Plastic intake manifold
Plastic intake manifold
I test drove the mazda 3 and afterwards when I looked in the engine bay I realized the intake manifold was plastic! Does anyone know what type of plastic is used? Can I get a big tub and pour my own manifold?
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fry_81
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Re: Plastic intake manifold
are you sure it wasnt just an engine cover that took the shape of the manifold?
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Where do you plan to get the mold from?
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Re: Plastic intake manifold
The intake manifold is a two-piece composite-plastic design
the exhaust manifold is aluminium i believe
the exhaust manifold is aluminium i believe
Re: Plastic intake manifold
No, it's a cybernetic organism: living tissue over a metal endoskeleton.
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Re: Plastic intake manifold
composite plastic intake manifolds have been around for years from various manufacturers... I know I've seen them on BMWs many times over.
Help prevent heat transfer, but crack easy in accidents.
If you wanted to spend big bucks, you could do a lot of fun things... from simple sheet metal to carbon fiber.
Help prevent heat transfer, but crack easy in accidents.
If you wanted to spend big bucks, you could do a lot of fun things... from simple sheet metal to carbon fiber.
Re: Plastic intake manifold
That's funnyOriginally posted by mx3man83:
No, it's a cybernetic organism: living tissue over a metal endoskeleton.
Re: Plastic intake manifold
I dont think I'd actually want one, it was just really bizarre seeing it there. I wouldn't trust it in Canadian winters and I cant imagine it saves that much weight. It would make mass producing custom manis really easy though depending on the price of the plastic.