Glossary / General

intake manifold

49 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

The intake manifold is a pipe that sends the air and fuel mixture to each cylinder in the engine.

Technical Definition

An intake manifold distributes the air-fuel mixture from the throttle body to each cylinder of the engine.

Hear It Discussed

"FI cat back, poured plantament intake manifold, CSC elimination kit with performance pressure plate, unsprung clutch, a different ring gear."
Real vs. Virtual Driving, No More Clutch?, The New One Is Better | Episode 1,043 Everyday Driver Car Debate 32:56

"I'm getting to the intake manifold goodness that I'm on on bits or eighties."
171 Cunningham Tears, Heavy Breathing, and Box Flares Bring a Trailer Podcast 15:40

"...there's just a very small, minimized volume and like a small intake manifold. So there's not a lot of air in there that has to be accelerated."
What Tariffs Mean For Old Cars — The Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 187 The Carmudgeon Show 05:53