Removing hood insulation?

Terrible Juan · 04-01-2003

I read on another message board *gasp* that you should remove your hood insulation because it helps vent heat. I haven't seen much talk about that on here. Does it even weigh much?

GTRaptor · 04-01-2003

Doesnt weight much and will help keep your hood paint in good condition.

Terrible Juan · 04-02-2003

Thats what I figured. Thanks.

Twister · 04-02-2003

I have had my isulation off for a few years and have had no problems with paint

Terrible Juan · 04-02-2003

If it doesn't decrease weight then it isn't that important to me I guess.

95mustanglover · 04-14-2003

Does It Affect Engine Temp?

1998GT · 05-18-2003

I heard that you dont want to take it off because when it rains steam will come off ur hood because of the temp..

~Luke

95mustanglover · 05-25-2003

yea i took mine off and steam came off my hood when it first started sprinkling and then stopped once it started raining

Twister · 05-25-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by 1998GT
I heard that you dont want to take it off because when it rains steam will come off ur hood because of the temp..

~Luke

5 years off, never had that problem

89-5.0L-LX · 06-22-2003

Should i take mine off it's all ripped and stained and it don't smell to nice either.Any recomendations?

vibred93vert · 07-09-2003

I would say no, Ford wouldn't have spent millions of dollars manufacturing them if it wasn't needed! Latemodel Restoration has replacement hood liners that have a really cool mustang on them, check it out!

Adam94GT · 07-14-2003

Nobody is gonna mention how to remove it? I have good reason to. I have an edelbrock intake manifold with a phenolic spacer and it presses against the hood liner which kinda "polishes" that part of the intake. But it also causes my hood to shake pretty bad as I'm driving it. Any help? Please?

95mustanglover · 07-14-2003

umm new hood or cut out hole and add scoop or reversed scoop
take off liner and spray that area of inside hood with high temp paint
if it touches without liner a new hood or scoop are ur only options

CragarShinoda · 10-20-2003

There are around 9 plastic push pins that hold it on. Past that, remove the nut taht bolts the ground lead onto the body and it will come right off. Before you do though, let me tell you why Ford puts the hood insulator on the cars. It is not to remove heat at all. Though it may reduce the chances (Very slightly) of hood discoloration, it was not intended for that reason either. Let me bring you back to 4 years ago. I was racing at Bristol in a friends Cobra when... BAM!!! N2O backfire at about half track. The engine bay ignited and the hood was flaming. By the time that the car was pulled off the track the fire was out. I thought that the motor was shot, but believe it or not it was as good as new (once we replaced all of the components that the throttle bottle blew up). The only thing that was destroyed by the fire was the hood insulator. When the fire ignited the plastic push pins melted and the insulator fell onto the engine smothering the fire. I thought that this was just the good Lord looking over me, but after doing research and asking some very high ups at SVT, Ford, and Team Mustang I found out that the insulator was designed for just that reason. Saved my friend's motor and possibly my life. Just keep that in mind.

vibred93vert · 03-20-2004

See I knew Ford spent all that money for a good reason