My hood has two pretty good size holes cut in it to clear the strutt tower brace. works pretty good for venting heat from under the hood too Haven't had any problems with water coming in. lol

The pics can speak for themselves..







I didn't completely cut out the braces for the hood, I just trimmed them down to size to ensure there is no restriction.








Functional and it gives a nice sporty look, me likes!

And now the million dollar question -  - what were the underhood temps before the vents were installed?

All I know is mine got hot enough under the hood with my turbo running cherry red, to melt my distributor cap, distort my MC res, and reshape a few  other assorted  pieces of plastic. Now it don't. Nuff said. IMO, removing  ANY heat from the engine compartment will help ALL rubber and plastic pieces live longer. Besides they look cool.

Without heat shielding the radiated heat from the turbo and exhaust
manifold can melt all kinds of stuff, I have a slightly melted master cylinder
res from radiated heat and I had the hood removed for the first few
months after the turbo install

Wild