Hood liner Question

[Camaro Dude]

Originally Posted by patternpilot

When I put in my vents I noticed that the hood under the liner was painted as if just to make the paint look good at the edge of the liner. The rest was just over spray. Besides it is not very pretty under there.

You mean it looks like the inside portion of our 1LE/ZL1 mags then,

[markgws6]

Here is what under my hood looks like. My car is AGM.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...305_075217.jpg

[Shark72]

Thank you, pictures are worth a 1K words!

Originally Posted by markgws6

Here is what under my hood looks like. My car is AGM.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...305_075217.jpg

[pickwithaustin]

I would not remove my insulation, but I will say that one thing I have always done with all my cars - after I return from driving and pull it into the garage, I lift the hood and leave it that way for at least a few hours, or until I need to drive it again. This allows excess heat to escape. This would be the most important time that I'd see as a worry for releasing heat.

[markgws6]

Originally Posted by pickwithaustin

I would not remove my insulation, but I will say that one thing I have always done with all my cars - after I return from driving and pull it into the garage, I lift the hood and leave it that way for at least a few hours, or until I need to drive it again. This allows excess heat to escape. This would be the most important time that I'd see as a worry for releasing heat.

I do this when I'm at the track after doing "hot" lapping.

I'll take before and after readings with my non-contact thermometer. I'll take readings with it installed and with it off. I'll take a reading of the outside surface of the hood (in the shade) and then a reading of the engine cover with and without the insulation. Anything else you'd like a reading from?

[Camaro Dude]

Originally Posted by markgws6

Here is what under my hood looks like. My car is AGM.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...305_075217.jpg

I would never have guessed...it's primer!!

[vinman]

Omg, I thought it would at least be all the same color even if it wasn't cleared!

[IamR3D88]

I know it's an old thread, but does anyone know if the liner is there to help the paint over the engine? I do not have a liner on mine currently and some people have said it could bubble the paint. I've got heard of this happening, so I'm hoping there is no truth behind it.

Also my car had hail damage so I got an all new hood and the bottom is fully painted and cleared! They don't make the GM stripes anymore either so my stripes aren't stickers, they are painted on and cleared with the hood.

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[GONIF]

If you really want to see under hood temps drop , take off the engine cover take out the rain tray on the hood and run ceramic coated headers and use header wrap where the headers are close to the oil cooler.