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Old 07-14-2003, 03:18 AM
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Ports different between auto and manual?

Hi all,

Does anyone know if there is a difference in the port sizes and shapes between the Auto and Manual RENESIS engine?

The power is quite down for the Auto, but the Torque is up from the Manual.

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Yes, the automatic (low power) only has 4 ports. The manual (High Power) has 6 that open up at the high rev ranges. I belive the ports are the same size, its just different tuning for the torque variance.
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Yep. And don't forget, the 5th and 6th ports open up at rpm ranges that the auto/low power version doesn't even reach. And without having to make compromises to accomodate for airflow at the higher rpms, the designers were able to tune the engine for a little better low rpm performance, which is why it has a little more torque.

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Thanks guys.
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