Thanks Mr. P! your advice has always steered noobs like me in the right direction! Thanks again to everybody else as well!

I think I will try and construct something rigid to catch air and hold up the center of the hood all at the same time. Its a 6 pack scoop so it has a pretty wide opening but I will think of something
I'm also gonna flip the hood up side down and put some weight in the middle on 2 sawhorses I believe that will help. The biggest trick will be constructing something to hold the hood up that isn't gonna be too heavy...