I am thinking of taking some Hi-Temp Mastic and applying it around the areas on my hood that are not near the intake. My 98 SE didn't come with a hoodliner (maybe it did but I'm the 2nd owner) so the noise is definitely louder than some Contours. I can actually hear the valvetrain (no it's not a engine problem) and the injectors firing off!
So I figure the best of both worlds - cool intake, quiet outside the car. All this from
www.mcmaster.com BTW that stuff is nice on the inside too if you have loud dB's
