Hood sound dampener, should it stay or should it go?
 

I was looking at my engine today and noticed the greasy, oily sound dampener on the underside of the hood. I pulled it off, but as my Pony is in storage until spring, or until the salt is washed off the roads by a steady rain, I can't drive it to see if the sound is bad without it. Anyone have any recomendations as to whether I should keep it or toss it?

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91 LX 5.0
Z t-5, 3:73 gear, Vortech 73mm Mass Air, Accufab 65mm TB, BBK underdrives, Crane HI-6S Ignition, BBK unequal length headers, Bassani x pipe, 2.5" Dynomax Super Turbo cat back, Kenny Brown Super Subs, Factory Five Control Arms, Mac cold air kit and more to come!

I say toss the damn thing, I think they are ugly. But then again, the lack of paint on the underside of the hood is uglier...I'm starting the work on my coupe next Thursday, and I'm edging my new hood in completely so I could put that damn thing in the trash

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

I removed it cause it started ripping... See, I pulled off the fan shroud bacause of the large Griffin radiator and S-trim pulleys wouldnt clear.
The only concern is the heat of the motor will hasten the dulling of the finish on the topside.
If you are doing it for weight, dont bother. Its like 2 lbs if that.
http://members.mustangworks.com/drud...ale/hood03.jpg

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Darius Rudis
Roadracer: Home built t-arm/panhard suspension powered by an S-trimmed motor :-)
My Mustang Page

Mine was ripping so I yanked it. It did make it a little louder. Especially with all that 1.7 noise.

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90LX Ragtop. Strut tower brace, K&N, 2.25'' Flowmasters, Hollow cats, Crank pulley, Crane 2031, Crane rockers, Holley FPR. Need Gears Bad!!!

I pulled it because it was ugly, the piece is actually in decent shape. The underside of the hood is a little better, it's painted anyway but there is globs of the goo they put between the sheetmetal sticking out I'll need to trim and repaint to clean it up. I had thought about putting in that silver heat matting that Summit sells, but I don't know if that would look any better than the black fiber thing from the factory. Anybody have any detailing tips on this?

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91 LX 5.0
Z t-5, 3:73 gear, Vortech 73mm Mass Air, Accufab 65mm TB, BBK underdrives, Crane HI-6S Ignition, BBK unequal length headers, Bassani x pipe, 2.5" Dynomax Super Turbo cat back, Kenny Brown Super Subs, Factory Five Control Arms, Mac cold air kit and more to come!