What would it hurt to take the black plastic engine cover off and bin it? Is there a reason for it to be there?

Bob

 

donate it to science
which model do you have..?

 

All it does is add weight and help trap heat. Ditch it if ya want.

 

Sound deadening.

 

Yeah it adds weight those things are SICK heavy!!!! Just messing with you City lol.

 

Every little bit counts!

 

It's now deadening noise in a closet. Mine doesn't sound much louder at all but what I do hear, I like. Since my car is now 3.6 pounds lighter, it's now faster.

Bob

 

On a better side... it does help keep dirt and moisture off of the top of the engine... I'm actually gonna get mine painted... and put it on for show and what-not... I leave it on in bad weather too... but for runnin the strip... it's definately coming off.

 

I leave mine on in the winter to stop the road alt and **** but during the summer its comming off

 

It was designed for sound. The whole engine compartment actually was designed to make it as quite as possible. Even that goofy reverse flow air box we have. You'll notice they don't exist on the SS/SC because quite wasn't the objective.