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Meet Rev Force, a clean two-stroke with a rotary valve, supercharged intake, 220 hp, 221 g/kWh BSFC, and multifuel support ...

Two-stroke engines were phased out by tough pollution laws and fuel economy targets, but they could be making a comeback with KTM, Honda and boutique builders. KTM and Honda have both registered ...

Diesel is dead? Not quite yet. Achates announced Friday that it has produced a heavy-duty, two-stroke diesel engine with near-zero emissions that costs less than a conventional engine and is expected ...

Anyone who appreciates simplicity of design and efficiency of operation has to like small two-stroke-cycle engines that power construction tools such as cut-off saws, rammers and breakers. Producing ...

Every new internal combustion car and truck sold in America today is equipped with a four-stroke engine, as are the vast majority of motorcycles. Today, if you hear the loud, ringing song of a ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that our faithful internal combustion (IC) engines are heading the way of the buggy whip. The lithium-ion battery has arrived, emissions standards are tightening, and ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 101, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1992), pp. 1560-1570 (11 pages) The recent interest in two-stroke engines for automotive use has produced powerplants of such divergence that ...

A California lawmaker has delayed a proposed ban on large two-stroke engines on California reservoirs from next year to 2004, but has also proposed barring the sale of the engines next year. The bill ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...