Patent ID: 7021263

Claim:
An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine having a three-piece construction comprising: a lower base member having an internal cavity, an inlet provided at one end, a mating face, and a series of air outlets providing communication through the mating face; a center runner section having an air intake and distribution chamber and a series of runner cavities with an inlet at one end that communicates with the air intake and distribution chamber and an outlet at an opposite end that extends to the air outlets within the lower base member; and an upper shell having a throttle body mounting boss, an inlet, and an upper portion for enclosing the runner cavities in the center runner section; wherein the lower base member removably attaches to an upper portion of an internal combustion engine; wherein the center runner section removably attaches to the lower base member and is situated within the internal cavity of the lower base member; and wherein the upper shell removably attaches to the lower base member and encloses the center runner section between the lower base member and the upper shell.