: a manifold that brings fuel and air into an engine
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When a driver starts the engine, the device automatically begins concocting the colorless, odorless gas, which feeds into the engine’s intake manifold.—IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2020 Given the engine is made almost completely out of aluminum – as are the fuel rails, intake manifold, etc – heat is the enemy and one of the beautiful custom 4-into-1 exhaust headers sit immediately beneath the intake manifold ... and between the fuel rails.—New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025 The engine had been bored out to a 6.0-liter displacement, while a new magnesium intake manifold helped boost muscle to about 542 hp.—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025 Topped with twin Holley 650 cfm carburetors on an aluminum intake manifold, the big-block officially developed 355 hp and 420 ft lbs of torque, though these were conservative numbers in the spirit of the times.—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for intake manifold
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