Intake manifold question, i've got an idea! Options

[n1ckz0r]

Okay, so in a turoing the 7afe thread here there was a mentioning of taking a honda engine (b16) exhaust header and removing the flange and placing a 7afe flange on it so we can have a cheaper turboing header... SO my question is this, if we can do that to the exhaust cant we also do it to the intake? Making the intake manifold larger? Like buy a b16 intake manifold, cut the flange off and weld a 7afe flange on it? Wouldnt it work? and if it would would it even be worth the money/time spent?

[doGGy]

reading all this - makes a conclusion in my head what Toyota Engineering team who designed the 7AFE engine knows nothing about the thing what they do - and practicly anyone can make it better... C'mon guys - trying to squizze somes extra Hp from the Econobox might in the end cost you twice more then just turboing it...

You are looking at the wrong places to get the power from it...

So to increase the throttle body size you would need to? A) get a larger TB and B) Make a larger hole? correct? And htne there wouldnt be much of a reason to do so because obviously the engine is getting plenty of air.

pleanty of air.. now you need plenty of fuel... now you need how to control your fuel... and etc etc... Just look at the Edo profile - he had lots of things done to his 7AFE ported / polished head, balanced everything, full exhaust / intake done - and ? The conclusion of this was extra 15hp?? Now conver these HP to the $ and you will see how much they costed... Trying to make N/A powerfull - is more knowlegeble thing and more cotly when just going turbo..

And 7AFE as N/A isnt the engine you should really be working on...