Editor's Note: As inanimate as intake manifolds may appear, they provide a path to both major and minor on-track power gains. Selection is one thing; "tuning" them to specific applications is a blend ...

Since the days of relieving flathead Fords, we've known about the advantage of porting. Grind those critical passages with the right touch, and airflow through the engine improves-and with more air ...

For most gearheads, there's nothing quite thrilling like the roar of a tuned engine and the instant kick of improved acceleration. Of course, buying a muscle car to enjoy lots of raw power and torque ...

An intake manifold upgrade can improve airflow and support more efficient engine performance when paired with a well-planned setup. This Ferrari F430 project explores the installation process, ...

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.

Internal combustion engines are fairly simply machines. When you break it down, they are nothing more than air pumps. When it comes to making horsepower and torque, the simple fact is the more air you ...

With intake manifolds made of polypropylene (PP), Röchling Automotive (Mannheim, Germany) says it has set new benchmarks in terms of cost, weight, and acoustics. These three criteria have been ...

VW and its partners on the air intake manifold project, which was first discussed in 2009 at a conference in Germany (see our initial report here) and now has placed PP manifolds on a wide variety of ...

Ford Performance, the high performance division of Ford Motor Company, has additively manufactured what its claims “the largest 3D metal-printed part for a working vehicle in automotive history.” The ...

Explore the rare 1932 Ford Flathead intake manifold and discover the design features historical importance and engineering ...