My shoes are melting to the floor.

[ProwlerDriver]

I just recently did the linex thing and i love it- there is one small heat problem though. the tranny hump on the drivers side gets pretty damn hot. This is not comfortable on long trips as my shoe gets pretty hot. Im thinking about a way to insulate it-- will a material like damplifier be a bad idea under the vehicle? (on the inside of the tranny hump) any other ideas?

 

[NLXTACY]

Oh shoot, I am about to do this. Did this issue just start AFTER doing the Line-X?

 

[ProwlerDriver]

Oh shoot, I am about to do this. Did this issue just start AFTER doing the Line-X?

Yeah, it started after. It happened after i did it to my jeep as well. Nature of the beast i guess. I tend to exaggerate--its not unbearable by any means, but on long trips you definitely can feel the heat. im pretty sure a couple sheets of damplifier under the tranny hump will reduce it signicantly- im just waiting for soemone to tell me it will promote rust or something so i have to think of something else

 

[Nemesis Gnat]

just for some control info/ a before comparison... mines all factory carpet and stuff, but with a straight pipe in place of the cat, and it happens to me too even through the rubber mats i have down

 

[NLXTACY]

Well I was planning on installing this first:
Damplifier Pro - Acoustic Vibration Dampening Mat

I'm hoping it will remedy it.

 

[Cruzerman]

I know that the exhaust runs close to the floor in this location. What about wrapping the exhaust with heat shield wrap?

 

[smkymntn]

I have no cat and did damplifier. I doubled up on the hump area and no heat issues whatsoever. As far as putting on the undercarriage? I think you would better to put it inside as water could get trapped between the material and cause rust. Just my 2 cents

 

[mwalls54]

you can probably make you a heat sheild out of some thin sheet metal.

 

[ntsqd]

The header wrap stuff will work. If you opt to go this route be sure to get some of the aerosol sealer sold for it too. A friend almost lost his car due to an ATF leak that put it in the wrap. Danged hard to put out one of those fires.
Also note that such wraps keep the heat inside the pipe, which can shorten their life from a little to considerably depending on temps and what the tube is made from.

A metal heat shield would be my preference. Can stand it off from either the tube or the floor, which ever is easier. Try to build it so that air flow under the vehicle goes between it and the floor. I use hose clamps when the tube is the mount point of choice. I usually shoot for placing the sheet halfway between the tube and the body. If a bead roller is available rolling a bead around the edge of the sheet helps with rigidity and can sometimes keep it from vibrating and making noise when going down the road.