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Old 04-01-2012, 02:52 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
I wonder what makes them so efficient. They stopped producing 2-cycle diesels for trucks in the late 80s because they were so inefficient and wouldn't meet emissions.
...inefficient? No. Two-stroke engines don't "waste" separate 'intermediate' cycles for intake and exhaust, so they are roughly twice as powerful for their size as four-stroke engines...and weigh less too.

...emissions, yes, they're terrible.
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