Intake system for internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume chamber having at least one intake port for delivering a charge thereto, a plenum chamber, at least one intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to said intake port, a first inlet passage extending into said plenum chamber, a second inlet passage extending into said plenum chamber, said first and said second inlet passages merging into a common atmospheric air inlet, a first throttle valve in said common atmospheric air inlet for controlling the flow through both of said first and said second inlet passages, and a second throttle valve positioned in said first inlet passage for controlling the flow therethrough.
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Abstract
An improved induction system for a V type engine that is tuned for substantially all running conditions and which is nevertheless compact in construction. The system includes a pair of plenum chambers each disposed adjacent one of the cylinder heads of the engine. Each cylinder head has at least two intake passages serving the respective cylinder bores and a first conduit extends from the adjacent plenum chamber to one of the intake passages and a second conduit extends from the other of the plenum chambers to the other intake passage. The plenum chambers communicate with each other at their opposite ends to improve air flow and a common inlet opening serves each plenum chamber inlet. A throttle valve arrangement is also incorporated so that good performance is achieved under all running conditions.
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- 1. An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume chamber having at least one intake port for delivering a charge thereto, a plenum chamber, at least one intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to said intake port, a first inlet passage extending into said plenum chamber, a second inlet passage extending into said plenum chamber, said first and said second inlet passages merging into a common atmospheric air inlet, a first throttle valve in said common atmospheric air inlet for controlling the flow through both of said first and said second inlet passages, and a second throttle valve positioned in said first inlet passage for controlling the flow therethrough.
- 7. In an induction system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, a first plenum chamber, a second plenum chamber, conduit means for delivering a charge from said plenum chambers to said cylinders for induction thereto, the improvement comprising a pair of first inlet passages, each one of said pair extending into a respective one of said plenum chambers, a pair of second inlet passages, each of said second pair extending into a respective one of said plenum chambers, said first and said second inlet passages of each plenum chamber each merging into a respective common atmospheric air inlet throttle valve means for controlling the flow into each of said plenum comprising a first throttle valve in said common atmospheric inlet for controlling the flow through both of said first and said second inlet passages and a second throttle valve positioned in said first inlet passage for controlling the flow therethrough.
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