What is the advantage of hood insulation?

[JimShine]

Both of my cars had them, both are gone. Trying to decide if I want to replace them. What is the advantage to a warm weather only car? Seems like one more item to trap moisture in to me.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

1) keeps hot engine heat from possibly blistering paint on hood
2) covers a potentially rusty/nasty looking underhood area

Highly recommend the molded pad

[BigBlockSam]

i like the way it looks . 

[Ghoste]

Noise insulation.

[hemigeno]

Noise Insulation was the factory's attempt to perpetuate the sale of pie pan tins, since the pad rubs on the top of the air cleaner.



BTW it also will eventually rub the chrome off of Hemi air cleaners too - I've seen several that need a rechrome just for that reason alone.

[BigBlockSam]

when i took my 73 440 apart . i found insulation between the intake manifold and the valley pan from the factory. to keep the engine noise down. Rene

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Noise Insulation was the factory's attempt to perpetuate the sale of pie pan tins, since the pad rubs on the top of the air cleaner.



BTW it also will eventually rub the chrome off of Hemi air cleaners too - I've seen several that need a rechrome just for that reason alone.

Thats why at Carlisle I broke down and bought another "Show Only"  Pie Pan......with my luck Ill forget to swap them at the end of a show and then i'll have 2 ground down pieces of aluminum.....

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

when i took my 73 440 apart . i found insulation between the intake manifold and the valley pan from the factory. to keep the engine noise down. Rene

Like this......most of the lo po engines got it

[Brock Samson]

 That's why i love this site so much, ya learn so much...

  Personally i wouldn't have one on my hood as it would obscure the five different colors from earlier repaints, they are..
a dull flat cracking yellow, looks like finger paint. a rootbeer brown, a medium blue not b-5, a tequoise blue and what looks to be the original hood color, T-3 med bronze.

[BigBlockSam]

yea thats it. i wonder what genius thought of that

[Plumcrazy]

My car has one. I think it gives the underhood area a little more of finished off look.

[Ghoste]

Wouldn't it tend to make the engine run a little hotter too?

[Plumcrazy]

Wouldn't it tend to make the engine run a little hotter too?

I doubt it. I've never heard of anybody fixing an overheating problem by removing it.

[Silver R/T]

dont have one and not looking to get one

[my73charger]

Plus...when you stand up to fast you have some padding up there for the old noggen..

[Brock Samson]

 yeah but Silver,.. you don't have a hood...

[Silver R/T]

yeah but Silver,.. you don't have a hood...

since when?

[Brock Samson]

since you posted pis of your car whenever the heck that was... if you got one since then i guess it's time you posted MORE PICS!! 

[Silver R/T]

I will next time I get a chance

[694spdRT]

Noise Insulation was the factory's attempt to perpetuate the sale of pie pan tins, since the pad rubs on the top of the air cleaner.



BTW it also will eventually rub the chrome off of Hemi air cleaners too - I've seen several that need a rechrome just for that reason alone.

Thats why at Carlisle I broke down and bought another "Show Only"   Pie Pan......with my luck Ill forget to swap them at the end of a show and then i'll have 2 ground down pieces of aluminum.....

I know we talked about this before. Does the holley sit a little higher than a carter/edelbrock carb?

The older non insulated one in my dad's GTX is softer than the molded one I have and hasn't done this.

[Ghoste]

I'm pretty sure the Holley sits lower.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I dont think its so much the carb but the vintage Edelbrock CH4B manifold Im running

[Ghoste]

Yeah, that could affect it too. 
I seem to recall that after a manifold swap I did last winter and running into interference issues, that Neil told me to lose the Eddyclone AFB and get a Holley.  Then again, he hates anything Carterish and wants the whole world to run Holley's.

[Chryco Psycho]

I like hood insulation , it hold tons of dirt right by the air cleaner ... does this seem stupid or is it just me

[Chryco Psycho]

Both the Holley & Carter / Eddy are 3.5" tall
Personally I don`t care what carb you run , use a Preadtor if you want  , But I will be using a Holley Style carb , 30 + hp is worth it to me