Definition of Inlet manifold

1. Noun. Manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders.

Group relationships: Gasoline Engine, Petrol Engine
Generic synonyms: Manifold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inlet Manifold

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inlet manifold (current term)
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Literary usage of Inlet manifold

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"**inlet manifold and Pipe—see chart 38. The inlet manifold is the part which connects to the inlet port openings in cylinders, from carburetor. ..."

2. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1921)
"inlet manifold DESIGN A&D CONSTRUCTION .$-'* '" ' ''-*5 Changes in Manifold with Engine Developments. Notwithstanding the marked attention paid to minor ..."

3. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1916)
"It is made of malleable iron or cast steel and occasionally of steel tubing. Frequently the exhaust manifold i- Fie. 240.—Six CYLINDER inlet manifold. cast ..."

4. The Horseless Age (1909)
"If the inlet valve of No. i cylinder breaks this cylinder will be open at all times to the inlet manifold. When its spark occurs the cylinder is full of gas ..."

5. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1916)
"Six CYLINDER inlet manifold. cast with four longitudinal ribs to help cool it. The walls are generally cast one-eighth of an inch thick. ..."

6. Automobile Construction and Repair by Morris Albert Hall (1918)
"Another way in which the ordinary four- and six-cylinder inlet manifold has ... 144, which shows a water-jacketed inlet manifold on a six-cylinder motor, ..."

7. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1921)
"inlet manifold: Sometimes called intake manifold or header. A branched pipe connected to the mixing chamber at one end and at the branch ends to the ..."

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