Over the last few years, there’s been a resurgence in the popularity of two-stroke engines, even though competitive riders continue to rely on four-stroke power. So which is preferable?
We’re introduced to the traditional two-stroke diesel engine as thermally efficient but not smooth-running, and then the gas turbine as smooth but much more inefficient. The free piston engine ...
The power stroke extracts work from these gases as they expand and force the piston to BDC. In the exhaust stroke, the exhaust valve is open and the combustion products are expelled from the cylinder.
As it turns out, you can indeed build a two-stroke engine from scratch ... question that’s now on everyone’s lips is whether a four-stroke one would be nearly as ‘easy’.
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