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Today i installed a KKM intake on my SVT...i must say that i was not initially impressed with it...but as i "collected data" it did seem to be quicker in the upper rpm range yet a little less torquey down low...well...while placing a order at the drive thru i heard a strange noise like an exhaust leak...no this cant be i thought...one has nothing to do with the other(intake)...after further investigation i discovered that the measley "4-6" supposed extra horses was just enough to break one of the exhaust flange bolts after the converter which is where my leak is coming from....up til now i have had not an ounce of trouble from my car..which was bone stock....this leads me to believe that the damn intake must undoubtedly be adding a smidgen of power...since i'm breaking sh^t now i might as well go on and get the y-pipe and other goodies and really tear up some stuff
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sounds like a good enough excuse for me. i wish my flange broke so i could justify a y pipe right now! oh wait, i could.  but im going with new muffs/res. first. well if you consider this bad luck, sorry about your bad luck. if you were looking to mod, you lucky bastad! this is your chance, go aftermarket!
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Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
I hope it sounded more confusin than that!
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I had one of those bolts break within the 1st week of ownership of my CSVT. It did have 106k miles on it at the time though. $15 and 15 minutes at the exhaust shop and it's been tight and quiet since.
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I seriously doubt that the extra few HP you got from the intake broke your exhaust. Probably just because you were running it hard.
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Originally posted by Jason43:
I seriously doubt that the extra few HP you got from the intake broke your exhaust. Probably just because you were running it hard.
Mine broke at 50K after adding a flux capacitor.
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Originally posted by Jason43:
I seriously doubt that the extra few HP you got from the intake broke your exhaust. Probably just because you were running it hard.
Yea i know that...when i think back i rarely go to drive thrus...and its the middle of winter so windows are always up..probably was there for awhile...but let me believe i have extra horsepower damnit!!!.. 
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LOL! OK..
Hey man! Nice SVT!!! Man, that thing looks powerful!
That's one killa mod if you broke that bolt dude!!
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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ha, new intake leading to car problems
boy do I know that oh to well
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