Nylon manifolds a hit.

Source :: Machine Design. 01/30/97, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p92. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Discusses the trend in using nylon for the air-intake manifolds of United States-made automobiles. Projection of huge demand for nylon in the end of the decade; Popularity of glass-fiber-reinforced type 6/6 nylon among automobile manufacturers due to higher melt temperature and performance record; Utilization of the lost-core injection-molding technique; Priority given to nylon's sound-damping qualities.