Why exactly is that underhood lining/insulation there? Is it supposed to insulate the hood paint from engine bay heat or something? Mine is getting extremely ragged, I am just trying to find out if there is a good reason to leave it in there or if I can just rip it out.

 

Keeps engine noise down

 

it DOES protect from heat to some extent... however, i agree with 86gxl that its MOSTLY for noise.. Summit sells some aluminum foil type stuff that you can replace it with thats mainly a heat shield and looks pretty cool too!

My strut bar rubbs on mine... thinking about rippin it off as well!!

 

yeah, mine too. was nice and shiny when new but now has two big black marks along the top.

 

None of my other cars have had underhood insulation, so unless I get a definate "do not do that!" by this evening, it's probably getting pulled. It's letting chunks of fabric dangle in the engine bay, it looks hideious, and I don't mind a little more noise.

 

my strut bar rubs on the hood. ish happens. as long as i've had the car its been without the insulation.

 

I wouldn't give it a definate No way, but It it gets pretty damn hot under there. I wouldn't be the first person to try it. I will be the 10th though. Let me know what happens ;-)

 

i've had it like this for over a year, and like i said, i wasn't even the one to remove it. the paint on my hood that has cracked isn't even over the engine, and its not that bad of crackage either. prolly the texas heat beaming on the car everyday. (its winter and i think it hit 75F yesterday. t shirt weather all day and all night.)

 

That's cool, how much does that crap weigh, anyone know?

 

What, the hood insulation? Jeeze, probably about 1/2 pound. I'm not pulling it to save weight, I just want that mess out of the way.