Patent ID: 8443933

Claim:
An exhaust gas system comprising several components for an internal combustion engine for connection to a manifold comprising: at least one first section as a starting point provided in a direction of flow S and a second section following the first section in the direction of flow with the two sections being interconnected via a mechanical de-coupling element, wherein in the direction of flow S before the mechanical decoupling element a separate single-wall and self-supporting sound-absorbing insulating element is integrated into the exhaust gas system upstream of or within the first section with the sound-absorbing insulating element being provided with at least an internal connecting sleeve and with at least one external connecting sleeve offset to the outside in a direction radial to a central axis, with a central section being provided that is arranged between the two connecting sleeves and connects the two connecting sleeves, with the central section shortened in a length (L) in the direction of the central axis in such a way that a cross-section of the said central section forms a U or S eccentricity.