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05-03-2006, 09:08 PM

GREG@94GT

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heat sheild thing on hood

that material on the underside of hood...

can I take that off?
do I need it?

any pros or cons?

I see cars w/out em all the time

05-03-2006, 09:09 PM

MattJ

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You could but you may see bubling in your paint later down the road

05-03-2006, 09:10 PM

3V2000GT

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im not a genius but if you take that off you will have direct heat going on to your hood, then who knows what wil happen, Paint chip? i dont know

05-03-2006, 09:11 PM

GREG@94GT

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You could but you may see bubling in your paint later down the road

ah... i'll leave that on there then... I guess if it aint a daily driver its oky doky...

05-04-2006, 03:27 AM

Lances03SVT

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My CF hood does'nt have a heat blanket.It does'nt seem to get that hot either.

05-04-2006, 07:09 AM

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mine has been off for over a year... no paint problems... that piece is mostly to reduce noise from the engine bay.

05-04-2006, 07:54 AM

GREG@94GT

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mine has been off for over a year... no paint problems... that piece is mostly to reduce noise from the engine bay.

you drive your car on a daily basis?

05-04-2006, 08:21 AM

floppy

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you drive your car on a daily basis?

for the first 6 months i did...

05-04-2006, 08:37 AM

GREG@94GT

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for the first 6 months i did...

eh... how hot could it really get?

I have those two little vents on the hood... and i dont have a grill...

it looks like poo...

i aint gonna worry about it yet... i still have to find a way to clean my engine... last time i tried it didnt clean well AT ALL and on top of that it ****ed over the solinoid and I had to pull the starter just to clean it off...

that'll be a summer thing...

My parents might lend me 500 bucks for wheel and tires form MT:shifty: so I rally dont have the time or money to worry about it as of yet...

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05-04-2006, 08:46 AM

floppy

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eh... how hot could it really get?

i think you'll be fine... i live in florida... drove the car all last summer every day... if it was gonna do anything to the paint it would have happened last summer.

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05-04-2006, 12:36 PM

r3dn3ck

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Mine's been off since like week 3. I've been running like that for almost 3 years now with zero paint problems. Hell the california sun gets my hood a helluva lot hotter just sitting than engine heat ever has.

What it'll get you, less dust in your face when you open the hood, -.5lbs. I took mine off cuz it made me sneeze like a mad man when I opened the hood.

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05-04-2006, 12:49 PM

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I have had mine off for a long time. I can drive all day long and when I get home the hood is not even hot at all to the touch.

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05-04-2006, 01:15 PM

GREG@94GT

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ok... i'l yank that son r bitch off...

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05-04-2006, 02:35 PM

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I have an aftermarket hood, and it doesn't have 1. The mats been off since July of 2004 and yes, I drive it as my DD

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05-05-2006, 07:46 AM

Saleen S330

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mines the same reply, 95 GT had an aftermarket hood for over 2 years when i lived in panama city FL and now the saleen doesn't have it due to me having to cut the underhood section. it'll be fine.