I was having a hell of a time getting to the collector bolts on my hooker 2055s.....after tightening them as much as i could (worried about them leaking) I realized that the flange had bent down a bit. They look nice and tight...but am I going ot have issues down the road now that the flange that the bolts go through is a little bent?

 

Not until you want to take them off....I see a Sawzall in your future....lol