Claims
- 1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
a crankcase; a pair of cylinders connected to said crankcase and defining a V-space therebetween, each cylinder including an exhaust port facing outwardly of said V-space; a pair of separate mufflers respectively attached to said exhaust ports; and an exhaust conduit connected to both of said mufflers, said exhaust conduit including at least one exhaust outlet.
- 2. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said exhaust ports are disposed on respective sides of said cylinders which are opposite said V-space.
- 3. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said exhaust conduit includes opposite end portions, said end portions respectively attached to said mufflers.
- 4. The internal combustion engine of claim 3, wherein said exhaust conduit is attached at said opposite end portions to said mufflers via a slip-fit connection, said exhaust conduit captured between said mufflers.
- 5. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned centrally with respect to said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust outwardly of said engine.
- 6. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned adjacent one of said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust gases outwardly to one side of said engine.
- 7. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said cylinders are disposed in a perpendicular relationship with respect to one another.
- 8. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, wherein said mufflers are attached directly to said exhaust ports.
- 9. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
a crankcase; a pair of cylinders connected to said crankcase and disposed in an angular relationship to one another, each said cylinder including an exhaust port; a pair of separate mufflers respectively attached directly to said exhaust ports; and a common exhaust conduit connected between said mufflers, said exhaust conduit including an exhaust outlet.
- 10. The internal combustion engine of claim 9, wherein said cylinders define a V-space therebetween, said exhaust ports disposed on a side of said cylinders opposite said V-space, said mufflers disposed externally of said V-space.
- 11. The internal combustion engine of claim 9, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned centrally with respect to said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust outwardly of said engine.
- 12. The internal combustion engine of claim 9, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned adjacent one of said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust gases outwardly to one side of said engine.
- 13. The internal combustion engine of claim 9, wherein said cylinders are disposed in a perpendicular relationship with respect to one another.
- 14. The internal combustion engine of claim 9, wherein said exhaust conduit includes a pair of end portions, said end portions respectively attached to said mufflers.
- 15. The internal combustion engine of claim 14, wherein said exhaust conduit is attached at said opposite end portions to said mufflers via a slip-fit connection, said exhaust conduit captured between said mufflers.
- 16. In combination:
an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a crankcase; and two cylinders connected to said crankcase and disposed in an angular relationship to one another, each cylinder including an exhaust port; and an exhaust system, comprising:
two separate mufflers respectively attached to said exhaust ports; and a common exhaust conduit having two end portions respectively connected to said mufflers, said exhaust conduit including an exhaust outlet.
- 17. The combination of claim 16, wherein said end portions of said exhasut conduit are respectively attached to said mufflers via a slip-fit connection, said exhaust conduit captured between said mufflers.
- 18. The combination of claim 16, wherein said cylinders define a V-space therebetween, said exhaust ports disposed on a side of said cylinders which faces outwardly of said V-space.
- 19. The internal combustion engine of claim 16, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned centrally with respect to said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust outwardly of said engine.
- 20. The internal combustion engine of claim 16, wherein said exhaust outlet is positioned adjacent one of said cylinders, said exhaust outlet directing exhaust gases outwardly to one side of said engine.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/461,119, entitled EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR V-TWIN ENGINES, filed on Apr. 8, 2003.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60461119 |
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