Multi-lipped gasket for an air intake assembly

An air intake assembly comprising:

• an airbox defining a plenum for enclosing an air filter and having an opening having a diameter greater than the air filter;
• an intake tube attached to the air filter at a first end of the intake tube;
• and
• a multi-lipped gasket for disposing in the opening of the airbox, the multi-lipped gasket comprising a body portion defining a bore for sealingly engaging the intake tube and a pair of distal lips for sealingly engaging the airbox, thereby detachably connecting the intake tube to the airbox.

A method of connecting an airbox to an intake tube for supplying air to a combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:

• providing an opening in the airbox having a diameter greater than an air filter;
• placing a multi-lipped gasket over a distal end of the intake tube;
• attaching the air filter to the intake tube distal from the multi-lipped gasket;
• inserting the air filter into the opening in the airbox;
• and
• deforming a lip of a pair of distal lips of the multi-lipped gasket to insert the lip into the opening in the airbox, wherein the first lip has a relieved corner to facilitate insertion into the airbox, and wherein the opening of the airbox is trapped between the pair of distal lips, detachably connecting the intake tube to the airbox.