Yep, the layout, with the accessories I run, wouldn't allow a symmetrical layout. I wanted it to be, tried multiple layouts, but simply couldn't make it work.

There will be a connecting bar above the plate, and the plate will act as a cross brace. This is a road race car, so much more load on the engine bay bars than a straight line car. The plate was FEA tested and loaded at 1000 lbs. ft. from the attaching points and only showed 0.002" deformation. Add in the upper bar and lower sway bar tube, and the contact point isn't that important, it becomes a cross braced box.