I was worried about the hose going over the shroud too, but there's a pretty good gap between the valley in the shroud and the hood, therefore no pinching. I think if you wanted to go on top of the fan but under the shroud, I'd be worried about the fan cutting it. If you went all the way under the fan you'd have to get a lot of extra hose and I have no idea how you'd route it.

Thanks for the compliment, good luck!