By Jim McFarland Getting the air/fuel mixture into the cylider OBJECTIVE: Wet flow, pressure excursions, port volume, runner length, plenum volume—all these fig ...

Materials Needed For Cleaning The IACV. To clean the valve, you will need a carbon cleaning product specifically designed for cleaning IACV's. Examples include the 3M Intake System Cleaner Kit, the ...

During the summer of 2008, C&L Performance made a surprise announcement--it was nearing completion of a high-flow Three-Valve intake manifold.

Inspect the PCV valve by shaking it or by blowing compressed air into it. A functioning PCV valve should rattle when shaken.

horsepower production is going to depend on the flow of the whole system, from the air inlet to the intake valve. This brings us to the intake manifold. These days, flow data for cylinder heads is ...

The Subject— Blow-By Racing's '05 Mustang GT. For our Three-Valve intake test, we headed to Blow-By Racing in Boca Raton, Florida. One of the company's shop cars is an '05 GT with ported heads ...

Pressing on the gas pedal opens the butterfly valve to allow more air, and when you release the pedal, a spring closes the throttle plate. The throttle body has a throttle position sensor (TPS) to ...

Increased emissions: If the purge valve is stuck closed, it can cause the vehicle to emit higher levels of hydrocarbon emissions, which can be harmful to the environment. Reduced fuel efficiency: If ...

In the early 1900s, the sliding sleeve valve engine had some advantages over tappet valve engines of the time. For example, sliding sleeve valve designs allowed larger intake and exhaust ports, a ...

High-flow filters and intake systems typically muffle induction sounds less than conventional paper filters do, which can give the impression of better performance — or simply a desired sound ...