Ideally I prefer no scoop but even with this 3.5" cowl, it was the only way to make the "hardware" fit properly.

The key to a cowl hoods aesthetics I believe is to make it "flow" with the car with a tapered look, not have it come rearwards from the front with a sudden "Jimmy Durante'd" hike in its rearward height.

This is especially important on a shorter wheelbase car where a taller cowl scoop take away from the lines of the car and make it look "stumpier" when viewed from the side.

Mine will be sealed in due course.