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Intake Plenum Volume
Dookie, Intake manifolds can get tricky if youre very serious but in general there are a few basic rules. You must remember that youre dealing with both acoustics and inertia effects in intake manifolds and the reason for the word 'tuning' is exactly that...you can only design a manifold to...- Vapo
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- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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Ethanol as an Additive
in practice, 10% ethanol gasoline mixtures will give u a bit more power because the ethanol being a more volatile liquid, vaporises more easily and helps to cool the intake air/fuel charge. This increases volumetric efficiency and gives u more power. Dont expect too much difference, but a...- Vapo
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- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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charge cooling
wondering if anyone's heard about the cryogenic system that uses CO2 to cool aair as it enters the intake manifold....I found a site on the internet that sold the system but been searching like mad and cant find it again....HEELP !!- Vapo
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