modding the intake manifold. (discussion)
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modding the intake manifold. (discussion)
i wanted to modify my intake manifold once my car is street worthy. i was wondering what sorts of things could be done to the stock manifold without porting the engine. id like to hear what others have done in the past.
also, dont u hate how on the n/a, the air goes in an 'S' shape before it enters the engine? i was thinking of maybe somehow changing the way the intake manifold is mounted so the the air has a straighter path to follow.
also, dont u hate how on the n/a, the air goes in an 'S' shape before it enters the engine? i was thinking of maybe somehow changing the way the intake manifold is mounted so the the air has a straighter path to follow.
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i wanted to modify my intake manifold once my car is street worthy. i was wondering what sorts of things could be done to the stock manifold without porting the engine. id like to hear what others have done in the past.
also, dont u hate how on the n/a, the air goes in an 'S' shape before it enters the engine? i was thinking of maybe somehow changing the way the intake manifold is mounted so the the air has a straighter path to follow.
i wanted to modify my intake manifold once my car is street worthy. i was wondering what sorts of things could be done to the stock manifold without porting the engine. id like to hear what others have done in the past.
also, dont u hate how on the n/a, the air goes in an 'S' shape before it enters the engine? i was thinking of maybe somehow changing the way the intake manifold is mounted so the the air has a straighter path to follow.
Basically mazda designed the intake runners at a set length for the port size and output of the engine. Unless you have a large port of some kind, or realy understand manifold tuning, dont mess with them.
That being said, the stock manifolds have some internal imperfections, casting lines, etc. You can dremmel them out , and port-match where the manifolds meet...but thats about it.
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no, the cost of porting or rebuilding the engine does not seem worth it to me. i would rather wait till this ngine dies and buy a turbo motor.
i just wanna do as much as possible for free.
i just wanna do as much as possible for free.
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i would love to port my engine, but this would require disassembly of the engine, which would require me to buy a $1000 rebuild kit to put it back together. also, the engine has 90k miles on it, so i would rather not invest in it right now, incase it dies on me.
maybe if i fall in love with n/a motors, i will build one in the future.
anyways, i guess noone has modded their stock manifold, which i guess shows it is not worth the trouble.
thanks for ur time guys.
maybe if i fall in love with n/a motors, i will build one in the future.
anyways, i guess noone has modded their stock manifold, which i guess shows it is not worth the trouble.
thanks for ur time guys.