David Young

I was looking around my V-6 engine and noticed this piece of styrofoam on the drivers side of the engine. Maybe of the fuel line. Do you all think this is part of the sound deaden things Ford did on the 2011's to make them quieter? The styrofoam isn't sloted to slide out, so i'll have to break it to remove it. Anyone else with a 2011 V-6 take a look to see if you have the styrofoam on your engine. Here are a couple pictures.[IMG][IMG]IMG_0311[/IMG][/IMG]

2010MustangGT

Hmm, I highly doubt the removal of that will have any implication on how loud ur engine gets. Odds are it's there for some sort of reason... It probably limits rattling of some kind, or makes sure wires don't come in contact with part of the engine that heats up, idk could be anything.

coffeejolts

That is definitely NOT sound deadening foam. Looks like a heat shield. I'd keep it.

orange3.9stang

The fact that it is colored and formed to the environment ... rather than being just plain "white" with the obvious purpose of transport protection ... make me think that it is supposed to stay there rather than the dealership forgot to remove it durring prep.

Doug

Ltngdrvr

It is on top of the fuel rail. Probably is sound deadening, to keep the noise down that the injectors make.

Don't remove it.

Why would you want to anyway?

David Young

Thanks everyone. I'll leave it on for now, i was just afraid it would melt or something LOL!!! It is the more higher quality kind of styrofoam, more flexible than the average type.

jeff s

I'd say it's for keeping engine heat out of the fuel. Probably want to stay away from that with a pressure washer.

David Young

After viewing several pictures of the 2011 V-6 engine, the gray styrofoam is on all of them. So i'll leave it on. I think its for sound deaden.

JScottGT

Why in the world would Ford put something on there that may melt?? All those conditions are tested for. It looks to me like it is meant to be there. I wouldn't remove it.

tom_vilsack

bit strange isn't it (sound/heat/covering)...gonna get dirty as all heck over the years

i would ask mechanics next time your in for service...

krnpimpsta

looks like it's there for thermal insulation

trane

Why would people doubt that stuff under the hood attached to the car is supposed to be there?

corvettedreamin

David, did you take the engine cover off?

Your pic:


and one from the Autoblog review:



Considering that foam is under the engine cover, yeah, I'd say leave it alone.

fritzOSU03

The engine cover and brace only come with the performance package.

David Young

I'll order a engine cover and strut tower brace when they hit the market. I checked with my dealer today, they can't order these parts yet but maybe soon.

Ltngdrvr

The strut tower brace looks identical to the 2010 GT brace.

2010MustangGT

^^ Yea it's gotta be. So just order the 2010 GT one if you're really lookin for it.

David Young

I think you guys are right. Looks just like a 2010 G.T. strut tower brace.