Why did I clean my engine?

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Originally Posted by jb92563

The Plexi will need a bit of a heat margin because after a hot Auto-X run and with the engine sitting after the car is off and the fan not running it could get quite a bit hotter in the engine compartment. Perhaps a plastic with a higher temp range. Lexan? Plexi softens at 210F and Lexan 257F

If you use the tint that you apply yourself then you will have that protective coating as well that you were considering for the engine side.

So if I get one of these I'll have to start carrying a feather duster in the trunk as well.
Not sure what the guys or wife will make of that when they see feathers in the trunk.
I'll just have to tell the guys that the french maid uses it to clean my engine bay
and the wife, that its a special surprise

The engine compartment itself doesn't get any hotter because you went from wood, carpeting, etc to Lexan, but the passenger compartment may be a little warmer as the Lexan wont insulate as well as the OEM materials.
If the Lexan is warping or melting at the track or if that's a concern, can you use slightly thicker Lexan?