Quote Originally Posted by jtaylor48
Exhaust wrap is known to cause rust problems especially in undercar applications. Just throwing that out there

i never had that problem with exh wrap.. and i had it for 3 years.

Its prob the heatshield that is probrably gone. From the aftermarket exhaust. Or you could really have a hole in the firewall form the auto-manual conversion... my shifter heats up after long drives.. b/c of the lack of heatshield form the aftermarket exhaust.