While we're on this subject, I was thinking of fabbing up a fiberglass cowl induction style hood for my truck. Just taking the raised part and raising it up about 2". It definatly let more air through the engine bay. Anyone have any thoughts or anything good or bad would be appreciative

 

go 4" cut a hole in it and put a shaker.

 

lol gotta love the shaker hood. I just want something different but not stand out. Just enough to make you look at it a couple times before you even know anything is different. I want something that only a rover person would recognize that its out of place. I put ghost flames on my old pickup just to screw with people.

 

I've always wanted my disco hood to look like a RR Classic.

 

I just removed the insulation under the hood of my 96 discovery today. It was falling apart and was hanging down on the engine. After removing I drove the truck and it did not seem any louder. I am not going to replace mine.

 

Thank you for the report.
I am thinking about doing the same thing.

 

you can go without it but as mike said the hood will get hot, our engines don't get hotter than any other engine but since its an aluminum block it disperses heat a lot better.

 

Well when I get to the point where I am driving it I think that I am just going to remove it and see what happens. Worst case I can replace it for $100 or go with one of the other suggestions.

 

the french spammer stole my post cuz its the best.

 

I am probably very wrong on this and I don't know where I heard it from but I heard that if there is a fire under the hood the plastic retainers melt off and the liner falls off to help smother the fire....

I know.... its silly. but i think i read it in the manual for my mom's toyota that has it... I remember telling her about it...