tooter's manifold adventure...

[eTiMaGo]

well, it's a somewhat underwhelming result for the amount of work that went into it, but on the bright side, you haven't really lost power... and like others have said, it may well have major advantages once boost comes into play... So what are you waiting for, tooter? grab that turbo kit! :D

[tooter]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

well, it's a somewhat underwhelming result for the amount of work that went into it,

I didn't really do all that much work, because it's actually a pretty simple straightforward process to visualize a concept and make it a reality. The total elapsed time from getting the first manifold to running a complete operating prototype on my engine only took 2 months.

but on the bright side, you haven't really lost power... and like others have said, it may well have major advantages once boost comes into play... So what are you waiting for, tooter? grab that turbo kit! :D

That's true. The difference in power is to small to actually feel. You could only quantify it by going flat out on a timed drag strip.

I'm going to stay on the normally aspirated path. Even though the dyno runs reveal the manifold's shortcomings at full throttle, in normal partial throttle low rpm everyday driving conditions it works really good.