intake design

[Michael F. Sargent]

Summit Racing sells a program called Engine Analyzer which can be used to
determine optimal intake and exhaust design. Basically, you enter all of the
salient engine parameters (bore, stroke, num cyls, cam specs, throttle
plate sizes, etc., etc.) and it will simulate the engine. The results look
like a typical dyno sheet. After establishing a baseline that mathes your
real engine, you can vary parameters to study the effects. The program will
do certain calculations for you, and those include intake and exhaust manifold
design. The program sells for abou $80.

The people who produce Engine Analyzer also have a Pro version (about $450)
which accepts more engine parameters and uses a more sophiticated engine
model (includes better valve train dynamics). You might find the Pro version
more useful.
                                               Mike
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