Patent ID: 7412974

Claim:
An apparatus for enhancing a flow of gas in an internal combustion engine having an air intake system and an exhaust system, said apparatus comprising: a generally conical-shaped gas flow conditioner having a central axis and a taper angle, said gas flow conditioner being positioned in said flow of gas, said gas flow conditioner including: an inlet for receiving at least a portion of said flow of gas, said inlet having an opening with an inlet circumference; an outlet in opposed relation to the inlet for outputting at least a portion of the gas received by the inlet, said outlet having an outlet circumference that is smaller than said inlet circumference; a wall interconnecting said inlet and outlet, said wall having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches, each of which extending from a notch opening at said outlet toward said inlet, for altering one or more characteristics of said flow of gas.