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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Lohr, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Murray Griffin, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An intake system of an engine is provided. The intake system may include an intake manifold coupled to a first throttle body and a second throttle body, where the intake manifold is formed from an upper shell and a lower shell. The intake system further includes a vacuum port located in the intake manifold and in an air-flow path downstream of the first throttle body and the second throttle body and upstream of a plurality of intake runners of the intake manifold, the vacuum port including a spigot extending through the upper shell of the intake manifold, and a vacuum passage coupling the vacuum port to a vehicle subsystem.