A quick question I've been thinking about lately. Does the hood insulator serve any useful purpose? Mine is pretty stained so I was thinking of just taking it off. What are your thoughts.

 

I heard its supposed to drop on the motor in an event of a fire. I took mine off with my new hood. I think its ugly

 

now that you mention it, minde doesnt have one with the new hood

 

I think it keeps the engine heat from messing up the paint.

 

After 98 or 99, the hoods didn't come with them though...

What would have changed?

I think its just supposed to promote quicker Engine warm up, and maybe take an edge off of noise. I took mine off towards the end of summer, and I didn't notice any i'll effects. If you think about it, you see very few cars with a hood pad of any kind...

I dunno

 

mine didnt get one with the new hood, oh well it looks a lot better.

 

Mine was also looking pretty ragged so I removed it. I haven't had any problems yet, and it's been off for about 8 months.

 

I've been told thats not what its for. Atleast it better not be :blah:

 

It's there to cut down the noise, to help smother an engine fire, to protect the paint and to warm the engine on those cold winter nights.

Who knows?

 

From what I was told its to keep the noise down from the engine.

 

I think mines going to have to come off! It looks ugly as sin, and I dont mind engine noise, and if I have an engine fire, I would rather just have the fire trash the whole car, that just mess up the engine or whatever. So yah, definetely coming off.

 

If you aren't sure if you want it gone or not they are actaully pretty cheap to buy new.

 

GMPartsDirect's price is $26.42 but it states they don't sell it due to its size. Retail list is $44.78. Part No. 10278015 if anyone needs it.