I've got a metal heatshield on the floor of the rear trunk but that only covers a portion of the left side (driver's side for US, passenger side for me), prob covers the area above one cat (euro specs - no cat on the headers). Which seems strange since I've got cat on both sides of the car ! No plywood pieces at all.
Anyone else got any insight on what's supposed to be there ? This is a 2001 box 2.7l.
The carpeting seems to be a reasonable insulator though as it's only warm to the touch. But the trunk still is very hot, especially after going through start-stop traffic. It's ok on highway runs (makes sense...).
It's not a major problem, but it would be nice to get the temp down.
Ha ha, it makes a good excuse to get a sporty exhaust system... eer, I need that so I can carry groceries in the trunk !!
