Thanks for the pics Wormgod. I see what you're getting at as far as it not being an ideal setup.

I will probably have to get something fabbed up custom. I want a more-or-less straight tube (not that wide, though) going to the front corner there, and I want a heat-shield/divider that will mold up against the wheel hump and up against the hood (and mount to the airbox mounts) so that the amount of engine-bay air getting drawn in is minimized.

If I were to try to fab something up myself, what readily-available heat-resistant material could I use?