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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: invjbo on Friday,November 27, 2015, 04:00:40 AM
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I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions regarding heat shielding/insulating for the rear luggage box. If i look in the parts manual I can see that there is a heat insulation under the luggage box. This is not present on my car and i havent had the luggage box in the car. So no pratical experience.
As there is a narrow distance between the muffler and the box and there is a fair amount of heat radiation upwards from the muffler, I fear that the box will be damaged by heat. I am wondering if i should add some kind of insulation directly on the muffler or if i should create som shielding with an air gap underneath the box.
Best regards
John
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Check out DEI. They, and others, offer lots of heat shielding options. I wrapped the muffler with their "muffler shield kit" and used "floor and tunnel shield 2" on the bottom and front of the luggage box.
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Many thanks for the tip. I will look into their Products.
Best regards
John
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It is a wise precaution. I was talking to another Europa owner at a show a few weeks ago and he showed me the damage that had just happened in his luggage compartment the day before. Interestingly he has owned the car for years without a problem but the long drive to the car show the day before had almost set his luggage box on fire and melted his coat. I googled heat shields and there are a few makers on ebay. I haven't made/fitted my exhaust yet but I will be trying to shape the silencer into an oval and adding heat shielding to the bottom of the luggage compartment.
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Well, I ended up ordering some Products from DEI. I am fairly satisfied with the result.
Best regards
John