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Old 09-23-2009, 08:18 PM
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i took the fabric insulation pad off of the underside of my hood yesterday and was just wondering if it was a bad idea to leave it off? My CAI was rubbing a hole in it so i just decided to take it off now the hood gets pretty warm....just curious if anyone else has done this
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 08:34 PM
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Mines been off since The SRT hood was put on with no ill effects, but mines not a 6.7
 
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Old 09-24-2009, 07:16 PM
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For some years the factory didn't even put em on so I don't know what it would hurt to not have it.
 
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Old 09-24-2009, 07:18 PM
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I think it's more of sound deadening than anything else. To me it just traps heat if ya really think about it.
 
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Old 09-24-2009, 07:49 PM
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ok then im keepin it off thnx guys
 
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good idea
 
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Old 09-29-2009, 01:45 PM
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ive never had any on any of my vehicles ive owned
on my dodge, i even took the insulation off the fire wall
 
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There might be different req't for different areas. It is also a fire-extinguishing blanket that covers the engine in the event of an under hood fire.
 
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by maxjlone
There might be different req't for different areas. It is also a fire-extinguishing blanket that covers the engine in the event of an under hood fire.
They may want to re-think that one cause I've seen a few engine fires and it didn't seem to extinguish the fire very good. But maybe it does help contain it. I don't know
 
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Old 09-30-2009, 09:25 AM
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mine burnt pretty good when i put it in our burning barrel
 


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