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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Akihiro Fujita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Akihiro Fujita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust system () for a vehicle with a V-engine, aimed at increasing the output power of the V-engine, preventing heat conduction from the exhaust system to the parts around the exhaust system and enhancing the durability of the exhaust system is provided. A transmission and a transfer device () are connected in series to the V-engine with an output shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the transmission and the transfer device () being provided in a tunnel () in a central portion of the floor () of the vehicle and protruding to an upper section of the vehicle, a pair of exhaust pipes () being connected to each bank of the V-engine, the exhaust pipes () converging into a convergence section provided under the floor () and extending to the rear of the vehicle.