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Those Stillen intakes are indeed very sturdy. I have heard of people crimping or collapsing the ends of the pipes due to improper torqueing of the T-Bolt clamps, but that

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Old 09-07-2010, 08:55 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Those Stillen intakes are indeed very sturdy. I have heard of people crimping or collapsing the ends of the pipes due to improper torqueing of the T-Bolt clamps, but that is ridiculous. I would place money that he was using a battery/pneumatic impact gun when he was tightening the clamps.

I have seen minor scratches done to the pipes while installing them before, but that took some effort to damage the pipes in such a manner.
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