea
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Make sure all the exhaust heat shields are in place (hack-job mechanics love to leave them off after driveshaft/transmission/exhaust work) and buy all new shift boots.
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okay, i don't see any heat shielding on the exhaust pipes (under catcons). so my question is, where are the exhaust shields located b/c apparently im going shopping for some new ones.
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The heat shields are attached to the underbody above the exhaust system. They extend from about midway on the firewall all the way down to nearly the end of the driveshaft.
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