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Originally Posted by gobs3z
Any clue why the individual throttle bodies are aimed in what looks to be random directions? Oh and the engine has to sound amazing!! But it still needs at least 700hp naturally aspirated to impress me for the liters they seem to be waisting. I'm sure a crazy cam could do the job.
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not all cylinders are exaclty the same... in fact, many racing cars that had visible throttle bodies are at different angles, much the same as this... i'll see if i can dig up a photo of mine of a Can am car...
the basics are that the nearest to verticle is going to allow the highest intake velocities... this is one way to speed it up... and with such short runners, im guessing that is part of the reason this car boasts much higher power... more torque at high rpm
in modern cars like the new M5, and the E39 M5... each intake runner is angled differently under the plastic cover to get both the highest volume, and velocity of air into each cylinder.