Heat in the trunk

[v-tecpwr]

I did one day at the track, and I have been noticing a weird smell in the trunk. I lifted up my carpet to see this.

I'm running the taitec parallel exhaust that was on the car when I bought it. It also doesn't look like the heat shield is on. Does anyone know if the factory heat shield will fit over this exhaust?

Anybody have a styrofoam tool holder they want to sell?

 

[jtower]

why are you tracking the car with stuff in the trunk? every club i've run with specifically prohibits this. besides, we need all the weight reduction we can get to get past the corvettes

 

[DocL]

My trunk gets nice and toasty with the Taitec Parallel exhaust also. It once melted my girlfriends makeup in her back after a five hour road trip. I figure if I decide to get a pizza delivery job the NSX would be the perfect mobile warmer.

 

[v-tecpwr]

why are you tracking the car with stuff in the trunk? every club i've run with specifically prohibits this. besides, we need all the weight reduction we can get to get past the corvettes

This was on a go-kart track so the speeds were relatively slow. In hindsight I should have taken it out.

 

[EdinKali]

I have a spare foam holder. Just sent you a PM.

 

[Cragar]

I figure if I decide to get a pizza delivery job the NSX would be the perfect mobile warmer.

I went out with a bud one day for a ride. We stopped at a place about an hour away to have a pizza. We ate and took the last two slices with us in a pizza box. I put the pizza box in the trunk of my NSX.

We drove around for about two more hours before returning home. After getting home we were both a little hungry again. I took the pizza box out of the trunk and opened it up and ate some.

It was perfect. Just like it had just left the oven. Still crispy in the right places and the cheese was melted just right. This is on a car with stock exhaust.

I think the engineers at Honda designed the exhaust to maintain the perfect temperature to keep pizza warm ...lol

 

[SaleenS7Rs]

wow good thing you posted this Im going to remove my foam right now and I was also thinking about putting an amp in there one day I guess thats a terrible idea now:frown:

 

[v-tecpwr]

I just got a tray from Angus.:smile:

On my trip home from Cali we had a bag made out of lightweight vinyl that felt like it was on the verge of melting down.

 

[Cozmo]

Yesterday after driving for about a bit over an hour I took a microphone that was in the bottom of my camera bag in the trunk and it was toasty warm. It was surprising. I think I need to clean out some of the junk in there. I've got about 40 microfiber towels and who knows what else bouncing around in the trunk.

 

[NSX-Files]

I did one day at the track, and I have been noticing a weird smell in the trunk. I lifted up my carpet to see this.


I'm running the taitec parallel exhaust that was on the car when I bought it. It also doesn't look like the heat shield is on. Does anyone know if the factory heat shield will fit over this exhaust?

that exhaust will fit with the heat shield installed so long as you bang a dent in a certain place on the heat shield. that definitely would have helped keep the heat out of your trunk.

 

[v-tecpwr]

Thanks for the info

 

[Cozmo]

Now I feel like sticking my head under the car to see if my shield is even there.

 

[NSXDreamer2]

weird I've run my car in the same event and lots more track days, I don't have any tools in it, but the tray had been there and fine... (so I guess the heat shield works.)

Damn it, that along with the a/c compressor was my next "to be removed" item. with this hot summer we got, they might just have to stay.

I believed the heat in the trunk is the quick remedy for the leaky tail lights.

 

[v-tecpwr]

I still get moisture in the tailights without the heat shield.

 

[NSXDreamer2]

I still get moisture in the tailights without the heat shield.

The trick is if you had driven your car in rain, make sure you have nothing wet in the trunk, including your carpet. If that's the case, you will always see condensation underneath the trunk lid (just like a pot lid) before they got into the taillight. wipe them dry... check again, you might see even more.

 

[Malibu Rapper]

I put some Thermotec cat shield above my exhaust and it helped a lot. See this old thread. I have my amplifier mounted in the tool area and it keeps it from shutting down for the most part. There are hot days where if I crank the system for extended periods it will shut down. Therefore, I recommend against using that area to mount an amplifier if possible. Try to keep amps in the cabin, your cable runs will be shorter and your amp will run cooler. It's almost a win/win situation all around.