It might seem that the intake manifold is one of the simplest components on an engine. After all, the purpose of the intake is to provide a series of passages to join the carburetor with the intake ...

Contrary to what you might have learned in bench racing, larger port size does not always mean more power. Port shape is the key to power and when that power becomes available. Cylinder-head porting ...

A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) prediction of the transient flow in the intake system of a spark ignition engine is compared to experimental data. The calculation was performed for a single ...

In this month's Power Principles installment, we conclude our series on engine building basics. In the Feb. '12 issue of MM&F, we stressed the importance of developing a clear, underlying goal as far ...