intake manifold

intake manifold
The connecting tubes between the base of the carburetor and the port openings to the intake valve or intake ports. The air-fuel mixture travels from the throttle body into a chamber called the plenum which feeds individual tubes (called runners) which lead to the individual intake port. Its purpose is to transfer the air-fuel mixture to each cylinder. It is usually an aluminium casting or a GRP molding, with one intake opening and as many outlets as there are cylinders in the engine. Also called "inlet pipe." The British term is "inlet manifold."
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