Fresh Air !

What are the advantages (if any) of picking up air from the cowl, rather than running the hoses to the front of the car ? GM used Cowl Induction, but wouldn't a forced air induction type set up feed the engine more cooler air ?

The Eldebrock carb, as Eldebrock will tell you, doesn't like ALOT of air forcing it's way over the top of the carb.