Patent ID: 8516986

Claim:
An intake tube for an air intake system of a vehicle, the air intake system being located upstream of an intake manifold and includes an intake enclosure and an air precleaner, the intake tube directing a flow of air from the intake enclosure to the air precleaner, the intake tube comprising: a first end section connected to the intake enclosure, the first end section having a first longitudinal axis, an inner surface of the first end section defining a first section air passage; a second end section connected to the air precleaner, the second end section having a second longitudinal axis, an inner surface of the second end section defining a second section air passage; and a curved section located between the first and second end sections, the curved section having a third longitudinal axis, an inner surface of the curved section defining a curved air passage, the curved section including a compressed portion having a minor dimension and a major dimension, the major dimension greater than the minor dimension so that the flow of air through the curved air passage has minimal separation which increases flow rate into the air precleaner.