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Originally Posted by Mitchel63

Any tips from anybody who has actually installed these? I’ve been messing with them for literally days. With the O-ring in the mounting flange, it makes the assembly too tall for the V-bands....they close right up without the O-rings. I’m sure I’m just missing something, but I haven’t been able to find anything online and I’m new to this car.

Thanks!

I did this some time ago and went okay. I used a small amount of silicone to hold the o-rings in and let it dry for a day as the o-ring didn't seem to want to stay in the groove. I added a small amount of oil to the top surface of the o-rings to be sure I could rotate them as required. I started with the rear inlet and yes doing the rear clamp is tough. You need to make sure the new pipe is square in order to get the v-bands on. I cut the part off the v-band that hold the ends together. This allowed me to put needle nose pliers on the v-bands to draw them close enough together to start the bolt. I then did the front one with the silicone coupler attached.