Method and device for improving air intake for fuel injection engines
US6463901B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M35/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injection automobile includes a fuel injection engine, the fuel injection engine having an air box for providing air to an air inlet; a hood covering the fuel injection engine and having an opening; and an air collector fixed to a top of the fuel injection engine(protruding through the opening and connected to the air box. Also provided is a method for retrofitting an automobile having a fuel injection engine comprising the steps of cutting a hole in a hood of the automobile; removing a factory-installed air box; providing a new air box having an air box input; attaching an air collector to a top of the fuel injection engine so as to protrude through the hole; and connecting the air collector between the air box input and the air collector.
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