bjk_typhoon
1993 Typhoon
Does anyone know of a good reason to keep the factory insulation under the hood?
Under the hood insulation?
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TYRODD
My ass. Look at it.
Re: Under the hood insulation?
I regret removing mine...
The hood shakes like crazy, makes noise, and just feels flimsy. I am constantly cleaning the underside.
My insulation was pretty stained, thats why I removed it. If I could find a good replacement at a decent price...I'd get one.
:2cents:
I regret removing mine...
The hood shakes like crazy, makes noise, and just feels flimsy. I am constantly cleaning the underside.
My insulation was pretty stained, thats why I removed it. If I could find a good replacement at a decent price...I'd get one.
:2cents:
bjk_typhoon
1993 Typhoon
Re: Under the hood insulation?
If the battle of the intercooler is to try and remove heat, why keep insulation that would trap even more heat?
If the battle of the intercooler is to try and remove heat, why keep insulation that would trap even more heat?
bjk_typhoon
1993 Typhoon
Re: Under the hood insulation?
Your turbo generates a lot of heat in the same area as the intercooler. The insulation is just retaining it there. I haven’t heard a good reason for keeping yet. Maybe on a really cold day at -20 below???
Your turbo generates a lot of heat in the same area as the intercooler. The insulation is just retaining it there. I haven’t heard a good reason for keeping yet. Maybe on a really cold day at -20 below???
mattw
Active member
Re: Under the hood insulation?
Do you guys run a bug shield and or did you remove the rubber gasket under the back of the hood... I removed that insulation from my blazer many years ago and never noticed any flimsy ness or shaking...
IMO that insulation just holds in heat and looks ugly..
-Matt
TYRODD said:
Do you guys run a bug shield and or did you remove the rubber gasket under the back of the hood... I removed that insulation from my blazer many years ago and never noticed any flimsy ness or shaking...
IMO that insulation just holds in heat and looks ugly..
-Matt
TYRODD
My ass. Look at it.
Re: Under the hood insulation?
Just the carpet-like insulation...
You'll notice these things at 90+ :lol:
If you're really worried about the heat, I recommend a cowl hood or install vents(like Z34 stylee) I can seriously feel no difference in underhood temps before and after removing the insul. But thats just me
mattw said:
Just the carpet-like insulation...
You'll notice these things at 90+ :lol:
If you're really worried about the heat, I recommend a cowl hood or install vents(like Z34 stylee) I can seriously feel no difference in underhood temps before and after removing the insul. But thats just me
Re: Under the hood insulation?
i saw a modification on a car a while back that had a turbo. it had a opening cut in the hood and then had screen put in that was painted the same color. it was a good job and actually looked good. if anyone wanted to try it and hated it afterwards and wanted to go back to a stock hood, i have a spare stocker with pretty perfect black paint i'd sell. this would lose some of the heat and i think might be benificial for guys who run big turbos hard. probably would want to do this in a climate that gets cold or real rainy, but for nice climates it might be kinda cool if done right
les
i saw a modification on a car a while back that had a turbo. it had a opening cut in the hood and then had screen put in that was painted the same color. it was a good job and actually looked good. if anyone wanted to try it and hated it afterwards and wanted to go back to a stock hood, i have a spare stocker with pretty perfect black paint i'd sell. this would lose some of the heat and i think might be benificial for guys who run big turbos hard. probably would want to do this in a climate that gets cold or real rainy, but for nice climates it might be kinda cool if done right
les
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Re: Under the hood insulation?
in case of spark or fire the plastic retainers melt and the insulation drops onto the engine to smother the fire not provide a fuel.also have seen many w/out and hoods hold a lot of heat.so is it better to have warm insulation near thewater to air intercooler,or a hot steel hood?
in case of spark or fire the plastic retainers melt and the insulation drops onto the engine to smother the fire not provide a fuel.also have seen many w/out and hoods hold a lot of heat.so is it better to have warm insulation near thewater to air intercooler,or a hot steel hood?
SY2932
Administrator
Re: Under the hood insulation?
Now I TRULY feel misinformed . All these years I have been carrying around a big a$$ fire extinguisher behind my seat in case of an engine fire. Now I find out that I should have stuffed my old hood liner behind my seat instead of file 13. Hindsight is 20/20 they always say...
CC801 said:
Now I TRULY feel misinformed
. All these years I have been carrying around a big a$$ fire extinguisher behind my seat in case of an engine fire. Now I find out that I should have stuffed my old hood liner behind my seat instead of file 13. Hindsight is 20/20 they always say... 
Jer
Don't taze me bro!
Re: Under the hood insulation?
aHahaha.... You wanna know something funny? I used to tell my customers that garbage when I was selling cars. It was a new safety feature and it smothered the fire. Hahah... you must be one of my old customers from years ago. Ever bought a car in Colorado?
CC801 said:
aHahaha.... You wanna know something funny? I used to tell my customers that garbage when I was selling cars. It was a new safety feature and it smothered the fire. Hahah... you must be one of my old customers from years ago. Ever bought a car in Colorado?
Tooky
Serious about performance
Re: Under the hood insulation?
I think the insulation looks good, I suffered an exploding alternator that damaged my original hood and the insulation, so I had a body shop repair the hood and I purchased a new GM insulation. It was cheap if I remember right about $60 with GM discount? My opinion is when you remove the insulation it looks the same as the interior of a car that's been gutted - just ugly unsightly metal edges. The insulation looks nice and I was anxious to sieze the opportunity to have a perfect new one installed. My stock air to water IC is operating adequately for me, I have no complaints.
I think the insulation looks good, I suffered an exploding alternator that damaged my original hood and the insulation, so I had a body shop repair the hood and I purchased a new GM insulation. It was cheap if I remember right about $60 with GM discount? My opinion is when you remove the insulation it looks the same as the interior of a car that's been gutted - just ugly unsightly metal edges. The insulation looks nice and I was anxious to sieze the opportunity to have a perfect new one installed. My stock air to water IC is operating adequately for me, I have no complaints.
djwaggoner
New member
Re: Under the hood insulation?
I believe the insulation is actually to protect the hood from the heat. The paint gets cooked. Notice the air vents under the leading edge that fee those cooling passages that also are the "X" stiffening structures. The air exits at the rear - behind that rear rubber seal that some remove.
I believe the insulation is actually to protect the hood from the heat. The paint gets cooked. Notice the air vents under the leading edge that fee those cooling passages that also are the "X" stiffening structures. The air exits at the rear - behind that rear rubber seal that some remove.
crashing_sux
Blow Me?
Re: Under the hood insulation?
Damn, wish someone had said that earlier DJ, I picked up my new cowl hood three days ago and it allready has a dull spot in the finish over the turbo that must be from the heat!
This sucks.
Damn, wish someone had said that earlier DJ, I picked up my new cowl hood three days ago and it allready has a dull spot in the finish over the turbo that must be from the heat!
This sucks.