 Hood vents and a 3sgte, carbon fiber hoods |
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 Apr 4, 2006 - 2:37 PM
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I have a quick question....i have CF replica GT4 hood, and my question is do i need the internal hood heat shield to protect the engine at all?? Or is that mainly to protect the paint of the oem hoods..any ideas,thanks
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Apr 4, 2006 - 2:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Fairfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I think that "blanket" under the hood is just designed so that if your engine catches fire the fire will burn the clips causing it to drop on the engine and help smother it. Lots of people don't have it due to accident/mod/don't like it etc.
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Apr 4, 2006 - 2:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
actually the blanket is there to protect the paint on the hood from the heat of the engine. the engine heat can cause the paint to crack and blister.
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Apr 4, 2006 - 2:52 PM
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Apr 4, 2006 - 2:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Milwaukee Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
thanks guys that helps, ya i saw that one on ebay and it got me wondering if that stops rain or anything from gettin into the engine bay, i am however pickin up both those hood grilles/scoops
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Apr 4, 2006 - 3:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Fairfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Bitter @ Apr 4, 2006 - 12:51 PM) [snapback]417774[/snapback] actually the blanket is there to protect the paint on the hood from the heat of the engine. the engine heat can cause the paint to crack and blister. Read down to the fourth post on this thread |
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Apr 4, 2006 - 3:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 16, '04 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Bitter @ Apr 4, 2006 - 8:51 PM) [snapback]417774[/snapback] actually the blanket is there to protect the paint on the hood from the heat of the engine. the engine heat can cause the paint to crack and blister. 10 year old Toyota red paint. No blanket. No problems. The AT200 didn't come with the insulation at all in the UK. I suspect it's just there for noise dampening. -------------------- JDM ST205
Blitz Spec NUR Exhaust, somewhere over $1000 Needing another one 18000 miles later, bloody annoying. |
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