jatmon

is there anyone here in the collective that has any experience with knowledge of aerodynamics of the throttle body and intake manifold? not necessarily in a rotary engine. undoubtedly there is a certain amount of turbulence created as the air passes over/under the blade of a throttle body, and i was wondering if anyone had any insight into a benefit to rotating the throttle body in such a way as to improve the individual intake runner filling. the scenario would be a naturally aspirated engine, such as an inline 4 where the runners are in a row after the throttle body. i know this might be a silly thing to wonder about, but the thought entered my mind and i feel i need to know. i spent some time searching for wind tunnel type analysis, but didn't come up with much. thoughts?

RE-Vision

The intake from mazda is as optimized as anyone is ever going to get it.

TeamRX8

iTrader: (25)

might be an interesting concept for a throttle body

https://rotodisc.com/products/roto-d...herical-valve/

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jatmon

[QUOTE= not necessarily in a rotary engine.

the question is general, for all engines that control airflow via a throttle body

Federighi

iTrader: (7)

That's very cool Team. Looks promising, I like it.