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Just installed the intake with the updated red MAF tube. Has anyone else had issues trying to get the MAF tube and velocity stack aligned?
There's two clamps that secure the silicone hose to the MAF tube and velocity stack. The issue I encountered is that there's not much space, and the clamps get squished against the rubber opening on the heat shield. It kinda throws the entire intake alignment off, and makes it difficult to seat everything properly. For me, the MAF side clamp isn't really clamping anything because it's resting on the narrow section of the MAF tube (since it has a taper). I assume I just need to keep adjusting my setup to make it align better. Look at the two pictures below and notice the gap/clearance:
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Hey man yes you just need to keep adjusting it and twisting it etc to get it perfect I did the intake side first then hooked up to the inlet pipe last