Veteran readers of HRM—especially those who were with us during the '50s and early '60s—will remember how much editorial space we devoted to the creation of horsepower, handling, and headers. Not how ...

We dig into some aspects of intake manifolds that you may not have contemplated, fully understood, or thought worthy of further thought. You may discover some useful information. When you consider ...

Your intake manifold. It takes in air and sends it to your engine's combustion chamber. This is basically the start of the combustion process. After all, you can't have combustion without air.

If you are any kind of gearhead or have worked with engines for even a little while, then you are likely familiar with the rules of thumb when it comes to intake manifolds and horsepower. The main ...

In a naturally aspirated engine, as air comes in through the intake and passes through the throttle body, you've traditionally had two setups for what happens next. Using longer, narrower intake ...

When Porsche designs an intake manifold, they do things differently. While most car companies try to increase pressure of air entering an engine, Porsche tries to expand that air. Here's how it works.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Current plastic intake manifolds are manufactured using the injection molding process. In this paper, thermoforming is explored as an ...

What’s the first thing you look at when checking out someone’s engine bay? Chances are the intake manifold is at the top of that list. The type of intake manifold can tell a lot about it; stock ...

Popping the hood of a new Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing must have been quite an experience for most enthusiasts in the Fifties. For starters, the 3.0-liter straight-six sat canted at a fifty degree ...