Then it is..... This the outlet area of the two pipes joining into the 2.5" area. What you are seeing is the angle the dump tube is coming into the 2.5" area. The dump pipe for the wastegate is not trimmed back to the farthest back opening of the 2.5" area.....This is not a restriction because it is coming into a larger area. I agree it cosmetically does not look great and I received two of them from Labree looking this way and I had quite a chat about how it looked. They looked at me like I was crazy and I said it needs to look good and not just flow well. They did listen and they are all cut back before assembly now to look very nice.