RE: Production hood
200 watt? That's it? Ha ha. It wouldn't surprise me though. After all, any car after the 70s is just a wanna be because they can never be like the original due to the governments standards. That's both a good and a bad thing.
As for the butterly valves, functional or not, they are only good for show even if they do run down to the throttle body. Any extra air to the engine is a good thing, but being that it's such a small amount and it's not forced, I don't think that there will be much change in performance. Even with a full functioning hood scoop, you will run into the same problem. Air not being forced in fast enough unless you are going at a fair speed, say 100+ I believe. Even then doesn't it need to be sucked in? I'm not sure how the funny cars and drag cars work so maybe someone can explain this whole process to me.
Not does all of that matter to me? No. I don't care if it increases my performance or not, but I want it to work, I want it to at least go through the entire hood. The California Package on the Mustangs are pathetic for this reason, just like on previous Mustangs. There's a hood scoop on it that is just for show, doesn't go all the way through and I'm sure produces a nice amount of drag. No thank you, I'll pass.
Now another question, how much is it going to cost to produce this functionality and how much is it going to cost to fix it? Is it something simple or is it something complicated that adds to the price? Either way, I thought those vavles were pretty cool to see on the video and in all reality a nice change from these fake scoops out these days.