Two-stroke engines used to be ubiquitous in dirt bike racing, thanks to their lightweight construction and horsepower. Packed in a dirt bike frame, they make a motorcycle playful in the corners and ...
If you’re shopping for a new fishing boat or an outboard motor to power it, one of the decisions you’ll have to make is between a 2 stroke vs 4 stroke engine. Unless you’re going electric, this choice ...
The two-stroke engine is mostly a piece of history today, but there was a time when some of the coolest developments in engine technology were two-cycle engines. Here’s how two-stroke technology rose ...
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 ...
There are a lot of strange automotive designs out there, but this defunct engine from the '70s may just be the weirdest one ...
Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...
You've seen plenty of weird engines on Jalopnik, from Trojan's weird two-stroke, four-cylinder cube with wishbone-shaped connecting rods to the Napier Deltic triangle-18 diesel, but never have you ...
Porsche was issued a patent for its six-stroke combustion engine on October 22, 2024. The company describes the new engine as having a "working cycle" of three complete crankshaft revolutions with two ...
You've probably heard of two- and four-stroke engines, but what are the four strokes of a gasoline engine? And how do they ...
Unit shown in the bottom of the photograph has been removed to show operation of the V-drive which is base of V-four engine.Ring gear shown on lower shaft of top unit is driven by a pinion mounted to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've seen plenty of weird engines on Jalopnik, from Trojan's weird two-stroke, four-cylinder cube with wishbone-shaped ...