Dry port vs. wet port and why does the ls1 head seem to have the best of both worlds?
01-29-2009, 06:20 PM
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Dry port vs. wet port and why does the ls1 head seem to have the best of both worlds? Why does the ls1 head seem to have the best of both worlds? I mean why does it adapt so well to a carb. if its really a "dry port" designed head? Or am I completely wrong about this?
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Not really a "dry" port head. If you think about it the fuel is sprayed from the injector at the intake valve, and the injector is placed where?......in the intake manifold (close to the head) So the intake manifold is the "dry" port type, not the head. That is why a high rise single plane manifold works great as a EFI intake on the street, but does not work so well when a carburetor is used on the same intake. At low speeds the velocity of the air in the high rise intake is so low the fuel cannot stay suspended, whereas with EFI the fuel is not in the intake manifold and thus not subject to the fuel drop out issues.
