[Badger]

The reason the "oversize" hood scoop on that ERA racer of Don's worked better than the stock scoop is that the raised profile was getting above the slower moving boundary layer and allowing the air flowing over the hood to enter the scoop. Same reason Prostock drag racers run those hellaishly high forced induction scoops. Works good for the quarter mile, but not exactly the best solution for a road racer. Badger