Quote Originally Posted by JITB
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.
Not sure which heat shield you're talking about. I do know that there is a heat shield under there near around the same area that keeps heating up. Not only is it not coming from the firewall, but there was no auto-manual conversion. The GSR only comes in manual. Aftermarket exhaust is the only one of these three possibilities you're giving me that may be a possibility.