Hood Insulation?

[Blue Bomber]

http://www.eva.hi-ho.ne.jp/ryousuke/diy/bon/bon04.jpg

Good idea or bad?

[twanmoney]

i had my 77 vette repainted after i plopped a crate motor in there.
the new manifold i had sat a little higher.
so the air cleaner was closer to the inside of the hood.
i didnt replace the insulation because of that.
summer rolled around. temps got hotter
the paint on the outside of my hood started to bubble.
:(
had it repainted.
and insulation re-installed.

mind you, this insulation came stock on the car. i just didnt replace it.
on the celica (that doesnt come with it) i dont see a reason to add it.

any1 else care to comment?

[baNanA_ryCe]

looks dumb. =)

[chameleon]

It would help protect your paint on the hood as twanmoney mentioned, plus it would reduce the engine noise levels heard outside the car.

Hey twanmoney, I had a vette too, a 76, and when the previous owner had it repainted from red to black two years before I got it, he never replaced the hood insulation. The paint wasn't bubbling or anything, but it was noticably duller than the rest of the paint, so I reinstalled hoodliner and had the hood repainted. Maybe its a corvette thing, the engine bays must get extra hot. It was with the original stock engine too, no modifications.