intake swap performer loss?

The car as you see it in my sig has a performer w/1" spacer and a holley 4412 with drop base aluminum AC it dose not hit the hood. when I was running IMCA it had the rochester on it and would rub the hood. But! the hood being gutted will bow up a couple inches easy. just put some duct tape on the top of AC or underside of hood where it touches and get out there and race. If I remember correctly you have been working on this thing for at least 5 years and have yet to see the track. Get it out there!