Patent ID: 8683973

Claim:
An internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder block; a cylinder head fastened to the cylinder block, wherein a combustion chamber is formed by the cylinder block and the cylinder head; an aperture formed in a side of the cylinder head; and a conduit assembly inserted within the aperture and configured to communicate air to the combustion chamber, comprising: a first piece having a first channel, wherein the first channel comprises a bend; and a second piece coupled to the first piece, wherein the second piece has a second channel, and wherein the second channel comprises another bend mirroring the bend of the first channel; wherein the first piece is coupled to the second piece such that the first and second channels together form a flow path through the conduit assembly, and the bends of the first and second channels together form a smooth turn in the flow path; and wherein the first and second pieces are substantially mirror opposites of each other.