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I've got an 83 280zxt and I was wondering if when I have my intake manifold off if it would hurt any thing if I removed the webing between the runners on the intake. I'm sure its not a lot of wieght but every little bit helps, right? will removing this metal make it more likely for my manifold to warp or crack? I checked the archives but after a bunch of searching, I gave up. Thanks in advance.

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[RobSime]

This will save you almost no weight. The purpose is apparently to dissipate heat and so in this way it will hurt you. I would say without a doubt that at best the only benefit would be cosmetic and the only detrement would be the loss of heat sink capability.