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lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:36 am
by positivevibes22
So iv been reading and reading and looking.. my question is can i take the intake manifold from a 2002 corolla( the metal one that looks like a set of headers.) With the 50mm throttle body and put that on my car.. yes i know i will lose a little power i just really love the look of it. And i would do a 2zz throttle body with the adapter but but i cant find prices or even a pic of it. Plus im not sure how that will work.. my problem is im tired of the plastic on i have im trying to make my daily low and slow and showy.. so im dressing it up.. .. im just looking for clear answers and one more thing can anyone tell me if i staied with the throttle body of 50mm would i save a bit more gas... 03 pontiac vibe 1zzfe cold air intake with no cats 1 rez and magnaflow muffler.... i will post pics of my vibe i would love to show you my ideas
Re: lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:49 am
by sideshowalan
Not a performance person so I can't help there.
But I do recommend looking around monkeywrenchracing.
http://www.monkeywrenchracing.com/index ... b77mcpulv6
Seems to be the only performance site with a special 'corolla/matrix/vibe' section.
Send them an email if there's nothing on their site, if there's a way to do what you're talking about, they'll know.
::edit::
Did find this paragraph on their listing for used 2zz intake manifolds.
"Replace your damaged or missing 2ZZ intake manifold with this good used unit. We've also seen people adapt the 2ZZ manifold and throttle body to the 1ZZ engine for improved power output (we do not offer a kit or instructions for this however)."
Re: lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:30 pm
by positivevibes22
Well what about takeing out the plastic and going with the cool looking corolla one
Re: lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:06 pm
by lannvouivre
positivevibes22 wrote:Well what about takeing out the plastic and going with the cool looking corolla one
The old one isn't used anymore because it's very restrictive in comparison.
Re: lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:48 pm
by positivevibes22
What do you mean???
Re: lets talk intake manifolds pleaseee 03 vibe base 1.8
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:14 am
by lannvouivre
positivevibes22 wrote:What do you mean???
The runners are so narrow on the old aluminium one that they restrict airflow. The aluminium one transfers more heat and probably weighs more to boot.
The plastic intake manifold has larger runners, smoother airflow, better tuning, keeps the air insulated from heat, and is lighter.
EDIT: And the throttle body is way smaller.