I have installed many of these and they have all worked great, no customer complaints. Distance. It's more than likely the original part snapped at the base of the air intake or at the elbow, either way I've always removed them. No need to try to get it out, never works, cut the pipe at the base of the inlet (leave about a quarter of an inch up), then start (with a small tap) banging one side, and move then completely opposite side of the pipe and do the same, from here I weld the two stamped…