It is not the noise or lack of it that has me considering taking this out, it is just wondering what impact it has on under hood temperatures if any. I know there is contention regarding hood vents, etc... but I have used vents on my 2003 TJ and my 2001 Cherokee in the past and "felt" like it improved both. I say felt because I am in no way ever going to do any kind of study to prove it
I am not considering vents at this time but maybe will somewhere down the road. If this mat is only to reduce noise (in my soft top, mud tire jeep...lol) then I am going to ditch it. If I can confirm it is there for a fire suppression role, I will keep it. Fire is how I lost that 2003 Rubicon, and that was my favorite vehicle of all time.
Damn - miss that jeep and miss Tellico ( where pic was taken) too. I was coming down "schoolbus" at the end of a long day of wheeling. When Jonah, my son snapped this pic, he said, "Dad, you have to see the flex up front!" Life's best times.
So many memories from that rig. Burned to the ground a few years ago, ignition source unknown, driving on the interstate, thankfully I was alone and got out OK with only some small burns on my arm from reaching back into the jeep for my go bag.
I am going to research this more and will share what I find.
John