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I have been a firefighter for 14yrs and seen many car fires, I wouldn't have too much faith on your hoodliner saving your ride.
Most cars don't come with them anymore, my explorer, sable and my old sho didn't have it either. They hold dirt and once they get ratty looking then it looks like garbage under the hood.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
Keep in mind that the liner is there not only for noise insulation, but as a fire deterrent as well. The clips that hold it in place are designed to melt quickly, allowing the liner to fall down on the engine and smother a fire.
That being said, mine didn't come with one either. I'm thinking of cutting some polished stainless steel and mounting it inside the underhood framework. Saw that on a car and it looked REALLY nice!
As someone that has repaired many fire damaged cars during my years as a dealership tech I can say without hesitation that the hood pad does nothing to put out or reduce underhood fire damage. It might protect the upper surface of the hood if there is an underhood fire, but I'm sure that it is an unplanned benefit.
The whole reason for the hood liner is to cut noise.
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wow lots of post hehe, ok i guest i will let it removed and but it somewhere in my basement, its really look much nicer.. .as for the sound, my front wheel bearing is not fix yet so im hearing just the stupid bearing for now so i havent noticed more nice k&n sound yet.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
I'm thinking of cutting some polished stainless steel and mounting it inside the underhood framework. Saw that on a car and it looked REALLY nice!
You're talking about this right?
I've been wanting to do the same but I don't have enough engine bling to warrant it
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
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Originally posted by jtour:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
minus the zetec
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Originally posted by MxRacer:
Originally posted by RawBurt:
I'll be keeping it to myself, until the time comes. It'll be hard to find. 
much like your weiner.
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Originally posted by Tourige:
Originally posted by jtour:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
minus the zetec
For Sale - 96 Tour Sport 2.5L MTX with SVT Exhaust, pre 98 trunklid with newer Contour Sport spoiler instead of lip spoiler, newer Contour sport rims. Newer paint job. Brand new floor mats. Rust Free! PM me for details and pics.
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Originally posted by G Stone:
My question is why would you remove it? I heard it makes the car a lot more noisy without it.
Function before fashion.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
Keep in mind that the liner is there not only for noise insulation, but as a fire deterrent as well. The clips that hold it in place are designed to melt quickly, allowing the liner to fall down on the engine and smother a fire.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
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Originally posted by Tourige:
Originally posted by jtour:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
minus the zetec
There's plenty of zetec's in the world that can keep up with a duratec
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