With the stock turbo and TGVs this was a stug fit, but not terrible. The manifold and TGV housing does press on the silicone inlet near the turbo and again at the 90 degree bend where the bolt holes extrude from the metal castings of the OEM parts. By installing the cobb V2 inlet snuggly onto the turbo and then lowering the TGV and manifold assembly onto the block this wasn't too bad of an install. Nothing is pinched or crimped and there are no kinks or awkward bends in the inlet. There was no cutting required to make this fit to length!