Intake Manifold

The performance of a vehicle relies mainly on the parts that it is made of which very well include the engine parts. The engine system is a vital system in the whole car assembly since it is the one responsible to keep the car in motion. In order for this system to perform at its best, all its components should be in good working condition just like the intake manifold.

 

The intake manifold works hand-in-hand with the cylinder heads to regulate the amount of air entering the compression chamber. This in turn determines the mixture of air to fuel, which affects compression and basically determines the engine's power. On a late model vehicle, the intake manifold is the part of the intake system which is located between the throttle body and the cylinder where air passes through it on the way to the combustion chambers. While on a vintage model, a carburetor sits on top of the intake manifold and sends both air and fuel to the cylinder head. Mainly, the intake manifold is the component that delivers air to the engine. Through the use of fuel injection, only the air now flows through the intake manifold. The fuel injection is the one that controls the condition of the air-fuel mixture by computer. In this system, gasoline is injected from the fuel injector, which is located next to the intake valve of the cylinder head, and mixed with the air from the intake manifold to become an air-fuel mixture.

 

There are lots of options available when it comes to the size, material and overall performance of your intake manifold. Whether you are driving a Honda vehicle, Toyota, Mazda, Chevy, or GMC, you should carefully look into the specs of the intake manifold that you will integrate on your vehicle just as how careful you are in choosing its engine.