Hood Lining?

[NOSGT]

I've still got factory hood, with the 16 year old foamy stuff attached to it and its looking pretty rough (hanging down and stuff). I was wondering if i should just pull it off or does it serve some kind of purpose.

 

[ALMOST STOCK]

The only purpose for the lining is to keep the engine noise down.
I tossed mine 5yrs ago and it hasn’t hurt a thing with it not being there.

 

[bynummustang]

It makes it quieter and keeps some of the heat off the hood... not any other purpose. Mine's been gone for a while.

 

[criticman]

Doesn't it help prevent damage to the paint from the heat?

 

[ALMOST STOCK]

I’ve ran without the lining attached to the bottom of the metal OEM hood for 3 yrs and never saw any sign of discoloration of the paint because the lining was there.
The last 2 yrs I haven't had the lining under my fiberglass hood and to date I'm not seeing any discoloration or ill effects from not having the lining under the fiberglass hood.

 

[olymaster]

get rid of it
i did

 

[squeeeg]

I got rid of it on my last car. This one it is still in good condition so I haven't ditched it yet. Supposidly it is also there as a fire retardant. The little plastic clips will melt and drop the cloth onto the engine. I don't know how well that works and I figure that an engine fire will spread no matter what falls on it.

 

[Roland69]

mines gone

 

[5.0 con-vert]

GIVE IT THE BOOT!!! Plus, it's gotta be a small weight loss, for 100hp gain WOOOOOOHHOOOOOOO!!!