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• ram intake manifold — An intake manifold that has very long passageways that at certain speeds aid the entrance of fuel mixture into the cylinders …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• intake — See air intake cold air intake heated intake intake manifold intake port intake stroke intake tract intake stroke intake valve ram intake manifold …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• intake manifold — The connecting tubes between the base of the carburetor and the port openings to the intake valve or intake ports. The air fuel mixture travels from the throttle body into a chamber called the plenum which feeds individual tubes (called runners)… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Ram air — refers to the principle of using the airflow created by a moving object for power. The term may also refer to any of the following: *Parafoils, also called ram air parachutes, non rigid airfoils inflated by wind *Pontiac Ram Air Engines a line of …   Wikipedia

• Ram-air intake — A ram air intake is any intake design which uses the dynamic air pressure created by vehicle motion to increase the static air pressure inside of the intake manifold on an engine, thus allowing a greater massflow through the engine and hence… …   Wikipedia

• Intake — An intake , or especially for aircraft inlet, is an air intake for an engine. Because the modern internal combustion engine is in essence a powerful air pump, like the exhaust system on an engine, the intake must be carefully engineered and tuned …   Wikipedia

• ram effect — The intake pressure caused by the forward speed of an aircraft or a guided weapon. An air intake directed forward to increase the intake air pressure is called a ramming intake …   Aviation dictionary

• Ram scoop — A ram scoop is a theoretical device to power spaceflight. It uses a powerful magnetic field during flight to collect interstellar hydrogen that can be used as a fuel source. Proposed at least as early as 1960 by R.W. Bussard, it remains well… …   Wikipedia

• ram effect — noun ( s) : the compressing effect obtained by locating the entrance to an air intake duct in an airplane in the air stream in such a manner as to take advantage of the relative velocity between the air intake and the air stream by increasing the …   Useful english dictionary

• ram air — n. technical air that is forced to enter a moving aperture, such as the air intake of an aircraft …   Useful english dictionary

• Short ram air intake — The short ram air intake is a form of aftermarket air intake for automobiles with internal combustion engines.It basically replaces the OEM air intake with a short metal pipe and air filter inside the engine bay. This can slightly boost… …   Wikipedia