Hood Carpet

[Shooter04]

What does that piece of carpet cloth thing do under the hood? Mines ripping and falling apart and i want to just remove it. Does it serve any real purpose? Can you remove it?

Thanks!

[JSchuricht]

It's just insulation, won't hurt to remove it but you may notice slightly more noise.

[Shooter04]

Originally Posted by JSchuricht

It's just insulation, won't hurt to remove it but you may notice slightly more noise.

Sound insulation or heat insulation during the winter?

[Zytek_Fan]

If you take it off, your paint under hood might peel.

[Shooter04]

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

If you take it off, your paint under hood might peel.

From the heat?

[Zytek_Fan]

Originally Posted by Shooter04

From the heat?

Yeah. I don't know how heat resistant it is.

And I don't want to find out

[Shooter04]

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

Yeah. I don't know how heat resistant it is.

And I don't want to find out

Well this is annoying. I guess i can try and duct tape it. That always works lol

[ju015dd]

you should be fine, some vehicles have the carpet crap and some don't. I took mine off my 96 cobra about 5 years ago with no issues and still looks like the day I painted it under there. More for just sound insulation than anything else.

[Shooter04]

So it'll make the idle a little louder without it?

[JSchuricht]

Yes, but you may not even notice it.