Running head: THE STUDIES OF 2 STROKES VS 4 STROKES 1

The Studies of 2 Strokes vs 4 Strokes and How it

Effects Performance at a Desert Racing Level

Logan R. Walters

Nevada State College

THE STUDIES OF 2 STROKES VS 4 STROKES 2

The Studies of 2 Strokes vs 4 Strokes and How it

Effects Performance at a Desert Racing Level

Two strokes have more power generation overall if the engine is the same cc size and the

four stroke has more torque because it is a more wound up motor. The reason for this would be

that the two stroke has a powerband that activates when the power value opens up and it is in the

name of what it does because one the power value is active then motor is freed up to generate

that last bit of power that beats the four stroke in testing and application and use. Four strokes

have more torque, but the same amount of torque necessary can be applied to the two strokes

given enough momentum and clutch control in order to properly execute what is needed in

testing and recreational use. Most four strokes nowadays all come with fuel injection and only

recently do some 2 strokes come with it but the effects of not having a carburetor are evident. An

example would be the fact that with fuel injection it all relies on electronics and not mechanics

like a carburetor does. This is an issue with modern machinery switching to electronics because

the only way to fix them is to get a specialist or replace the part as to back in the old days it was

all mechanical and self-explanatory and could be repaired by anyone for much cheaper. If a spec

of dirt where to get pass the fuel filter and into the fuel injection system then it would lock up

and shut the motor down compared to a carburetor where it would get thrown out the exhaust if it

made it pass the conditions inside the cylinder.

Discussion

The fuel consumption and fuel efficiency tests of motors to try and find the most efficient

one and to use new tech to make it even more efficient and long lasting. The engine that was

chosen was the 2-stroke engine which shows that it can be “more efficient than the four-stroke

competitor if you add modifications” (Zhang 3). Controlled Auto Ignition was used to help the
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fuel efficiency and the results of it on a two stroke crush scores of a four stroke and showcase

that in certain circumstances that the two stroke releases less emissions and uses less fuel. This is

just another reason to add to the durability and reliability of the two-cycle motor that is “such a

simple yet complex design” (Zhang 8) that it is more efficient than its complicated and expensive

counterpart the four cycle.

Tested Performance Results

It starts with the first cycle of the piston moving to the bottom of the cylinder which lets

in the air and gas at the right moment and the momentum from the previous combustion cycle

and it carries the piston back up to the cylinder head where the spark plug is fired when a small

explosion occurs which drives the piston back down and then creating a cycle that repeats itself

and lets the exhaust go out of the head through the exhaust as the piston moves back down to the

bottom of the cylinder head. It has 4 cycles that start with a first one being the adding of fuel and

air and the second being the compressing of all these things towards the cylinder head and spark

plug and then the third cycle is the explosion that keeps the piston moving this whole time and

then the forth would be when the piston is exploded downward and it leaves an opening for the

exhaust port to open and release the exhaust through the smaller pipes and then the 4 cycles are

complete and they keep repeating themselves till the motor dies. The 2 stroke uses these same

principles but has the 1st and 2nd of this cycle put into its one first cycle and then the final two

cycles of this into its one final stroke. The engine that was chosen was the 2-stroke engine which

shows that it can be more efficient than the four-stroke competitor if you add modifications.

Controlled Auto Ignition was used to help the fuel efficiency and the results of it on a two stroke

crush scores of a four stroke and showcase that in certain circumstances that the two stroke

releases less emissions and uses less fuel. This is just another reason to add to the durability and
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reliability of the two-cycle motor that is such a simple yet complex design that it is more efficient

than its complicated and expensive counterpart the four cycle. Overall in general use, “four

stroke engines get to higher temperatures than two strokes” (Kazimierski 2), but also the two

engines can be pressed to limits in sandy conditions with a person not shifting or using the motor

properly which in turn could cause the motor to seize from the heat and friction of high revs in

sand. Many four stroke engines today come with fans on the radiator to try and help the coolant

to cool down faster before it goes back through the cylinder “to help cool the motor because they

are generally more heated motors” (Kazimierski 5) with the four cycles.

Tested Motor Effects. The engine that was chosen was the 2-stroke engine which shows

that it can be more efficient than the four-stroke competitor if you add modifications. Controlled

Auto Ignition was used to help the fuel efficiency and the results of it on a two stroke crush

scores of a four stroke and showcase that in certain circumstances that the two stroke releases

less emissions and uses less fuel. This is just another reason to add to the durability and

reliability of the two-cycle motor that is such a simple yet complex design that it is more efficient

than its complicated and expensive counterpart the four cycle. The reason for this would be that

the two stroke has a powerband that activates when the power value opens up and it is in the

name of what it does because one the power value is active then motor is freed up to generate

that last bit of power that beats the four stroke in testing and application and use. Four strokes

have more torque, but the same amount of torque necessary can be applied to the two strokes

given enough momentum and clutch control in order to properly execute what is needed in

testing and recreational use. Most four strokes nowadays all come with fuel injection and only

recently do some 2 strokes come with it but the effects of not having a carburetor are evident. An

example would be the fact that with fuel injection it all relies on electronics and not mechanics
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like a carburetor does. This is an issue with modern machinery switching to electronics because

the only way to fix them is to get a specialist or replace the part as to back in the old days it was

all mechanical and self-explanatory and could be repaired by anyone for much cheaper.

Different Applications to Desert Racing. Two strokes have more power generation

overall if the engine is the same cc size and the four stroke has more torque because it is a more

wound up motor. The reason for this would be that the two stroke has a powerband that activates

when the power value opens up and it is in the name of what it does because one the power value

is active then motor is freed up to generate that last bit of power that beats the four stroke in

testing and application and use. Four strokes have more torque, but the same amount of torque

necessary can be applied to the two strokes given enough momentum and clutch control in order

to properly execute what is needed in testing. Most four strokes nowadays all come with fuel

injection and only recently do some 2 strokes come with it but the effects of not having a

carburetor are evident. It has 4 cycles that start with a first one being the adding of fuel and air

and the second being the compressing of all these things towards the cylinder head and spark

plug and then the third cycle is the explosion that keeps the piston moving this whole time and

then the forth would be when the piston is exploded downward and it leaves an opening for the

exhaust port to open and release the exhaust through the smaller pipes and then the 4 cycles are

complete. The 2 stroke uses these same principles but has the 1st and 2nd of this cycle put into

its one first cycle and then the final two cycles of this into its one final stroke.
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Conclusions and Future Study

The engine that was chosen was the 2-stroke engine which shows that it can be more

efficient than the four-stroke competitor if you add modifications. Controlled Auto Ignition was

used to help the fuel efficiency and the results of it on a two stroke crush scores of a four stroke

and showcase that in certain circumstances that the two stroke releases less emissions and uses

less fuel. This is just another reason to add to the durability and reliability of the two-cycle motor

that is such a simple yet complex design that it is more efficient than its complicated and

expensive counterpart the four cycle. Two strokes have more power generation overall if the

engine is the same cc size and the four stroke has more torque because it is a more wound up

motor. The reason for this would be that the two stroke has a powerband that activates when the

power value opens up and it is in the name of what it does because one the power value is active

then motor is freed up to generate that last bit of power that beats the four stroke in testing and

application and use. Four strokes have more torque, but the same amount of torque necessary can

be applied to the two strokes given enough momentum and clutch control in order to properly

execute what is needed in testing and recreational use. Most four strokes nowadays all come with

fuel injection and only recently do some 2 strokes come with it but the effects of not having a

carburetor are evident.

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