Patent ID: 7634983

Claim:
An induction assembly for an internal combustion engine with a pair of banks of cylinders arranged in a V-shaped array of cylinders, including a left bank of cylinders and a right bank of cylinders, said induction assembly comprising: a first series of induction conduits for positioning over the engine with inlet openings positioned at the left bank of cylinders and delivery openings in communication with the right bank of cylinders, each induction conduit of the first series of induction conduits configured to move an air/fuel stream to the inlet of one of the cylinders, a second series of induction conduits for positioning over the engine with inlet openings positioned at the right bank of cylinders and delivery openings in communication with the left bank of cylinders, each induction conduit of the second series of induction conduits configured to move an air/fuel stream to the inlet of one of the cylinders, a fuel injector supported at each of the induction conduits for injecting fuel into the induction conduits, and said fuel injectors each including an injector ring for mounting in the air streams, said fuel injectors including central venturi openings positioned substantially aligned with said induction conduits for the movement of streams of air there through, the injector rings including nozzles that direct fuel from the fuel injectors into the central venturi openings and into the streams of air moving through the central venturi openings, such that in response to the operation of the engine streams of air are drawn through the inlet openings of the induction conduits of both the first and second series of induction conduits and move over the engine and into the cylinders, and fuel is injected by the fuel injectors into the streams of air as the streams of air move through the induction conduits.