Quick Intake Design Calculator v1.

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Independent Throttle Body Tuning
By Stefan Vince

For use with ITB induction or plenum type induction with very large plenum sizes ( > 1 x engine capacity).
Base Engine Data

Bore: Stroke: Rod length: Port C/L length: Peak HP RPM: Intake cam duration (0.050"): Intake air temperature:
Calculation Results

103.25 90.932 155.52 0 6900 280 37 98.6

mm mm mm mm

deg deg C deg F

Suggested Runner Diameters. Minimum: 45.3 mm 1.78 in Best: 46.2 mm 1.82 in Maximum: 47.1 mm 1.85 in

Suggested Runner Areas. Minimum: 1610.9 mm^2 2.497 in^2 Best: 1674.4 mm^2 2.595 in^2 Maximum: 1743.3 mm^2 2.702 in^2

Suggested Runner Mach Numbers at Peak HP RPM. Minimum: 0.502 At Peak Piston Speed - Mach number should be 0.500 or less for the runner diameter being used or choke in Best: 0.483 the port will occur. Maximum: 0.463 Suggested Runner Entry Diameter/Area For Tapered Runners. Best: 61.4 mm Best: 2961.9 mm^2 2.42 in 4.591 in^2 Suggested Runner CFM at 28"H2O For Peak HP RPM. 246.0 (At 100% VE) 270.6 (At 110% VE) 295.2 (At 120% VE) 319.8 (At 130% VE) Suggested Runner Lengths. 1st Harmonic: 895 mm 35.25 in 2nd Harmonic: 501 mm 19.71 in 3rd Harmonic: 358 mm 14.10 in 4th Harmonic: 287 mm 11.28 in 5th Harmonic: 239 mm 9.40 in

(Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total: (Total:

895 35.25 501 19.71 358 14.10 287 11.28 239 9.40

mm) in) mm) in) mm) in) mm) in) mm) in)

Suggested Peak Torque RPM Using 2nd Harmonic. 5245 TO 5745

Notes. Peak torque rpm is based on 2nd Harmonic intake length only and will be affected by other factors than the intake length alone and so actual values could be lower or higher than calculated values. Intake length calculations are based on NACA-TN-935 by Boden et al and the work of Prof. G. P. Blair. Diameters based on mean runner speed of 73-79m/sec (240-260ft/sec). Suggested runner CFM from David Vizard's "How to Build & Modify Cheverolet Small -block V-8 Cylinder Heads".

Quick Intake Design Calculator v1.8

Resonance Tuning
By Stefan Vince

For use with OEM style plenum manifolds for EFI and Turbo.

Inputs

Results

Intake air temp: Runner average dia D1: Total runner length L1: No. of runners:

40 37.2 245 4
TRUE

deg C mm mm

Natural frequency of total intake system: Natural frequency of runner only: Runner tuned rpm (2nd harmonic): Runner tuned rpm (3rd harmonic): Runner tuned rpm (4th harmonic): Total system upper tuned rpm: Total system lower tuned rpm:

57.7 347.0

Hz Hz

Runner bellmouth?

9713 6515 4877 6720 3260

to to to to to

10113 6915 5277 7120 3660

Plenum volume V: Zip tube dia D2: Zip tube length L2: Runner Spacing
Less than port spacing
2

1.8 63 1000
FALSE

Litres mm mm

Zip tube bellmouth?

Port spacing or greater

Notes. Tuned RPM values are derived from SAE 820407 by Ohata et al, SAE 2006-01-3653 and SAE 2007-01-1399 by Brennan et al. Calculating the natural frequency of a total manifold system is not entirely accurate. Higher accuracy is obtained with simple plenum designs. The more complex a manifold system is the more chance it's actual natural frequency will be higher or lower than the calculated values. The only accurate way of finding the natural frequency of a total manifold system is by performing a frequency sweep using CFD or by using the actual manifold and using acoustical methods (loudspeaker and microphone) to determine at what frequency it will go into resonance. Tuning values for the total manifold are dependent on the runner spacing and internal geometry of the plenum. Close runner spacings will dampen or cancel frequencies excited by single cylinder frequency and be excited by multiple cylinder frequencies and their harmonics. Large runner spacings will dampen or cancel some multiple cylinder frequencies whilst allowing excitation by single cylinder frequencies. The user is referred to the above SAE papers for more details. *Use the I.T.B Tuning worksheet to determine initial runner lengths and diameters*

Quick Intake Design Calculator v1.8

Throttle Body Sizing.
By Stefan Vince Inputs Results

Maximum RPM: Engine Displacement: Number of Cylinders: Volumetric efficiency: Intake air temp: Intake air pressure: Compressor or intercooler flowrate: Throttle CD value: Pressure drop:

6500 1998 122 4 100 104 40.0 21.5 1.48 40 0.836 0.5

cc's ci's

Intake air density: Intake air velocity: Average CFM demand: Peak CFM demand:

0.173 163.4 230.6 230.6 58 2.3 0.140

lb/ft^3 ft/sec CFM CFM mm inches

% Throttle body size: Degrees F Degrees C Psi Bar lb/min Throttle body mach no:

Notes. This spreadsheet uses simplified calculations and that greater accuracy would be obtained by using formulas for compressible flow through orifices and accurately determined CD maps.

Psi

Coefficient of Discharge Calculator.

Area Method Measurement Method

Throttle body size: Throttle shaft dia:

57 2.24 6 0.24

mm inches mm inches

Throttle body size: Flow bench CFM@20.4" H2O:

65 2.56 509

mm inches CFM

CD: 0.836

CD:

0.788

Quick Intake Design Calculator v1.8

Bellmouth Design.
By Stefan Vince

Inputs

Runner diameter:

37.2

mm

If the runner is non-circular its hydraulic diameter needs to be calculated and used to determine the major and minor axis of the bellmouth.

Runner area: 0 Runner circumference: 0 Hydraulic diameter: #DIV/0!

Runner diameter
1

mm^2 mm mm

Notes. This worksheet is used to design bellmouths for runner entries. They are both based on ASME nozzle/bellmouth design principles and both have Cd values of over 0.95. Type A works well up to ~Mach 0.65 and is quite compact. Type B is more efficient and works up to ~Mach 0.95 but is limited to larger runner spacings. Bellmouth profiles are elliptical and can be easily drawn using CAD or traditional drafting methods. Always make a template to check the internal profile.

Hydraulic diameter

Results Type A

Type B

Major axis: Minor axis: Radius R: Inlet diameter: Area ratio: Minimum centres:

37.2 18.6 7.4 74.4 4.0 92.3

mm mm mm mm :1 mm

Major axis: Minor axis: Radius R: Inlet diameter: Area ratio: Minimum centres:

37.2 24.8 7.4 86.8 5.4 104.7

mm mm mm mm :1 mm