Meh, I don't like cowl hoods. I'm much more into subtle mods on cars unless it's necessary to contain a monster engine. Take 98Cobra281's car for example. He has a cowl hood because he needed the extra space from the eddy intake, intake spacer, and large inlet. He also has 15" drag wheels w/ drag radials and his entire goal is to be the fastest N/A NPI (which he very well may have achieved ). In other words, it seems like his cowl hood serves a purpose.
OP I'm in no way trying to be a dick here, but I think cowl hoods look stupid. A Cobra R hood or 03-04 Cobra hood would have looked money with your front bumper choice. That hood is false advertisement... kinda like a "Supercharged" badge on a N/A stock Mustang or 5.0 badges on a 4 cylinder fox. To each their own though, and I'm glad you like it and glad it fit well. If I saw your car at a gas station I would have complimented you before the hood install, with a cowl hood though I probably wouldn't even give it a second look.... just sayin
Thank you See not your taste but didnt say it in a dick way! haha, btw your car is sick pretty much a clone to 98cobra281's a few months ago haha, but i bought it because i plan on buying some slicks in skinny's in the future, and to me slicks and skinny's with a nice cowl is decent looking setup, im probably not going to need it for clearance anytime soon, but i do like the way it looks, and it does let alot of heat out of the motor bay. And eventually i either want a PD blower or a setup like 98cobra281's except being fed by a procharger or vortech, and if i do go that route i might need to the clearance.