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Originally Posted by 93Cobra#2771

Perhaps if you had read my post a little more carefully, you would have noticed I was referring to hood insulation ON THE HOOD itself. My point was with all the gaps and places for the heat to make it's way out, it wouldn't be an effective way of keeping heat in the motor. Perhaps, when I said "If it was important to keep it warm under the hood, they would seal it up just like the passenger compartment. Rubber seam sealed and all." I should have said "If it was important to keep it warm under the hood, they would seal it up just like the passenger compartment. Rubber seam sealed and all. But there is a better way to keep the engine warm.". In fact, I'll give you that point, as I typed my original post on a phone, which can make it a little difficult to keep track of what you type and don't type.

I NEVER in any part of my post said that heat retention was not necessary. I quoted my original post just so you wouldn't have to scroll back and look.

Then I gave the option of insulating the top of the motor itself with some type of blanket placed on it, which would be MUCH MORE effective at keeping heat in the motor.

The engine blanket that silverinsight2 showed in his thread is exactly what I was talking about.

Please think twice before accusing people of "poisoning this board" and actually read and evaluate someone's post before spouting off on a diatribe and lecturing everyone on how they should and should not participate in threads. That's the whole point of a forum, to get feedback from people with multiple backgrounds and ideas about different things and ways they might or might not work better.

By the way, there is a much better alternative to Dynamat, at a fraction of the cost. It is called "Peel and Seal" and is located at Lowes and Home Depot in the roofing section. It is a super adhesive product, about 1/4" thick, used to seal gaps in roofing. It has a reflective aluminum laminated to one side and is identical to Dynamat (I have used both). I insulated the entire roof and floor in my escort, primarily for sound deadening purposes. An added bonus is it keeps it from getting near as hot inside in the summertime while baking in a parking lot. And it is MUCH less expensive than dynamat.

Peel & Seal at Lowe's: 6"x25' Roll Self-Stick Aluminum Faced

I have to apologize for that one, apparently, I missed the engine blanky part... I don't remember reading it the first time through, so I may have been quick to the shot on that one.

I was generalizing when making comments about how people on this (and other) forums tend to have a propensity toward saying things like "if the OEM didn't make it that way, it won't work", which is obviously BS, as you and most of us here well know. These statements tend to be discouraging.. and usually the only part of a post that people remember for a long time.

I actually know about peel and seal, primarily because I've used it for its intended purpose. I'm a construction worker by trade. Not by choice, but it pays $18/hour when I'm actually working.. (winter layoffs)