Quote: No... there is a negative air pressure at the windshield (more as you get lower to the base), that negative supplies the air to the carb, its better to seal the carb to the scoop (keeps the hot air out of the carb). On a front facing scoop you need to get the inlet up into the air flow... as a rule of thumb... take a string and tape it to the front edge of the hood... tape the other end to the roof line... your scoop opening should be ABOVE that string
