Its not horrible. But if you did cut the hood at that spot so that it would be "functional" then I would think that hot air would actually heat up the IC since it would be flowing from the engine bay out the back.
But I too would love to see the whole car? Did you take this pic? Is it in Oceanside? I'm here in Escondido. Good to see another North County member!
I think they were calling the mazda flame decals rice
the blister looks really clean and well done....and unlike ricers its functional, rather than putting a hoodscoop on a car that doesnt have a TMIC or even have a hole in the hood for the air to come in, ya know?
I actually like it. Picture it just stock color. It would work and be very functional on a speed 3 as well. All the heat would rise from the turbo right out.