[DeTomaso] Trunk heat question

[Christopher Kimball]

You could also add a couple of fans to the engine cover to vent the engine compartment!

Chris

> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:10:27 -0400
> To: bjbstewart at yahoo.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Trunk heat question
> 
> 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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