Hi,
My '09 SS/TC is the first car I've owned that did not come with insulation attached to the hood. I'm not disappointed, but it makes me wonder why some manufacturers put it on and GM doesn't, at least with this car. Older Chevys I've had came with it.

I'm sure the insulation keeps some heat away from the hood, and in the winter it might help some if the engine's running and the car is stationary, AND the ambient temp is way below zero. As far as protecting the paint on the hood, I'd think a black paint job would get hotter just sitting in the Southern sun than a white paint job would get from running without insulation. Regardless, what's the point of the insulation?

 

SS/TCs don't have the fire blanket under the hood? My SS/NA has one and I thought the SS/SCs had one too? Might be a weight-savings or cost-savings thing that they did on the SS/TCs. *shrug*

 

They insulation was an option I think. I didn't have any on mine so I don't really know. I have seen SS's with it on. I'm sure you can just buy it from somewhere.

 

I was doing so research and my ss s/c has it, anyways I heard that the plastic clips melt when a fire occurs and it falls out puting the fire out.

 

There's an idea; it would help smother the fire.
Maybe the TCs don't catch on fire

 

It didn't work for IonFeright then

 

I think you are the first person who wants to ADD it on. its a weight savings reduction for me anyway

 

lol good point

 

the car companies say that it is for sound deadening but it makes no difference whatsoever in sound on or off.

 

It is primarily there for sound deadening and a half-ass fire blanket. It does nothing really for protection of the under hood paint through from ambient engine temps... your paint gets hotter sitting in direct sunlight than it would from engine heat (Unless your engine was on fire... but you'd have bigger problems at that point).