I have heard that a scoop in the middle of the hood is NOT
functional.Primary reason is that at speed,the flow of air is sent OVER
this location after inpacting the front of the car.This is supposedly
why GM came up with the reverse scoop facing the windshield (on what,the
firebird?)where there actually is some pressure to be utilized. But in
either case I think it was mainly a marketing ploy.
Best....Brian O.

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