adding a high rise hood allows a much larger choice in intake designs that will fit under the hood, but does little to reduce engine heat trapped under the hood, and while I know I'll hear screams from those purists the fact is that hood vents to reduce under hood head and reduce front end lift on race corvettes have been used for decades.
keep in mind that if you can increase the radiator fans efficiency "and thats done partially by reducing and resistance to air flow exiting the engine compartment" you can increase the air flow mass absorbing heat as air passes over the radiator fin surface.
remember the c4 corvette sucks air from under the car, so at lower travel speeds the electrical fans are responsible for the vast majority of the air flowing thru the radiator, as vehicle speeds increase a increased air pressure builds under the cars nose increasing air flow rates thru the radiator.
adding hood vents like these pictured above are mostly for show, and in my opinion some styles just look bad! (as in CRAPPY)but any decent size vent will help lower engine heat (MARGINALLY AT LEAST ) if they are to small to be ideal
if you have a good source for vents that you think might look good please post some links, but keep in mind the panel that you cut below is limited in size to about 9" wide and 12" long on each side
Id also point out that its been conclusively and repeatedly proven that fairly large and rear of the upper hood area, hood heat vents that allow air flow trapped under the hood to escape reduces front end lift at high road speeds this both reduces the power required to push the car too speeds well in excess of 130 mph, it also noticeably improves high speed handling
http://hoodlouvers.com/autobahn-test-results/
http://www.hoodlouvers.com/products.html
adding a larger area hood vented panel to each rear panel area thats about 9" x 12" indicated ,increased air flow rates enough to lower engine temps a measurable amount,plus it tends too lower front end lift at high speeds, especially at high track speeds, larger vents like these will help lower engine heat and they are large enough to be closer too ideal
the rear panels are almost placed as if designed as a good location for heat to exit the engine compartment if the proper vents are added
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