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- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for using a single intake manifold on different sizes of V-style motorcycle engine cylinders
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Application No.: US14202469Application Date: 2014-03-10
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Publication No.: US10167827B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: John M. Garrison
- Applicant: Midwest Motorcycle Supply Distributors Corp.
- Applicant Address: US MO Pevely
- Assignee: MIDWEST MOTORCYCLE SUPPLY DISTRIBUTORS CORP.
- Current Assignee: MIDWEST MOTORCYCLE SUPPLY DISTRIBUTORS CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Pevely
- Agency: Thompson Coburn LLP
- Main IPC: F02M35/10
- IPC: F02M35/10 ; F02M35/104 ; F02M35/112

Abstract:
A modular intake manifold for a V-style motor cycle engine is configured to interface with manifold ports on cylinder heads of a first engine and with manifold ports on cylinder heads of a second engine. The first engine has cylinders of a first length, and the second engine has cylinders of a second length larger than the first length. The manifold port of each cylinder head of the first engine is offset from the centerline of the respective cylinder bore by a first offset distance. The manifold port of each cylinder head of the second engine is offset from the centerline of the respective cylinder bore by a second offset distance that is greater than the first offset distance. A method includes manufacturing the first cylinder and second cylinders, the first and second cylinder heads, and the intake manifold with the respective same considerations.
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