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Old 06-17-2009, 08:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lovecheese View Post
It is to reduce heat being drawn into your engine by your air filter.
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not a bad thing per say. The area around the heat shield would be quite a bit hotter...

IE the heat sheild under our car where our exhaust is would make the inside of our car a few degrees warmer.
man you have no clue what hes talking about.

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Originally Posted by nycboy7 View Post
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post about this but just had a quick question.... Not even sure if its called a heat shield or not, but i think its to dampen a fire just in case it happens in the engine bay. But what i'm trying to get at is, is it to dampen and put out a fire in the engine bay, or does it reduce heat. I want to take it off but will the drastic change in temperature on the hood do anything to the clear coat or paint? Sorry for the poorly worded paragraph... lol
yes its to dampen a fire. why would you want to remove it for? i doubt it will have much effect on the paint.
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