Conformal transverse muffler

摘要

Embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure may provide a conformal transverse muffler including an enclosure shaped to fit around a bottom and a side of a feature of a vehicle. The enclosure may include a mid section fittable below the feature, and two side sections fittable in opposite locations only radially outside of a circumference of the spare tire well. The side sections may be thicker than the mid section and may have a vertical center above a vertical center of the mid section.

主权项

1. A dual exhaust system comprising:
at least two exhaust passages in fluidic communication with respective two banks of combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine; first and second resonator chambers in fluidic communication with the two respective exhaust passages; at least two tailpipe passages in fluidic communication with the first and second resonator chambers; a balance passage fluidically inter-coupling the first and second resonator chambers; wherein a portion of each of the two exhaust passages, a portion of each of the two tailpipe passages, and the balance passage are all co-located within a middle volume where the two tailpipe passages share a first partition, the middle volume included in an enclosure; and wherein the first and second resonator chambers are located in the enclosure on opposite sides of the middle volume.