It is just a poor design. The 617 shakes so much that it literally cracks the brackets through fatigue. I replaced my first one with a new one. I welded the orginal and keep it for a spare. I just replaced one of the rubber mounts yesterday and the damn thing still vibrates to hell. Once they go I'm going to use a 45 degree piece of 2.5" 303 SS pipe (left over from the exhaust project) and a K/N filter set up. I just need to figure out how I'm going to run the oil separator.

I am tired of the rattling!

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