Intake manifold question, i've got an idea! Options

[n1ckz0r]

Okay, so in a turoing the 7afe thread here there was a mentioning of taking a honda engine (b16) exhaust header and removing the flange and placing a 7afe flange on it so we can have a cheaper turboing header... SO my question is this, if we can do that to the exhaust cant we also do it to the intake? Making the intake manifold larger? Like buy a b16 intake manifold, cut the flange off and weld a 7afe flange on it? Wouldnt it work? and if it would would it even be worth the money/time spent?

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I toyed with several ideas on how to make the "fe" series intake manifolds better. Your best bet is just a larger throttle body. That's about it. With the FE head, you want the longer runners for the torque. If you cut them down, you would need it flow tested and custom made to see if it works right. If you changed the size, that wouldn't really do to much. Only thing that really matters a lot is the length. The manifold on the 5sfe, and I think 7afe, are good for what the motors are. And I'm not bashing on the advantages of an FE motor, just saying round hole deserves a round peg.