On my trip, I noted the tranny housing/console heated up the longer I drove. Specifically the passenger side, to the right of the winter button area. The square hole/cup holder area also got so warm, it made my water bottle really warm. Recall I have the full Kilby skid plates on. I can only imagine how I'm cooking my tranny!

It only happened on prolonged driving, of around 4+ hrs, and actually pretty dang hot, after around 8 hrs.

Anybody else notice this? With or without Kilbys?

Unfortunately I can't recall what it was like BEFORE I installed the Kilbys.

Jack & Paul (pbkid & RallyDude) suggested I get the Kilby plate vented, with kind of a reverse scoop thing to reduce heat.