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What make it different is that the 745 has continuously variable length
intake runners.
Matthew Lehrian wrote:
>
> Many new cars sport variable intakes. For instance, Audi's V6 (2.8L
> and new 3.0L) have a variable intake manifold. You could buy the VSR
> manifold for the 12v VR6, which had dual runners that would switch over
> at about 3300 rpm IIRC. I imagine many other high-performance cars use
> similar technology.
>
> Basically, at higher rpm's you want longer runners to create more fuel
> mixture velocity. Though I haven't driven a VSR-equipped VR6, it's
> supposed to be quite a dramatic modification.
>
> Matthew
>
> On Sunday, March 23, 2003, at 11:04 PM, Kervin wrote:
>
> > There are variable intake runners in BMW's 745. VW did kinda the same
> > thing with their 16v engines. US models had narrower runners to move
> > the peak power down the rpm range.
>
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