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2007-08-04 India-Pakistan

2-stroke rickshaws agree to convert to 4

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Mechanic here, two stroke engines are more than twice as strong, and weigh well under half as much any four-stroke of the same horsepower, they are well engineered and last just about as long, forget lawnmower engines, they compare just like a motorcycle to a ferari, not in the same class at all.
They have two disadvantages, first you must mix oil with the fuel as hey do not have a conventional oil holding crankcase, second they burn fuel at twice the rate of four-cycles.

The whole diference is design, one is built for longevity, the other for as much available power to light weight as practical.(Longevity is sacrificed for power)

To convert anything from two-stroke to four-stroke means replacing the entire engine, there's no "Conversion" kit, the designs are radicly different.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-04 22:33|| 2007-08-04 22:33|| Front Page Top

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