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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
 
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V3 looks like the final fix i believe. 1% of the people had issues with the other and it seemed to be the DE5's tbh. If your tuned its not an issue. They listened to me and did plastic housing now and its a one piece. no space for it to leak now. V3 cominig in July yes. this is it below. They spent over 20k redeveloping this and manufacturing them

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