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Old 02-02-2018, 11:09 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daschicken View Post
Making your own set of variable intake runners is not really in the scale of the DIY'er, thus why it would be awesome for manufacturers to fit them to engines to begin with! It would be more involved than making a set of headers, so if you haven't done that yet, don't even consider it.

My accord V6 has a variable length intake . It changes the sound enough that it sounds like I have two VTEC transitions, one at 4000 rpm, one at 4900 rpm.
I don't know for sure, but I am going to go out on a limb and say that with variable valve lift and cam phasing, variable intake length may not make a big difference anymore and not be cost effective.
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