Patent ID: 6532737
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: F01N,F02D

Abstract:
An exhaust port gasket adapted for insertion between mating surfaces of an engine exhaust port and an exhaust pipe flange for sealing therebetween, said gasket comprising at least one port aperture for accommodating a flow of exhaust gases therethrough, said gasket further comprising at least one electronic oxygen sensor and sensor connection wire connected to a real-time engine management system, said oxygen sensor and sensor connection wire maintained within a groove formed within said gasket, said groove being open along a first surface of said gasket, wherein said oxygen sensor is responsive to oxygen levels of said exhaust gases passing through said engine exhaust port, and wherein oxygen-sensing is provided at each exhaust port for transmittal of cylinder-specific oxygen level data to said real-time engine management system for optimization of engine performance parameters.