Patent ID: 7104236

Claim:
An air management apparatus adapted for use with a V-type engine in which front and rear cylinders extend upwardly and cooperate to form a V bank, said apparatus comprising: an air cleaner configured to fit between said front and rear cylinders above said V bank, said air cleaner comprising an air cleaner housing having a downwardly-facing opening formed in a base portion thereof for drawing air therethrough, an air cleaner element mounted inside of said air cleaner housing, and a plurality of fuel injectors operatively attached to said air cleaner housing, wherein: said air cleaner housing has front and rear intake passages formed therein for respectively connecting to said front and rear cylinders, said intake passages projecting into the inside of said air cleaner housing, a hollow plenum is provided in the air cleaner housing above said intake passages, said injectors are located above said plenum so as to be substantially opposite said intake passages, and said air cleaner element is spaced away from said plenum in said air cleaner housing.