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May 13, 2006 | 12:52 PM

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SilverKnight

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but how about the paint in the engine bay? Im sure that gets very hot

May 13, 2006 | 01:24 PM

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Billman250

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My hood insulation has been out for years. Paint on the hood is fine. I took it out because the insul and it's clips rub the Comptech icebox lid.

May 13, 2006 | 01:36 PM

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RWD_RCKT

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Originally Posted by SilverKnight,May 13 2006, 12:52 PM

but how about the paint in the engine bay? Im sure that gets very hot

If that was truely the case, they would have put that insulation all over the engine bay. Convection heating is the most apparent issue in the engine bay, but it also radiates too.

May 15, 2006 | 10:20 PM

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SilverKnight

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I agree

May 16, 2006 | 10:00 AM

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araski

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Get a Airgun, and start spraying. At the very least it will clean out any other junk you have in there.

May 18, 2006 | 09:41 PM

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Tyraid2K

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Originally Posted by araski,May 16 2006, 10:00 AM

Get a Airgun, and start spraying. At the very least it will clean out any other junk you have in there.

you sir, are a genious, I didn't think of it, It's been driven for two days but if it's still in there it's on it's way out.

May 20, 2006 | 11:28 PM

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iam7head

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Originally Posted by hygiene boy,May 13 2006, 06:02 AM

That hood insulation is good stuff, I'd put it back in. It is designed for smothering and putting out a fire under the hood if it ever happens. It may also quiets engine noise a bit but that's not it's main purpose.

1)put out engine fire(small of course)

2)protect the paint from cracking(ask any DSM turbo guy, the paint cracked right on top of the turbine

3)noise

keep it, at least for the first two reasons