Tire comprising a connector assembly and method of manufacturing

A tire comprising a tire carcass; an elongate integral air passageway contained within a flexible tire component, the air passageway extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the flexible tire component, the air passageway extending at least a partial circumferential path around the tire carcass; and a connector assembly residing within at least a first of the cavities is disclosed. The connector assembly (198) includes a hollow elbow body (200) having a central chamber, the elbow body having first and second housing segments intersecting at substantially a right angle and a protruding funnel housing portion extending from the first housing segment, and a through-channel (208) extending through the funnel housing portion to the central chamber, the through-channel (208) having a sectional profile accommodating receipt of a free end of the strip core therein.