2000 Jeep Cherokee Exhaust Headers & Manifolds

When I received the headers they looked great, even had the holes for o2 sensors. When installing them, thats where the trouble came in, I should have just sent them back and sucked up the restock fee. They don't fit with a standard Jeep intake manifold. So I had to bend the pipes in order to get the manifold to sit, and thats where I messed up, cause now I cannot return them. The pipes push up against the intake, leaving no room for air to flow between them. I really wish I hadnt bent the headers to get everything to fit, cause now Im stuck with them and really can't use them.