2 quick/minor issues

Concerning the ashtray thing...

It does sound like a freak thing that probably shouldn't be of concern if the following things are checked: 1) The trans is full of fluid. Not enough fluid = excessive heat. Enough to make the ashtray hot, probably not, but still it's worth a check. 2) Make sure your H-pipe is melting the **** out of the underside of your car.

I wouldn't even know where to begin with the TB issue. How bad is the surging?

Joe

My center console seems to get pretty hot around the shifter boot and ashtray. I don't think it's anything to worry about, more of an annoying thing. But check the above mentioned things.

Agreed. The hot thing is too subjective, but it can be normal to get some decent heat through the tunnel.

The surging might the the result of either a dirty connection - a connector is not sealed tight so when it is moist out, there is surface resistance in there (not enough to even see - think of a film or crud) to mess with a sensor or batch of sensors. This was an issue on fox 10 pins and resulted in surging for some folks (the connectors did not fit together very well in some instances. And those connectors were right at the TB - not where one would think moisture would affect much).

And make sure all grounds are clean. Grounds are very succeptible to resistance issues when it is wet out.

My two cents. Good luck.

i know having the auto mine gets damn hot, but even my buddy's tko 600 heats up his center console a lot too, no problem as long as you're not low on fluid i think