But with twin or more cylinders on a two stroke, you will get a almost
constant power band, when you get it revving at the engines sweet spot..
Josh
""Cal Hyer"" <clhyer@hom.net> wrote in message
news:00b401c07c4f$a8ba0dc0$71242ed8@hom.net...
> Andy, you are correct. In my mind I was thinking that every downstroke
was
> a power stroke. I wasn't thinking about the upstroke.
> Cal
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Was:2003 Viper R/T Roadster Now: Displacement
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > -andy
> >
> > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > modesty, n.:
> > Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
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