sorry if there is already a topic for this but i couldn't find it. Is it okay to remove the heat sheild under the hood or will it eventully ruin the paint? thanks fo the help!

 

it will eventually ruin the paint and the paint on scion (not sure about the RS) arent that durable to begin with

 

There's allot of room between the firewall and the block, heat shouldn't be much of a problem.
Unless you're installing a header there's no reason to remove it.
If you do install a header, a ceramic coated one helps keep heat down.

WW

 

It's mainly for noise suppression anyway. You're ok.

 

to clearify im talking about the one right under the hood not the fire wall. also one say yes the other says no. would i just be better off painting it instead of removing it?

 

It's called a "hood silencer" and it's just there to lessen engine noise. It's ok to remove it.

 

u mean the header heat shield? or the plastic engine cover?
i've removed both and racing around the way i do with over 28xxx miles in less than a year my crappy **** paint is still good

 

Just out of curiosity, why would you want to remove it?

 

well when you cange headers u can no longer use one. and the plastic engine cover is hideus. just paint the REAL valve cover.

 

OMG!!!! Removing that plastic shield will not ruin your paint if you left your car on for 10 years! wow!

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that he was referring to the insulation underneath the hood, not the cover on the top of the engine.

 

thank you kremtok!!! thats exactly the peice i was talking about. sorry if i was unclear about it. i want to remove it so when the hood is open it's all yellow and not that uglr black heat sheild.

 

The engineers put it there for a reason.. removing it will probably cause a problem with something else

 

Don't have mine anymore. No problems!
Do it!

 

I promise, the hood silencer is only there to cut down on engine noise......nothing else. It's ok to remove it......really.

No paint issues, heat problems, ect., ect.

 

I plan on removing mine and making chrome plexi inserts for the spaces on the hood underside. Should look trick at the shows.

 

If you are talking about the stuff attached to the underside of the hood, Jennay of the new york scioNRG group has mirrors in place of that stuff. I think she had each of the "shapes" cut and mounted inbetween the supports under the hood. you might want to ask her about it. Her sn is Jennay

 

On alot of cars that is there in case of engine fire. The plastic pins melt and drop the black "blanket" on the engine to help put out the fire. Or so I've been told. I'd probably leave it.

 

I would remove and not worry about it. I have done this on other vehicles, and a scion and had no problems.

 

I also had questions about this too because I have a top mounted turbo, and the previous owners basically cut out a section of that insulation which I guess is where the turbo touches, I can tell because it also looks like the insulation has melted a little on the edges...I think it would be safer to remove the insulation altogether...but with my turbo and the extra heat, I wonder if I'll start seeing the paint flaking off at that area?