How to Use intake manifold in a Sentence

intake manifold

noun
  • Hard points represent equipment that has to be in the car, such as the top of the intake manifold and the battery.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 20 June 2023
  • The $500 price is right; your mechanic will need to remove the top half of the intake manifold to access the spark plugs which add to the labor costs.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Adding to the change in character is a tuned air intake that tunnels out of the engine compartment, into the fender area, and back to the intake manifold.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Also added are custom air-to-water intercoolers within the intake manifold.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2022
  • But in your case, during those few weeks that the car sits, fuel is leaking out of your carburetor, perhaps into the intake manifold, and evaporating.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021
  • There were issues with intake manifold leaks, exhaust manifold cracking, coolant leaks, engine misfires due to corrosion, and water in the spark plug holes.
    — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The engine also gets the same intake manifold, oil filter adapter, and engine oil cooler as the GT350.
    — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • In addition to its three-stage porting, the intake manifold was designed to take maximum advantage of the rotary's very strong intake pulsations (stronger than a piston engine's, because the ports open more quickly and are not obstructed by valves).
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Careful tuning of the dimensions and configuration of the intake manifold can harness these positive-pressure pulses to force more air into the combustion chambers; in the SE rotary, the tuning was optimized for low-speed breathing.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The mill is fitted with an Edelbrock Performer intake manifold, Carter 750 carburetor, thermostatic electric radiator fan and mated to a five-speed manual that sends power to the rear axle, according to the auction house.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 May 2023

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