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That is a very cool set up. The only "con" to going that route versus a scoop is that the hood is heated by the engine underneath and the sun above so the air is passing through a very hot environment. On the other hand, the scoop is outside the engine bay and not exposed to the sun so there is no risk of it heating the air it is supplying. Is it that big of a deal? Probably not. I have a functional hood scoop on my Camaro.
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CAI's website says 15 rwhp for the SS cai and 18.3 with a race scoop. I would think these figures would be fairly accurate for a scoop type application. If the car is setting there running no scoop will do any good. Once moving the airflow will rapidly cool the heat soak out of the passageways that lead to the intake whether its from the hot pavement or the hot hood.