Subject	Fire supression
Posted by	AndrewG on July 12, 2014 at 2:54 AM
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In Reply To	What's the general consensus on the factory hood insulation? posted by TriniTT on July 11, 2014 at 10:18 AM
Message	The main reason for the hood "insulation" is for fire suppression in the engine bay. Either the plastic fixtures melt or the hood binder material burns off and the hood drops down and acts as a fire blanket to smother the flames. It is not intended to put the fire out but rather delay its progress and give the occupants of the car more time to escape. The hood itself is made from fire resistant fibres. How much time is another matter, but it is primarily there for that purpose.
Follow Ups	What's the general consensus on the factory hood insulation? - TriniTT 10:18:17 07/11/14 I have my opinion, no idea if it is majority - Greg (Dallas) 11:26:35 07/11/14 I've kept them on all the Z's I've owned - 300ZMang 11:28:56 07/11/14 Not only does it protect the hood paint it also - SammybTT(TN) 12:08:15 07/11/14 What Sammy said - BlackholeZ 12:33:49 07/11/14 tossed it years ago, hood paint is fine despite 30k miles - LJZTT 12:47:34 07/11/14 2nd. Mine is long gone with no issues. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 14:18:26 07/11/14 This ^ ...but I'd like mine to repainted, used to be covered (n/m) - Z ONLY1 14:37:10 07/11/14 Hood insulation does 1 thing, in case of engine fire, it - HighPsi (NorCal) 16:07:28 07/11/14 Hahaha, I see what you did there :) (n/m) - Red Hawk (CO) 20:44:28 07/11/14 Fire supression - AndrewG 02:54:03 07/12/14 Was unaware about the fire supression (n/m) - SammybTT(TN) 10:47:03 07/12/14 And I was unaware that Aluminum is considered - ZXoltan 06:08:38 07/13/14 I can't ascertain how he has a newb orb with 87k hits and - TriniTT 09:26:12 07/13/14 Re: I can't ascertain how he has a newb orb with 87k hits and - AndrewG 13:40:56 07/13/14 Re: And I was unaware that Aluminum is considered - AndrewG 13:26:25 07/13/14 I understood that you we referring to the liner, - ConVerTT 14:24:58 07/13/14 I just took mine off - ZXRider 12:43:17 07/14/14
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