Exhaust into the intake?

[fishunterx]

So when working on my truck (87 Ranger 2.3L) the other day, I noticed that there was a small flexable metal tube running from my header to my intake. I was just wondering what the purpose of this is? It connects to the intake right below the battery before the air filter box.

 

[superdave1984]

It's to provide warm air to the engine so it gets to operating temp faster.

 

[dogboy]

Yep, just privodes warm air. And also, it does not use the exhuast as warm air, just the air sorrounding the manifolds.


When I first read that title, I thought this was another post of somebody who wanted to run their exhuast into the intake to "lower emissions" and "provide a turbo effect"...

 

[fishunterx]

OK, I pulled the tube off and looked inside and It looked like there was a tube coming strait out of the header, that makes sense now.

How did he expect to get a turbo effect? did he want to run a splitter off of his exhaust and feed that into his intake?

 

[Sunk]

The guy was on a corvette forum and wanted to run his exhaust into his exhaust, to make the engine more efficient and create a turbo effect.... or something, lol.

 

[Psychopete]

The guy was on a corvette forum and wanted to run his exhaust into his exhaust, to make the engine more efficient and create a turbo effect.... or something, lol.

It looks like they deleted the post, but here's a pic:

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/asinine-engineering-direct-exhaust-injection/

I was thinking the same thing...

Pete

 

[turbo cat]

it was a prank DEI setup

 

[fishunterx]

It's an awesome Idea, think about how much that would lower emissions.

 

[94STXRanger]

sweet lord i hope your kidding

 

[BlackBII]

Seems like it would work to me, I mean, who needs oxygen to run a ic motor?

 

[fishunterx]

And OMG with that direct exhaust forced induction imagine the HP you would get. It's a Direct RPM to PSI boost. Then, all you need to do is hook up an electric supercharger and you are flying!!!

 

[rangerbum]

And OMG with that direct exhaust forced induction imagine the HP you would get. It's a Direct RPM to PSI boost. Then, all you need to do is hook up an electric supercharger and you are flying!!!

That's rediculous, An electric supercharger, PLEASE! You need to line up like twelve air foils leading to another twelve turbonators. thats power

 

[fishunterx]

That's rediculous, An electric supercharger, PLEASE! You need to line up like twelve air foils leading to another twelve turbonators. thats power

OR!!!!!

Put a turbo right off of the header, then recirculate the exhaust port from the turbo back around to the in on the intake in on the turbo, the from the air out on the turbo, run that through a belt driven supercharger back to the engine.

Then all you need to do is swap out your ECU for a Flux Compasitor and you're set!!

 

[rangerbum]

OR!!!!!

Put a turbo right off of the header, then recirculate the exhaust port from the turbo back around to the in on the intake in on the turbo, the from the air out on the turbo, run that through a belt driven supercharger back to the engine.

Then all you need to do is swap out your ECU for a Flux Compasitor and you're set!!

Aw screw it, I'll just tape a safety whistle to the inside of the Intake to simulate the turbo.

 

[fishunterx]

Who needs that, I'll hook up a Throttle Body Spacer, isn't that all they're good for?