Patent ID: 7523730

Claim:
A spacer to be used with a carburetor for atomizing a fuel and mixing an oxidizer with said atomized fuel and an intake manifold for flowing said atomized fuel and oxidizer to cylinders of an internal combustion engine comprising, in combination, a carburetor, a space comprising: a first member having a first flange and a first elongated hollow portion extending downward from the flange, said first elongated hollow portion ending in a first end, a second member having a second flange and a second elongated hollow portion extending upward from the second flange, said second elongated hollow portion ending in a second end, said first and second elongated hollow portions fitting one within the other with a space between said lifted hollow portions, said flanges being located opposite to each other and extending outward from both elongated hollow portions, a space between said fitted hollow portions and a space between at least one end of one of said hollow portions and one flange, and an elastomeric member fitted within said spaces between said fitted elongated portions.