Does the rear trunk really get that Hot

[eqs]

Here, let me clarify, in our Benz it would have been cool, in the 987 it was warm in comparison. Probably warm enough to be like watching Survivor under a blanket with your wife and kids

Put it this way, I wouldn't have wanted to leave my ice cream in the rear trunk

Maybe that thermometer thing is a good idea

Cheers

[Tool Pants]

Us 986 owners can start a cooking show about the versatile Boxster. What have you cooked in the trunk of your 986.

For the 987 in 2007 the plastic coolant tank in the trunk got moved to the engine compartment, just like the Cayman.

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by Tool Pants

Us 986 owners can start a cooking show about the versatile Boxster. What have you cooked in the trunk of your 986.

For the 987 in 2007 the plastic coolant tank in the trunk got moved to the engine compartment, just like the Cayman.

If this means mine is a lot cooler than a pre-2007 car, I think I really lucked out by waiting to get mine because it would be a real pain not to be able to put my bag in the back trunk. I'm still going to check the temp tomorrow out of curiousity though. I borrowed a cooking thermometer from my mom and I'm going to stick it in my laptop compartment.

I did just go for a very short drive and when I got home I felt in the trunk with my hand. Under the furniture pad that I keep back there when I felt towards the engine with my hand it felt warm. My cold Red Bull I'd just bought was still cold in the bag with my other stuff though. We get such warm weather here that even a car with the engine in the front could get a pretty hot trunk in the summer.

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I have a neighbor who wants to lose weight. I told him he can ride in my truck tomorrow when I go to Greensboro ( 1 hr. one way ). We will settle this issue once and for all. I'll keep you posted.

[Tool Pants]

Better put a bowl of water in the trunk for your friend....

[LoveBunny]

I had to drive for a little over an hour this morning. I took the meat thermometer out of my purse in my house and it read 80 degrees. I stuck the needle in my bag right up next to my laptop in the trunk. When I got where I was going and took it out it read right at about 80 degrees.

I left my car parked for about three hours and left the thermometer in the trunk. Today wasn't a particularly hot day since it was overcast and getting ready to get some light rain. When I went back to my car the thermometer read 100 degrees.

I then put my bag back in the car and put the thermometer under my bag and towards the engine. I drove back to New Orleans, parked for about 15 minutes, and then drove home which took about 30 minutes. When I got home the thermometer read 100 degrees. I felt the bottom of my bag with my hand. It felt warm but not hot.

My car is a 2008.

[eqs]

Excellent experiment w/ good data LB - you are so proficient and expedient it is amazing.
I bet you were good in chem or physics in school - and I really mean that as a compliment. I can't believe that you're single - you're so smart. Very useful data then guys/girls. That's pretty close to ambient I'd say, but too warm for ice cream - d_amn it. Confirmed, ice cream goes in the front trunk.

This is kind of like that TV show "Mythbusters". A show that is very interesting and informative too, also entertaining btw ..... and fun too ...... just like this forum.

Then I declare this .... "Confirmed" Ice Cream will melt in the rear trunk of a 987!

Cheers LB and great job

[CA_Boxster]

Originally Posted by Tool Pants

Us 986 owners can start a cooking show about the versatile Boxster. What have you cooked in the trunk of your 986.

For the 987 in 2007 the plastic coolant tank in the trunk got moved to the engine compartment, just like the Cayman.

Not only that, but the 987 rear trunk looks a lot bigger than the 986.

I 2nd the comment about keeping pizza warm. My rear trunk definitely heats up.

[SoCalKen]

I would venture to say 5 minutes after you stop driving your trunk is the hottest. While it's parked, there is no air flow and what we call the "risidual heat" is just rising off the exhaust system radiating into the trunk.
Ken

[CA_Boxster]

FWIW - I had my leaking coolant bottle replaced and in the small amount of drive time since then my trunk smells a lot better and seems to be cooler (this could be in my head, but I don't think so). I think the relatively small amount of coolant that was leaking out under the carpet was hot enough to raise the temp.

If you're one of the posters who thinks your trunk is really hot, lift up the right side of the carpet and flooring to see if you have some coolant on the trunk floor .

[SoCalKen]

Originally Posted by CA_Boxster

FWIW - I had my leaking coolant bottle replaced and in the small amount of drive time since then my trunk smells a lot better and seems to be cooler (this could be in my head, but I don't think so). I think the relatively small amount of coolant that was leaking out under the carpet was hot enough to raise the temp.

If you're one of the posters who thinks your trunk is really hot, lift up the right side of the carpet and flooring to see if you have some coolant on the trunk floor .

If your carpet got wet it would be a better heat conductor vs. insulator. The dampness probably didn't heat it up only allow it to absorb heat. Kind of like when your welding and have gloves on, and then you hold your hot part under water to cool it off only to splash water on your glove and then the heat transfers through the moisture and burns your hand.
Ken