Hood insulation removal

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Hello -

Wanting to remove my dirty hood insulation. Does the removal make the car dramatically louder? Is it safer to have in case of fire? Under the mat, I assume it is painted car color? Just want to start cleaning up the engine bay and it looks terrible hanging down etc… or are there replacements available? Thanks for the input as always…
 

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It does make it a bit not as loud.
I think it makes the open hood look better, when it is not oily, that is.
It is one of those things that does a lot of things - and it also does nothing (if that makes any sense).

I believe it might be flame retardant - but it will burn. I think if you had an open flame under the hood - then you might have more worries than just the hood insulation pad.
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Thanks guys, that link provided looks great, others I saw were cut yourself ones that I’m not sure would work…
 

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They don`t sell the molded ones for our years cars that I know of, which fit much better. The universal ones tend to hang down some and I didn`t like the look or fit.
 

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I have seen some use DynaMat as a hood pad. Only thing is, it is shiney silver coloured on the inside which may be a problem for some. It is also expensive, and somewhat heavy (I think), but is self stick, so it can be made to fit well.
 

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The asphalt based Dynomat will melt with engine heat and ooze all over the engine and eventually fall off. The underhood stuff is more similar to a foil faced jute material from what I've seen.
 

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I got this hood pad from ebay, been under there for two years now and still looks good.

1976-1978 DODGE ASPEN and PLYMOUTH VOLARE HOOD INSULATION PAD | eBay

The fitness was good, even the precut holes was spot on.
The only drawback IIRC was I needed more clips than the 12 piece set I got from the seller, so I had two order some additional pad retainer clips. Can get some pictures of it if you're interested.


Looks like he has the pad for the Diplomat too:

1980 - 1989 DODGE DIPLOMAT HOOD INSULATION PAD | eBay
 

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I removed mine because I needed the hood clearance and I was already using a drop-base aircleaner. Still, even after that I needed to cut a piece of the hood bracing out, but that's only because I was using a large 16" diameter air element (with a 3.5" tall WIX racing filter, part# 46949R).

Bottom line, I think you can remove it and you'll be fine.
 

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I've had cars with and without the sound deadening pkg (which includes the hood pad) and never really noticed any difference. My Aspen never had one, the 78 parts Aspen I had bought in the mid 90's didn't.
 

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LOL -- the rats have always trimmed mine for me so I never have to worry about having a complete liner. I usually just trim it down neatly and symmetrically ... kinda like making cuttoffs from a pair of jeans.
The car looks better and I don't feel so embarrassed when I raise the hood to check the oil.

JW
 

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They're mainly a sound thing and some say to keep engine heat from damaging the hood. Most newer police package cars don't have them.
 

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Dynamat makes a hoodliner material. It is not asphalt based, which is what I was referring to. From their web page:

"....The Hoodliner is made from 3/4”
acoustic sound soaker foam with a reinforced,
reflective aluminized skin that is cleanable and oil and
water resistant. The Hoodliner has a high-tack pressure
sensitive adhesive for easy peel and stick application..."

The 3/4" inch thickness may present a clearance problem in some cases.
 

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Hood pads are a must for my daily driver M's. In winter the pad really keeps the heat under the hood when you have it plugged in over night.
 

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I'll admit, I'm out of my element.
Winter,to me, is anything below 55 degrees.
If its gonna last for more than 3 days, I go buy groceries so I don't have to leave the house.
A hand full of days that are down in the teens, its time for spring and the temps start going back up.
So the needing to keep an engine warm ... thats for people like BudW and those that live farther north than the Red River.
I spend more of my time worrying about how hot things get in the summer and does the a/c cool well.
Ergo, trimming up the hood pad is not an issue.
Insulation to keep the hood cool so when you put your hand on it - you won't burn your hand -- I'd be all over the insulation. But since the sun is gonna beat down on it from above, it will still get too dang hot to put your hand on. So no point in the insulation.

Jeeze... reading over these paragraphs, I wonder how I ever passed English 101 and persuasive writing class. What was my point again?

lol
JW
 
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