Patent ID: 7634982

Claim:
An intake manifold adapted to be applied to the engine block of an internal combustion engine having a vee configuration, an engine vee valley between opposite banks of pistons and cylinders, and a carburetor attached thereto, said engine block having a longitudinal axis in a direction parallel of the inverted apex of said vee, comprising: a fuel-oxidizer flow member having an inlet end and a plurality of outlet ends, said inlet and outlet ends being flow connected by internal flow passages, a carburetor flange connected to said inlet end of said fuel-oxidizer flow member, an isolator member removably and sealingly connected on one side to said fuel-oxidizer flow member, and the opposite side being configured to be removably and sealingly connected to said engine vee valley, said isolator member having a plurality of openings therethrough aligned with said plurality of outlet ends of said fuel-oxidizer flow member, said fuel-oxidizer flow member and said carburetor flange, comprising a first portion and a second portion removably and sealingly connected to each other along a line in a direction to the longitudinal axis of the engine and such that said first portion is flow connected to one bank of pistons and cylinders and the second portion is flow connected to the other bank of pistons and cylinders, whereby said internal flow passages are readily accessible for porting and polishing of the same.