Hey Hank, I think you just won the record for the longest post on this forum, damn!

And as for the SRT hoods and the power they increase how about NONE! They arent connected to anything even on the SRT Ram, they are just open to the engine compartment letting it get dirtier and possibly making it cooler(only when moving) in there by a very few degrees, its all about looks... The SRT Ram has an airbox similar to any other Rams airbox.

And addressing the cold-air intake posts: this is precisely why I ran my intake tube down below my front bumper. If you have a RAM that doesnt have the fog lights you can easily use the passenger side hole for your cool air intake point and then you will have true ram-air and you will notice the difference. I noticed the incresase in performance the first day I installed my system, I just have to be careful when it rains really heavy or remove the flex-tube from around the filter element(cone shaped) so I dont run the risk of sucking any water into the intake.