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Originally Posted by quick
Would driving (not in rain) without the engine cover not be better for the heat dissipation? It seems good for the engine but would that extra heat hurt the hood?
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Hood will be fine on a stock car.... However, most auto paint begins to degrade at temps of 300C I've read. If you're seeing that on your hood you need to address that or loose the paint. My heat-shield registers around 270C, without a turbo blanket/engine cover.
If you're tuned especially on a hot tune where you're way outside the efficiency range of these turbos, then I might be worried about the paint. Don't remove the heat shields. The acoustic cover is there for sound.