Questions about my 94 mustang mods and upper and lower intake and such.

ok so i'm in the process of installing all of my parts..its gone pretty smoothly except for 2 issues.
1. There are more hoses on the stock intake than the upper ron anderson. I have to look more into it, but are there by chance some hoses I will not need with this intake that I did with the stock one?
2. My hood won't shut with this intake. Well it will, but it is right up on the hood and against the heat shield. I don't know if this is a problem because if I put my foot in it, the cam might cause the engine to torque and hit the hood pretty hard..is that right? I really don't want to cut a hole in it, because I think it will look bad, and I don't have the money for a 3 inch with paint. Just wondering if there were any suggestions because I thought this intake was supposed to fit with oem fittings, hoses, and the hood.

Also, what do you guys think about the SCT vs. the Diablo tune?

Any help is appreciated.

u think it will be alright without the heat shield, even if it is close, or touching the hood...takin the heat shield off doesn't seem too logical..especially since the intake will be an inch or even touching the hood.

are you sure its alright to take off the heat shield..i mean i am known to be wrong, but it doesn't seem too logical since the intake will be an inch or even touching the hood. The motor mounts are about to be replaced with polyeurothane ones because my exhaust hits the floor board. Let me know.