Hood

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:16 pm

what is the thing on the underside of the hood, its kinda like a material of some sort. What would happon if i removed it?

Thanks

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:19 pm

I believe that is a fire resistant blanket type thing. There is one similar to it along the firewall as well. That of course is a guess since I'm not certain, but I think that's what it is. In theory it should reduce weight. But... again... it may also act as a heat spreader so your hood heats evenly?

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:25 pm

well in that case ill let it stay right were it is

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:26 pm

it is a heat scheild indeed... most probably to prevent too much heat from transfering to the hood and mess the paint job or so... iwouldn't recommend removing it.

MMamdouh

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:27 pm

Yea i was thinking it was so the paint wouldent chip and stuff due to the heat but i wasent positive.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:33 pm

i just need to add that some lanoses that came out here didn't have that thing on and the hood did feel lighter... i still won't remove it just to keep my paint job intact.

MMamdouh

Nubi N00b · Post by **Nubi N00b** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:45 pm

I took it off my nubi, and I didn't have one on the firewall. I also know that some of the Lanoses didn't come with them on the firewall. Also, something to consider is that the surface area of the hood and the amount of sun exposure it sees makes the paint side far hotter than the engine bay side as far as emmissive heat. The blanket is used primarily as a flame retardant and noise suppressant... nothing more nothing less. If you take it off, your engine will seem louder.

Dave

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:31 pm

sounds more logical... sun heats the hell out of the body in areas like here so engine heat is not that substantial compared to it... it could be a sound deadning material.

BTW my car - so as all daewoos in Egypt - didn't come with the stuff on the firewall... only the underside of the hood.

MMAmdouh

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:28 am

I'll just go ahead and confirm this, that stuff is a sound damper, keeps engine noise down by absorbing the sound....

mister_g · Post by **mister_g** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:23 pm

+1...

If anything couth on fire, it would make it burn quicker..

Nubira2.2 · Post by **Nubira2.2** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:30 pm

i removed it a long time ago

makes engine bay looks durty

and it is heavy

it havent messed up my paint job and now my underhood is clean

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:34 pm

+1

removed it 3 years ago and nothing is wrong yet

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:36 pm

that big blanket is just there to reduce noise... removing it will not damage your bonnet.

one of my friends removed his one on his vauxhall/opel corsa... and it only made the engine sound louder.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:05 pm

i took mine out nothing happened but my car was about 2 lbs lighter and a bit louder

mister_g · Post by **mister_g** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:20 pm

+1

Me too. About 5kgs removed... And a bit louder on inlet system...

Must do!