As cars get smarter, the engineers get to think more and more like the beancounters. To this effect, Volvo decided that it would be a great idea to make the intake manifold on 2.0-liter turbo diesel ...

The intake manifold distributes air or air/fuel mixtures to the individual cylinders under varying engine speeds, loads, and environmental conditions. Whether the working flow is pure air, air/fuel, ...

Sometimes theory is neat, but sometimes it fails to describe what actually takes place. The theory of internal combustion engines falls into this category, especially with respect to the function of ...