Hood

[e36_415]

As all of you might realize when you open your hood you notice a large piece of fabric on the underside of your hood. Which is suppose help with engine fires. As the fire (i hope this is never a case with anybody) it will burn the plastic clips and the fabric will drop on to the engine smothering the fire and not allowing the fire to breathe (so i was told). I ve seen some people at SCCA and some other cars remove this. hoping to get some of your inputs on this?

[Kevin325i]

Hmm, that seems to make sense. I removed mine as a weight reduction type of thing. Have you found anymore information to confirm this? Or is it just speculation you've heard.

[e36_415]

well my friend read it off of some where about the engine fire arrester. but i really dont know about. i was considering about taking it off because, i thought it might insulate or reflect heat back to the engine.