Intake manifold design

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e129745, I do understand that it is an incredibly complex concept. However, you could say the same thing about most anything we do. Adding turbos, changing camshafts, cylinder heads, etc etc.. all these things can be made to be insanely complex. We experiment using the best of our knowledge. I would imagine that many of the successful sheet metal manifolds were made by people using a basic understanding of airflow and a lack of aftermarket support. I hope I'm not coming off as brash, but I'm not trying to have a production grade part for GM. Just trying to create something that flows better than an original intake. Especially when they put "mufflers" on the factory intake to keep the "whoosh" sound down.

Schwartz, that's the sort of thing I'm thinking about! I'm curious whether or not it could work... I do have a friend who is an engineer that just moved close by, might have to give him a ring. Or just build one someday, the works case scenario is it is ineffective and I'd have to go back to the original.



Astro, I remember when the Tornados came out. Never made much sense to me, but there is a sucker born every day! The spacer is a sound concept, sort of like a tiny tunnel ram.

I had came across a discussion on home-built intakes onetime but can't find it for the life of me now. Had a great discussion on airflow.

That's it! Tornado... I couldn't think of the real name. I have always called them Turbinators... The spacers do work, I can attest to that. The smooth bore spacers will do the job though. Those Helix things bring nothing to the table over the smooth bores.
Mark