My manifold is targeting high power boosted applications with it's design, and isn't exactly expected to do much, if anything, on a naturally aspirated engine. In its design intentions, it will perform extremely well. Intake manifold design generally involves choosing your compromises, which isn't difficult if you can settle on your application. For the application I have selected, staying within my experience, a forced induction manifold with bolt-in fitment in high power street cars. In this application, the factory lower runners will not serve as a limitation exceeding the value in replacing it. Curves in an intake runner is not the end of the world, nor are shape transitions. When those can be reasonable avoided, sure. However, I believe most of you wish for a manifold that fits under your hood and costs a fair price and looks good doing it.
It's real cute that some techs spent a million dollars making the c6r manifold for an engine that makes less power than my daily driver. But I am making a manifold for real people, real budgets, real cars, real life. I am not building a manifold for F1 or other top dollar venues. Their construction can simply lend as inspiration for every day product, as they have for years.
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