Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

Francois Leboeuf

Roger Rioux

Roland Ennsmann

Michel Lefebvre

Luc Champigny

Sebastien Thibault

Christian Berger

Bruno Schuehmacher

Frederic Desjardins

Jonathan Claveau

A snowmobile including: a frame; an engine supported by the frame; an exhaust pipe connected to the engine; and a turbocharger connected to the exhaust pipe. The turbocharger includes a bypass conduit fluidly communicating with the turbocharger housing and including an exhaust inlet fluidly connected to the exhaust pipe; a valve in the bypass conduit for controlling the flow of exhaust gas, and an exhaust collector. The valve is movable between first and second positions, a first flow path passing through the exhaust inlet, through the bypass conduit, and into the exhaust collector, a second flow path passing through the exhaust inlet, through the bypass conduit, through the exhaust turbine, and into the exhaust collector, in the first position, a majority of the exhaust gas flowing along the first flow path and in the second position, a majority of the exhaust gas flowing along the second flow path.

Exhaust system for an engine

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Racine, Canada

Francois Leboeuf