Consensus on Intake Manifold Flaps?

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I was reading http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=3227.0 on how to crack open the intake manifold and there’s some good discussion there on the importance of the flaps.

Knowing that they’re prone to failure, is there a consensus on the best course of action for original manifolds?

  1. remove flaps altogether
  2. epoxy flaps in one position
  3. buy an updated intake
  4. other options?

I thought I’d start a separate thread to make it easier for search purposes.