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Sep 26, 2013 | 06:52 AM

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fairbird

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Originally Posted by OS Inspector

its plastic, the more you heat it up the more brittle it gets, and with it pressurized and vibration constantly its bound to happen sooner or later.

not going to bolt it down to the brackets , so the intake will move with the engine ,

Sep 26, 2013 | 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by fairbird

not going to bolt it down to the brackets , so the intake will move with the engine ,

there could be downsides to that also the more it moves the more it wiggles on the bottom rubber mounts stressing them and also possible cause for leaks later on. im not sure what is better honestly but thought id mention this just incase.

Sep 26, 2013 | 07:07 AM

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I unbolt it from the brackets , I couldn't move it at all , only after 40 minutes with w40 and huge screwdriver

Sep 26, 2013 | 08:18 AM

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your intake is on its way !

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