I'll say it again, just so when it happens to someone, they'll have been warned.
You can use the plate on intakes that are stock, or have very little porting. If you actually port the intake and do the plenum, I can break the intake manifold. I have done it.
It has zero to do with the stud. It has to do with where the load is distributed through the intake. If it gets thin, it can pop the plenum. Been there, done that.
If you are using a stock intake, or you don't believe in porting your intake, then you are golden.