1992 SR20DET S13, SC61 turbo. I'm getting a huge amount of heat down near the pedals, anyone have any ideas on ways to deflect it?

 

Do you have a carpet installed?

- Reflective heat film on the firewall
- Turbo blanket
- Heat shields
- Make sure the cat or test pipe has the factory shield on the underbody

 

wrap your down pipe with header wrap. I would also recomend the turbo blanket to cover your exhaust housing.

 

just suck it up.

rb20+
s14=
firewall and trans tunnel really really hot

 

Suck it up? My feet were so fucking hot today, and it's only a 15 minute ride home from work. Not even my feet, my shoes were hot as hell, they felt like I had replaced the cat with them >_>

 

I feel ya. I can't wear flip flops in my car. I carry spare shoes and socks with me.

the trans tunnel is more annoying though. it tends to make my butt sweat, but only on the right side.

 

RHD conversion....thats what i did. lol




jk, if someone has removed the sound deadening that will allow alot more heat through. they make some heat sheilding (adhesive) that you can put on the firewall in the engine bay. you may also think about heat wrapping the DP.

 

Fab up your own set of heat shields and route a cooling duct to assist the cooling.

 

Heat shield the firewall and wrap as much exposed exhaust system piping as you can. The heat shield will keep you from cooking, but the exhaust wrap will keep everything else in the engine bay from cooking.