No Hood Liner???
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: St. Louis Missouri
No Hood Liner???
Does anyone run a stock hood w/o the hood liner? Is the liner just to reduce noise or does he block engine heat from damaging the hood paint? Here's why...I'm buying the carbon fiber power duct with the c5 logo but don't want the liner to rub off the logo like it did on my Halltech duct. (or do the CF power ducts have a lower profile?). Anyone have the CF power duct that has no problem with the liner rubbing? Thanks. 
Team Owner
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
People who generally don't end up painting a sweet design or something on it!
or they have to in order to fit a Maggie or Kenne Bell under there!
Example:
Thanks,Matt
or they have to in order to fit a Maggie or Kenne Bell under there!
Example:
Thanks,Matt
Safety Car
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From: Naples Florida
Does anyone run a stock hood w/o the hood liner? Is the liner just to reduce noise or does he block engine heat from damaging the hood paint? Here's why...I'm buying the carbon fiber power duct with the c5 logo but don't want the liner to rub off the logo like it did on my Halltech duct. (or do the CF power ducts have a lower profile?). Anyone have the CF power duct that has no problem with the liner rubbing? Thanks.
Safety Car
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From: Visalia CA
Personally, I have heard two schools of thought on the subject. One was that the hood liner was to reduce heat and keep the hood paint from cracking/peeling. The other was that the liner was just there for sound deadening and that it was safe to run without it. We've all seen cars with exotic paint jobs without it, so it must be OK to not have it.
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An alternative to removing it completely would be to remove the small section of liner that comes in contact with the air bridge. Just a thought.
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), I've seen the hooliner drop onto the engine MANY times, but I have NEVER seen it smother the fire - takes some good firefighting foam to get that done