# this is why staying stock doesnt work

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [November 9, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-staying-stock-doesnt-work/19978 "2006-11-09T17:09:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-staying-stock-doesnt-work/19978/9 "2006-11-09T17:28:24Z")

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> [@somedude](#):
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> nice upgrades. are the soft pipes soposed to be stiffer than stock or were they required for the FMIC?

the IC piping is OEM viggen stuff. the stock IC on my car has the inlet and outlet on the same side, so new piping is needed.

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