15111111
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 12:57 PM |
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hot tunnel
Hi I am experiencing a hot tunnel on longish trips I assume this is heat radiating back from he engine bay,is there a remedy.I thort of more vents in
the bonnet but reluctant to cut until I'm sure cheers Keith
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flak monkey
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 12:59 PM |
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Mine gets nice and warm too, nice in the winter 
Dont worry, its just the hot air from the engine bay heating it up. It eventually ends up in the boot area, so I have a heated boot too
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 01:00 PM |
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can't wait to see what mines like with a 2.5" exhaust running down it
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 01:06 PM |
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How hot does it get? I have hardboard tunnel cover. I assume it will be ok?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 01:08 PM |
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Its only warm to the touch, nothing more.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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15111111
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 01:41 PM |
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after about 60 miles it starts 2 feel uncomfortably hot if your leg lies against it but not hot enough to cause hardboard to ignite
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BenB
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 01:50 PM |
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If it's that hot make sure you have a cold air feed to your air filter otherwise your power is going to be seriously diminished...
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 04:22 PM |
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Mine gets warm but it's just hot air from the rad/engine. Is the bottom of the tunnel enclosed?
In winter I can put my left hand down into the handbrake gaiter and use it as a hand warmer. It's a bit tricky with the right hand though!
adrian
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 06:14 PM |
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Could be down to the exhaust manifold ? I've just had a new manifold made to replace the lolocost item which was lagged and have noticed a big
difference in the tunnel temperature
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 08:17 PM |
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If its a problem and it was quite hot on my kit car. Then a couple of large engine bay vents either side will easily sort this. Other advantage is
this will very likely lower the pressure behind the rad and promote air flow and increase cooling efficiency.
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