would there be any logical reason to take the heat shield off the inside of the hood and maybe even open the hood vents? my friends say it would run cooler but i figured the car is made to run at a certain temp so the only reason would be because i'm bored and have nothing to do.

 

I don't know but I do know this. I removed the one under the hood of my Jeep Comanchee because while I was spending a year in the sands of Iraq, the local field mice decided to make a meal out of the insulation under the hood. I removed all of it and the heat from the engine caused the clear coat and paint to start coming off the hood, at least that is when it started happening. When it rains, the hood has steam coming off it and the engine is running at normal operating temps.

 

so is the clear coat pealing common on other vehicles? i don't wanna ruin my hood just because i took off a piece of material.

 

I have had my insulation off for bout 6 months now and no problems whatsoever...all that stuff bout paint peelin is just myth at least on the camaros...search the forums you'll find tons of guys who take it out and have no problems...

 

I've read a lot about people opening the vents up. With the LT1's, everyone noticed the engine ran a bit cooler. I'm not sure about what it would do on a six, I haven't seen anyone try. I've been contemplating it myself, but haven't gotten to it.

 

well i got in an accident yesterday and the body shop is saying 3,600 dollars to fix it so hopefully my parents will be able to help pay to fix it or at least keep the car so i can take the liner off.

 

that's a bad day man...

 

now its 5000.

 

Oouch!