really hot trunk
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Car Info: 03 WRX Sedan MBP/17X7.5 SSR Comps/225 Kumho MX
really hot trunk
During past 10 months with my '03 WRX Sedan I've made about a dozen trips to Crescent City, CA from Davis, CA (a great WRX drive..outclimbing and outcornering beamers and the like). That's about 380 miles each way, about 1/2 freeway and the other half 2-lane HWY 101.
I can feel a lot of heat on the section of the trunk floor that's just above the stock muffler after making one of these trips. Same story during hot summer days after just a 45-mile trip, too. It really gets VERY hot, so I no longer haul paint or varnish there when I go out to work on the boat.
What's up with this, is it normal for this car or a cause for concern?
While I'm on the subject of the WRX trunk...why won't that super-lightweight trunk carpeting stay in place when you put in an item like a medium-sized toolbox? Am I going to have to resort to using tie-downs?
I can feel a lot of heat on the section of the trunk floor that's just above the stock muffler after making one of these trips. Same story during hot summer days after just a 45-mile trip, too. It really gets VERY hot, so I no longer haul paint or varnish there when I go out to work on the boat.
What's up with this, is it normal for this car or a cause for concern?
While I'm on the subject of the WRX trunk...why won't that super-lightweight trunk carpeting stay in place when you put in an item like a medium-sized toolbox? Am I going to have to resort to using tie-downs?
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yes it comes from the heat of the exhaust pipe. I had (or still have this) but haven't checked it for ages. It should be nothing to worry about as I've had my car since April and nothing serious has happened concerning this.
anyone else with more technical information on this?
anyone else with more technical information on this?
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May 24, 2003 11:11 PM