Guys, cooling the intake air is all ram-air has ever actually accomplished, no matter what generation we're talking about. The current rendition just does it more indirectly. It forces the heat off of the exhaust manifolds downward under the car and away from the air box. This lowers the temps of the air intake equalling the performance gains of the old style that pulled cooler air from above the hood and dirt, crud, birds and small children. There was no ram air effect (increased cylinder filling above ambiant atmospheric pressure) from those old systems. The wee bit of forced air effect didn't begin until 70'ish Mph and even then it wasn't more than a few tenths of a percent. This is really over simplified but the benefits of ram air has more to do with air flow than pressurization. The flow benefits of the modern airbox and intake runners is already there so all you need is cooler air charging hence the functional scoops.
Now, one of the problems "ram air" systems did solve was on cars that had an overly restrictive air intake configuration. Due to how air flowed over and around the car some system would experience negative air pressure around the carbs that left the engines starving for fresh air. Scoops solved the problem by letting the engine pull from high pressure zones near the base of the windsheild (cowl induction).
So, our systems are "functional". Just as functional as any.
ORIGINAL: 70sguy
Dodgebros,
Well said, it's all about the money. It is absolutely an awesome car, it would have been even better if they would have built the working hood scoops. This could & should have been done with the First Edition Challengers.