the hoods either offer active engine cooling, ram air or just add clearance for an ic...i have neither because i cant afford them....now body kits are the ultimate rice that you speak of lol...but barely anybody puts kits on these cars...theres actually a local shop selling 4 kits for $100 each because nobody will buy them
o and btw lifting the rear of the hood takes away from the looks of the car...people mite even laugh at you and call you domestic rice for something like that but installing a beautifull hood (with crap loads of grills lol) would add to the look and get good responses....my 2 cents