hi, total newb to vipers…just got a orange TA , possibly one of the last ones , #66, coming in a few weeks from boston…

anyway, on the gen5, how bad is the cabin/foot well/drive tunnel area heat ? and to keep the ext from messing the paint on the door corner…

i m wondering what is the easiest thing to do ? wrap the exh.pipes….. then
dynamat under the carpet ? vs. lizardskin ceramic sparay ? (latter messy… more work but which works better? )

also , on gen 5, is the oem ext. with x crossover ? i don't' get why that would make the exh. tubing hotter….. does it sound better to goto corsa w/o the X crossover ?

tnx for your help all,

james R.
so.calif

('95 nsx, '03 996TT, '14 bmw S1000)