Re: Flat 4 engine intakes

"Daryl Walford" <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Jason James wrote:
> > I always thought that one of the reasons VW-beetles had so much
low-down
> > torque, was because of the long intake plumbing (carby in the between
and
> > raised having to get charge to the opposed heads) , giving a degree of
> > natural intake boost as the charge flowed towards the heads over
incredibley
> > long pipes.
> > The down side of such a set-up is the limitations of high-end revs not
being
> > able to get the needed volume of A/F. The old VW beetle was not a
ground
> > breaking hi-end performer.
> >
> > Now we have the Suby, which the earlier motors were pretty tame, but
then
> > came the turbo models. Is it true to say, that these engines need more
boost
> > to get the 160 odd kws, compared to an inline engine?
>
> Our Subaru (06 2.0R Impreza) is opposite to a VW engine in that it loves
> to rev, its red lined at 7500rpm.
> Its not that easy to study the intake as there is so much crap on top of
> the engine you can barely see it but the intake runners must be quite
long.
> I don't know what boost stock WRX's run but I don't think its all that
high.

Probably runs a larger intake and valves etc.

Jason