Cool bro, that is how hot rodding began in America, someone standing in front of their open hood thinking "I wonder if I could do this, so that would do this". It's the American hot rodding way ! Congrats on your mods and your thinking ! Don't stop now, the greatest inventions in the world began with I wonder,,, Now, if you could just get your intake to point directly into the airstream as you're going down the road. Look sometime at a race car. Look at how many ducts and scoops point directly into the cool, fresh air. More air=more horsepower. Every 10 degrees of added heat costs you 1-2 horsepower. Keep on thinkin, keep on trying new stuff, Ken