chargerfan

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obviously im new ... so take it easy on me


i tried to google "sc300 + hot center console" and "sc300 + hot cup holder" and did not find any useful results. so here i am!

i bought a 94 sc300 5 spd recently, i noticed last night the cup holder area near my shifter feels a little ... warm. is this normal?

INTIMAZY

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My stock 2JZ would heat up my car like crazy on longer drives. Now I have a nasty exhaust leak on my 1JZ and the cabin stays a bit cooler. I think it's the midpipe.

chargerfan

iTrader: (2)

thanks for the reply man. yeah i drove from LA to san diego (3 hrs roughly) and i felt some heat on my right arm. so you suspect a leak in the mid pipe? any other common fixes/suggestions? i wanna be prepared and get this taken care of soon

INTIMAZY

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I'm just waiting on a single exhaust to pop up. I thought it was the w58 but even with a new trans it does it so it has to be the exhaust.

sc-driver

iTrader: (7)

I get the same thing too. I think it's the transmission getting hot. Only does it on really long highway drives in warm weather.

chargerfan

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is there anyway to make it stop? lol

QueHefner

I assume it's just the heat generated from the drivetrain and exhaust routed by the tranny tunnel... If it were a concern to me, I'd install some type of heat shielding underneath the carpeted area inside the car.

Nova

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also have this issue i plan on getting a better trans cooler but it would have to do with the trans and exhaust sitting close to the floor board, also i do NOT have an exhaust leak and i have the issue so i dont think fixing ur leak is going to fix ur issue

Ali SC3

iTrader: (10)

It is perfectly normal, you don't need a trans cooler it is just that the transmission is sitting about a foot under your right arm, and eventually things will heat up. Make sure you still have the rubber insulator around your shifter hole (5 spd), that will help minimize the heat transfer rate.

There was a member who was determined to fix it and they used heat shielding in that console area above the transmission.

Nova

iTrader: (21)

i would be adding the aftermarket trans cooler to improve to performance and durability of the auto trans

WadeLovell

iTrader: (5)

I added a transmission cooler because I have an automatic and I want it to last. As for the heat transfer, it appears there is a rubber shield around the shifter that wears out. Replace it and add some exhaust tape above the transmission. Do NOT put it on the transmission. You are trying to reduce heat transfer without changing the cooling characteristics of the tranny design.

INTIMAZY

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I was saying the opposite. WITHOUT a leak I had heat. Now that my exhaust leaks outside the pipe right after the downpipe, the heat issue is gone.