Heat Problem Resolved?

Frank 03SRT

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Yes, this is what we understand. Reports in from the first precincts indicate that the car is much cooler. (Maybe that was Florida though?)
 

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I just picked up my black SRT yesterday. I drove it home,just over 30 miles,it was 35 degrees outside, and there was no excessive heat in the car. Actually in was cold in the car and I had to turn the heat on! Unfortunatly the roads here are all covered with salt dust and I had to wash the car top & bottom when I arrived home. The car is Fantastic!
 

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Any engineering types out there that might guess exactly "how" they would deal with this heat issue? Just curious.
Dave
 

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Well... I drove it around 40 miles, on a 60 degree day, and the tops of the sills were VERY hot. No heat (that I could tell) inside the car, but the sills themselves were as hot as my 97 gets. I don't think any hotter, but you will burn your leg if you are wearing shorts. I think the difference is the sill area on top is a lot "thicker" than the old sills, so your leg has more chance of "hitting" the sill, so more chance of burns...

I checked around the sills, and I couldn;t see any crazy cooling ducts or anything, so I'm thinking they just threw some header wrap, or other coating in there.
 
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