Has anyone tried or played with the big ugly N62 DIVA cube intake with the constantly variable intake runners?
It would take some fab & mods to work as well as an understanding of micro-controllers. But in theory and on paper it could be a neat solution to maintaining low rpm torque and higher rpm power, or make a little more in both.
Granted, if all of those internal mechanicals don't pose as a restriction in the plenum area.
There is even a couple of aftermarket modules that could do the work for us. Such as an RPM pulse/frequency to analog 0v-5v converter coupled with an electronic throttle body/fly-by-wire controller to move the intakes servo motor. This would make the variable intake runners adjust based on RPM without consideration to engine load. But it could still deliver it's desired effect this way.
As far as bolting down to the M60/M62 heads, it appears that by removing the inner hold down studs in the heads the N62 intake could use the 3 outter studs on each bank. Not ideal, but I've seen intake manifolds held on and running with far less.
Admittedly, the B40 manifold is more handsome then that big cube. Yet, from a quick measurement of my old B40 intake on the short radius with a tape measure I see roughly 330mm runner length not taking into consideration the heads. The big N62 DIVA has a variable 673mm to 231mm. That's a big sweep that should cover the needs of most drivers, projects, drifters, muscle builds.
Just a thought, a crazy idea.
It would take some fab & mods to work as well as an understanding of micro-controllers. But in theory and on paper it could be a neat solution to maintaining low rpm torque and higher rpm power, or make a little more in both.
Granted, if all of those internal mechanicals don't pose as a restriction in the plenum area.
There is even a couple of aftermarket modules that could do the work for us. Such as an RPM pulse/frequency to analog 0v-5v converter coupled with an electronic throttle body/fly-by-wire controller to move the intakes servo motor. This would make the variable intake runners adjust based on RPM without consideration to engine load. But it could still deliver it's desired effect this way.
As far as bolting down to the M60/M62 heads, it appears that by removing the inner hold down studs in the heads the N62 intake could use the 3 outter studs on each bank. Not ideal, but I've seen intake manifolds held on and running with far less.
Admittedly, the B40 manifold is more handsome then that big cube. Yet, from a quick measurement of my old B40 intake on the short radius with a tape measure I see roughly 330mm runner length not taking into consideration the heads. The big N62 DIVA has a variable 673mm to 231mm. That's a big sweep that should cover the needs of most drivers, projects, drifters, muscle builds.
Just a thought, a crazy idea.
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