MyGreenBabyZ

Hey guys just wondering if any of you have removed your underhood inslulators. The one on my car looks terrible and i was thinking about pulling it off for the time being and then putting on a new one when some disposable income became more abundandt.

Any problems with getting the hood too hot?


Thanks for the replies,
T.C.

Daniel6718

pulled mine off about a week after i got my car...havent noticed any heat problems

^^2 yrs later

TobyZ28

Curious if its meant to keep the hood from getting hot or if its more there for sound anyone know for sure?

camaroKid223

I thought it was for fire . I dont think it will cause any probs, the ss and ws6 cars didnt even get them from the factory.

Honda Hunter

I was always told it was there to control the heat from ruining the paint on the hood.

slayerxxx213

I've been thinking of taking mine off but I'm afraid it might be a little too much heat for the paint...

luckyou03

had mine off for 2 months and already drove the car in 90º weather. no effect other than it looks better. I believe it's there for sound deadening as it would burn from being fuel soaked in a fire. The ram-air models didn't come from the factory with it...

MyGreenBabyZ

thanks for the replies guys, It's coming off this weekend!

:-D

ibanez6rg

I've heard its for sound, fire, heat, yada yada...

I don't have one on my Z-Roc hood and haven't had any problems.

TraceZ

It is there strictly for sound deadening. Remove it and be happy. It is not intended to protect the paint from engine heat.

As far as fire goes... It is actually a fire hazard because it gets soaked over the years in oil and grime, then becomes flamable.

Injuneer

The SS and WS6 hoods leave the factory with no insulation. My SLP hood has been on the car for 6 years now with no insulation and no paint problems.

breakmyfootoff

Thats a fact, I'm a firefighter and on every engine compartment fire the insulation is almost allways completely burned up.

2000GTP

The previous owner took it off the car for weight reduction purposes. It hasn't had any adverse effects on the car. Its probably there just to dampen underhood noise from the engine, but with a cold air intake and a open cutout, it doesn't really matter at this point.