Rich, List,
I've just been doing some catching up on my mail reading and had a chance
to read all the V1 stuff from start to finish in one sitting. Early on in
the discussion of 2 cycle engines I started thinking of my favorite 2 stroke
engines and wondered when they would be brought up. Well, they haven't been
so I'll do it myself. My personal opinion, as a guy who has smelled of
diesel fuel for the majority of his adult life, is that the Detroit Diesel
is the KING of 2 stroke engines!
The design of the engine will not allow it to operate without a blower,
so that may keep it out of some LSR classes, but it's a screamin' monster of
an engine for a diesel tuner. With a long enough stroke (to allow
sufficient burn time to produce power) the design may be adaptable to other
fuels... but why mess with perfection.
Hey, there's an interesting question for the list. Are there any Diesel
truck folks on the list yet?
Chuck "It's all in the helix" Rothfuss
ECTA #9, "USS Wankel"
Pole Cat Hollow, NC
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