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Lou;
I put my hood up on it's driver-side hood prop for a final check before heading off to the Middle East for a job. When I came back (six months later) I discovered that I had a "custom" hood with a 3" gap on the LS that I couldn't get out, so I bought a new street hood from Unique and a large bolt-on scoop that I didn't like at first, but it's growing on me. What I didn't like is that most of the scoop screw holes fell out right where the hood was laminated on the sides so I had to re-glass the underside to make it smooth. I think any company that makes bodies can sell you a scoop, probably for a lot less ($400) than this adventure has cost me.
Eric;
If you're using poly engine mounts you may want to try going back to stock Ford-type mounts to make the engine sit lower. When I used the poly mounts the engine sat up so high that the side-pipes would not connect to the headers. That and the higher exhaust ports on my AFR heads left a 2" gap I couldn't close.
Bill