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I noticed when driving home last night that my under-hood temps kept making my cf hood smell like it was burning. I noticed it's getting rather hot, especially where the DNP mani sits. Anyone tried using some tacky heat shield stuff, or would nothing stick to these hoods? I'm looking for options as to what/where to get something to prevent the hood from melting, or coloring the clear/gel coat.

-A. Swift

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Send the dnp out to have it ceramic coated. That might work?

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Or just buy some of the Techline coating yourself and just spray it in and out. It won't look as bling anymore but should really help with the temps. That is what I will be doing once my new manifold goes on.

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I would do a heat mat under the hood first, much easier. It should stick to most anything. That manifold does stick up pretty high.

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Ceramic coating FTW!!

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yea, i'll be ordering/placing that thermo-tec matting on tonight at work.

Damn steve, your car has now given mine a good diet! seats, hood, i'm now under 3000lbs with me in it! I lose another 10 lbs with that stock 1g intake, once my JMF/direct port setup comes next week!

-A. Swift

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^that is sweet, i remember those days.

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Remember what days?

I never found any heat shield stuff. Looks like I need to order it from summit, and drive for a few days as it is, till the summit order get's in.

-A. Swift

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The days of tin can cars.
I mean race cars.

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meh. to each their own.

-A. Swift

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Light weight means you break less stuff :D

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Really? damn it.
my car feels like a boat.
swift, what did u end up getting for the manifold?

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I ended up finding some stuff at napa. I guess we will see tonight once I know how it works. I need to hurry though, as that rolled awd laser is getting dropped off at my friend's place. Free tranny for me!

-A. Swift

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nice

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Man, give me the hood before you ruin it. :)

I need a tranny to for the 1G also, it doesn't shift worth a crap over 6000 RPMs.

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My bro has a decent core, it drives but pops out of 1st gear. Wanna trade for some dyno/tuning time? :)

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tranny is mine for a built one. motor is now pulled!

Hood get's it's shield tomorrow. I was too lazy to do it tonight..

-A. Swift

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you could also heat wrap the mani and downpipe. It helps to reduce engine temps. I think you could even get heat wrap at checker or some place to that extent.

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Cut a hole in the hood above the manifold. It's the easiest method.

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To bad your "boat" runs 11.9's on pump gas. Fun club isn't it? 11's on "pump"

Yay to boats!

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Yes it comes out of a pump, but calling e85 "pump" is a little deceiving I think, because typically people think of 92 or what not as "pump".

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It does come out of a pump. I'll count it!

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It comes out a pump, costs less than race gas, is found at 300+ gas stations in MN including Holigays, and changes all the time. It must be pump gas.

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Mark (TKR) could chime in on this if he wants, but he just had a DNP mani crack because it was wrapped. I thought I remembered him saying something that DNP advises against wrapping them for that specific reason.

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I put some thermo-tec heat shield shit on the underside of my hood tonight. It's not sticking too well to the un-smooth surfaces of the CF. However, could I get some short, small self-tapping screws, and screw into the ribbing part of the underside to help keep it stuck in it's place?

-A. Swift

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The screws could work, but I'd be concerned that they would pull out of the CF quite esily.

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I would look at some better adhesive. You don't want to crack the CF. Super 77 is great stuff, but I am not positive it would take the heat. Fleet Farm has a great selection of stuff like that. Silicone might be another option.

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to stick it to the underside of the hood?

-A. Swift

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Yes. Contact cement would be another option, if it will hold up to the heat.