Intake manifolds were components on NX-class starships and shuttlepods. In 2153, Commander Tucker advised against increasing speed in the thermobaric cloud perimeter of the Delphic Expanse, as the intake manifolds of Enterprise NX-01 were having trouble processing the gases. (ENT: "The Expanse") The same year, the starboard thruster of Shuttlepod 2 was failing caused by debris in the intake manifold. Travis Mayweather was able to purge it. (ENT: "Impulse")