Can i take that hood insulation off or will the temp get too hot? before the search ***** come on here and start yelling search let me say i already did. and all i found was a thread that went back and forth yes and no. So whats the verdict on or off?

 

took mine off, no problems

 

I don't have any on my glass hood and I didn't even notice a temp change on my 89 Formula 350!

 

From my exsperience the hood insulator is great for a few things, they do look decent if in good condition under a hood, but a nicely done hood looks better to me. But on the smaller cars with the high performance cengines like firebirds & camaros the heat will sometimes cause long term paint problems on some of the older cars. This is caused by the extreme heat you are subjecting the hood to by both sides, the bottom from the engine & the top by that good ole sunshine. This is sometimes caused by the older clearcoats not having the heat resistance or the U/V protectant that the newer clearcoats have ( only time will tell on the newer ones ). This is sometimes not as evedent on the fiberglass or Sheet molded compound hoods. Just a little food for thought..... But I still think if the underside of the hood is done nicely & painted as nice as the top side It looks better without them. I have seen a few custom insulators with emblems printed on them that looks pretty good as well.

 

I don't have any insulation under my hood, and the temp. average is actually down...but then again, I have a Ram Air II hood from GTAuto with the cutouts

 

if it starts to sag, expect a nasty stain on your plenum, i ripped mine off as soon as i got the car, the plenum already was discolored from it.

 

sauron u wanna sell me that hood or do u know anybody that does

 

I haven't heard any FIRST hand experience from people haveing problems with it off......

You can always take off that black rubber seal on the back of the hood to let some of the hot air out to cool things down....