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Old 08-11-2012, 07:33 PM   #10
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The resonator helps with the airflow into the engine. As the valves open and close quickly the closing of the valves sends a shockwave of high pressure air back in the opposite direction of airflow. The resonators are made so that the shockwave reaches the end of the intake and bounces back at just the right time to push air in during valve opening.
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