fabbing up own intake manifold
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fabbing up own intake manifold
i am going to recieve a newly rebuilt engine soon, and ill be running it with a standalone (haltech, unless i run into a microtech cheaper). i want to make my own intake manifold, which i have various designs for (any pointers or threads would help), but i was wondeirng what the best route would be for the throttle body? should i make it use the stock TB, or is there a relatively cheap aftermarket one, or one off another car that would work. ill be using stock turbo with all bolt ons and streetported, but am eventually gonna get a big turbo and go for around 400rwhp. (within a year).
sparknotes: I want to build my own manifold upper and lower, any pointers would be nice, or threads, and which direction i should go for a TB.
sparknotes: I want to build my own manifold upper and lower, any pointers would be nice, or threads, and which direction i should go for a TB.
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Heres the one I built, not much, but it took quite a bit more work than I was expecting. Its completed and on the car now, maybe I'll post some finished pics after I get it tuned this weekend.
https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/few-pics-my-almost-complete-sheet-metal-intake-manifold-559817/
https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/few-pics-my-almost-complete-sheet-metal-intake-manifold-559817/
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Originally Posted by DelSlow
Heres the one I built, not much, but it took quite a bit more work than I was expecting. Its completed and on the car now, maybe I'll post some finished pics after I get it tuned this weekend.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=559817
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=559817
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I must ask.. that both intakes has this huge box thing.. infront of the throttle body.. Now Why is that?.. doesnt that create less of a direct flow with a lil bit of back flow?..
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The plenum is used to create "surge space". When the throttle snaps open, the engine wants to suck a huge amount of air so the plenum provides that air until enough air begins flowing through the throttle body.
It's a greatly simplified explanation, but basically accurate.
Another reason for the plenum is that if you can tune the length of your intake runners and plenum volume, you can use the pulses created by the closing of ports to bounce a pressure wave off the opposite side of the plenum so that it forces more air down the intake when the port opens...natural supercharging. All the NA Mazda intakes since '85 have used this effect.
It's a greatly simplified explanation, but basically accurate.
Another reason for the plenum is that if you can tune the length of your intake runners and plenum volume, you can use the pulses created by the closing of ports to bounce a pressure wave off the opposite side of the plenum so that it forces more air down the intake when the port opens...natural supercharging. All the NA Mazda intakes since '85 have used this effect.
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Thanks for the explanation Aaron.. So now the question is what's the best shape of it and volume of air that is conjusted into the chamber (plenum)..
EDIT: i ask that question cuz i noticed that you went with the cylinder style while the first guy with a link went with a triangular pryzim style..
EDIT: i ask that question cuz i noticed that you went with the cylinder style while the first guy with a link went with a triangular pryzim style..
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Originally Posted by CokeRx7
Thanks for the explanation Aaron.. So now the question is what's the best shape of it and volume of air that is conjusted into the chamber (plenum)..
DIT: i ask that question cuz i noticed that you went with the cylinder style while the first guy with a link went with a triangular pryzim style..
DIT: i ask that question cuz i noticed that you went with the cylinder style while the first guy with a link went with a triangular pryzim style..
Plenum volume is generally around 70% of engine displacement, but of course can vary based on the VE and characteristics of your particular engine.
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how have these intakes worked out for you guys? what did u make a fuel rail out of/what did u use?
My fuel "rail" is just abit of braided stainless hose with AN fittings that run between the injectors. As the pictures show in this thread there are just two T fittings that supply fuel to the injectors. Oh, and you can see and hear the engine run in this thread.
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