[DeTomaso] Trunk heat question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

IMHO, all Italian cars are a work-in-progress, including Ferraris. The 
Pantera is a rather small car- slightly smaller than a Fiero- with a big powerful 
engine and all its accessories stuffed into a little package. A Panteras's front 
trunk gets toasty due to the radiator exhausting directly against the rounded 
front of the trunk, regardless of hood vents. Some guys add insulation to the 
rounded front. In back, the headers and exhaust system heat the trunk liner, 
plus a portion of the heated air from the radiator (the part that doesn'r exit 
thru the front wheelwells) goes under the car and splits, part exiting thru 
the rear 'window' opening and part continues back to join the heat exhausted 
from the A/C condenser against the rear of the liner. Insulation on parts of the 
fiberglas liner is advised if you   intend to carry perishables such as 
chocolate or booze, or pressurized hair sprays. Finally, some aftermarket tire 
inflators use PROPANE as the propellent! One member had such a pressurized tire 
inflator 'cook off' inside his trunk liner at 7000 ft of altitude; the explosion 
dented the expensive trunk lid and broke the latch. To check for such 
DOT-legal hand-grenades, look for a warning label -Extremely Flammable!- and dump it 
instantly if you find such!   Good luck- J DeRyke


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