Re: Was:2003 Viper R/T Roadster Now: Displacement

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Thu Jan 11 2001 - 18:45:45 EST

I thought on a 2-stroke every other stroke was power. 4-stroke goes
intake(down), compression(up), power(down), exhaust(up).

Alex Harris wrote:
>
> Well, the easy answer is -- when you can't make the cylinders bigger, just
> add more cylinders! "No replacement for displacement" counts total engine
> displacement, not just individual cylinders!
>
> Now YOU pose an interesting question... hmmm... anyone have a spare 5.9L we
> can convert to two-stroke? :-)
>
> - Alex
>
> > From: Cal Hyer <clhyer@hom.net>
> >
> > Alex, I think you have posed an interesting question. Where are the "no
> > replacement for displacement" folks at? I wonder where we would be today if
> > the energy crunch of the 70's hadn't hit? Can you imagine 1,000 cubic
> > inches of cast iron under the hood?
> >
> > I would have to agree with you that at some point it becomes more effective
> > to change direction from simply larger displacement. Size and weight of the
> > vehicle may have something to do with it. Anyone for a 2 cycle, every
> > stroke is a power stroke - or maybe a jet engine, yeah, that's the ticket...
> >
> > Cal 

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-andy

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