"tunnel ram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tunnel rams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tunnel ram (plural tunnel rams)
  1. A type of high-performance intake manifold designed to straighten the pathway of fuel/air mixture, speeding the flow to the combustion chambers. Translations (high-performance intake manifold): 进气歧管 (jìnqì qíguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), tunneliram (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Lee Klancher, Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything, →ISBN, page 51:",
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