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!underhood protector thing?
Originally Posted by NBMgreg
could be that as well... maybe its all of the above...
keeping heat off the hood
to smother the engine incase of fire
sound deadining
keeping heat off the hood
to smother the engine incase of fire
sound deadining
You have been busy on this site in the past year. Close to 4000 posts...
haha... its all from the western section...
ever seen a thread called "phoenix f-bodies"?? you probably have
ya, im in there, theres a ton of us that post in there, everyday, all day and talk about whats going on...
ever seen a thread called "phoenix f-bodies"?? you probably have
ya, im in there, theres a ton of us that post in there, everyday, all day and talk about whats going on...
Another thing to consider there buddy is, look what state we live in. And considering you have dark paint, the engine bay isn't going to get it any hotter than the damn sun here is going to. Just figured I'd throw that in there. Just pull it off, but don't toss it, set it aside in your garage, that way if the paint does start to lose its sheen then you can throw it back on and have Booth bring the hood back to new. 
Originally Posted by NBMgreg
but others tell me its for a fire, the fire melts the plastic pins and drops the pad onto the engine...
so, am i able to take this stupid thing off? will the heat damage my hood, or the paint on the hood after time?
so, am i able to take this stupid thing off? will the heat damage my hood, or the paint on the hood after time?
You can take it off, but your hood may have had it installed when the paint was still wet in the factory, (as was the case with my '94 I discovered) and it will therefore look like ***. I removed it and had the underside of the hood painted about 3 years ago.
I quickly looked for a pic. This is the best I could quickly find. The underside of the hood is partially visible, but was not the focus of the picture.
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Originally Posted by NBMgreg
could be that as well... maybe its all of the above...
keeping heat off the hood
to smother the engine incase of fire
sound deadining
keeping heat off the hood
to smother the engine incase of fire
sound deadining
The body shop I just had one painted at said as much.
Ditto on checking locally for another hood. I got a perfect one (wrong color) for free with the mat just for asking when I got some hail damage back in the spring. Camaro guys help each other out!
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The mat underneath the hood serves multiple purposes.
It's a fire insulator, it will smoother engine fires as it burns/melts, hopefully saving your life in the process.
It's a sound deadener.
It's a heat insulator. For those that live in colder climates it retains engine heat better in order to facilitate warm up quicker.
It doesn't protect the paint, as summer heat on a blazing sunny day in direct sunlight will expose your paint to much worse conditions than the heat underneath the hood.
Fibreglass hoods don't usually have it due to the insulating properties of fibreglass ie look underneath the drywalls of your house. This also is why it takes a whole mile for cold air to reach the intake on a SS hood due to all the heat retention.
Later model years may not have the insulator as the stock exhaust system is so well designed that light off for the cats is in 30 seconds. Combined with an all aluminum block engine warm up is almost a moot point which makes the adding of the material questionable in earlier years of the LS1. Shows what they learned in a few years.
It's a fire insulator, it will smoother engine fires as it burns/melts, hopefully saving your life in the process.
It's a sound deadener.
It's a heat insulator. For those that live in colder climates it retains engine heat better in order to facilitate warm up quicker.
It doesn't protect the paint, as summer heat on a blazing sunny day in direct sunlight will expose your paint to much worse conditions than the heat underneath the hood.
Fibreglass hoods don't usually have it due to the insulating properties of fibreglass ie look underneath the drywalls of your house. This also is why it takes a whole mile for cold air to reach the intake on a SS hood due to all the heat retention.
Later model years may not have the insulator as the stock exhaust system is so well designed that light off for the cats is in 30 seconds. Combined with an all aluminum block engine warm up is almost a moot point which makes the adding of the material questionable in earlier years of the LS1. Shows what they learned in a few years.
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heres an idea... i took mine off, washed it, and spray pained it black. mine had an embossed chevy logo in the center and i painted that red. i'm still surprised at all the compliments i get on just that.............................
