Originally Posted by
coasting
I think that I would be to scared to really tighten the stem fully if I had carbon bars. Maybe slipping bars may be the outcome rather than exploding bars.
You can tighten them fully to the torque spec required. I hope you follow the same on your aluminum bars too, but if you mean that you crank them on there as tight as you can possibly can, you should stay away from working on bicycles, cars, and anything mechanical in general.