carreragttech

2004 Cayenne TT! There is a insolation pad on the underside of the hood big and thick! Would it be beneficial to remove to let the heat out of the engine when parked? Would like to hear your opinions! In late 2005 Porsche discontinued it, do not know why! What do you all think!

Andy E.

There may also be acoutsical reasons for PAG installing this liner.

Mike in CA

Is it possible there was an engineering/design change in 2005 that resulted in less heat (or noise) output from the engine making the insulating pad unnecessary? You could try removing it temporarily and see what effect it has. If the hood gets hot without it you'll want to leave it in place as it could have negative effects on the paint.

GTS Jay

Other manufacturers are doing the same thing - I think it's more about mfg cost/parts savings for the company more than anything else...

mudman2

Scorch marks on the hood will actually look good

awryexperiment

Those pads are designed to contain sound, not heat. If it gets hot enough to scorch the paint then you have other problems to address.

Why do want to get rid of it? are you shaving weight?

user 83838290

on a cayenne?

GTS Jay

I wish my '08 GTS had one actually - looks kinda bare under there without it. Anyone know if it's available?

Andy E.

It's a lot easier to clean the hood underside without it.

carreragttech

My idea of removing it is that all the rubber and plastic bits will not bake as much and will live longer!

GTS Jay

Both of you have great points..., OK, you talked me out of it - I don't want one any more...