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

[chris91LX]

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!