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Fully revised this book takes the reader through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke engine and its components to give maximum useable power output and mechanical reliability. All areas of engine operation are explained and analysed, from air and fuel, through carburation, ignition, cylinders, porting, reed and rotary valves and exhaust systems to cooling and lubrication, dyno tuning and gearing. It includes new material on the latest advances in porting, reed valves, exhaust valve digital controls, carburettor design, engine cooling techniques and synthetic lubricants.
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Mechanically, the two-stroke engine is very simple, and unfortunately on too many occasions this apparent simplicity has fooled would-be tuners into believing that this type of power unit is easy to modify. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Mechanically, the two-stroke engine is very simple, and unfortunately on too many occasions this apparent simplicity has fooled would-be tuners into believing that this type of power unit is easy to modify. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The previous reviewer must have missed a chapter! But I agree that the examples are "old" - but this illustrates a wealth of experience. I have just completed "tuning" as outlined, the difference is noticeable to say the least. I lent my race bike to a fellow competitor, he found the performance of the engine "scary" as there was so much usable grunt on tap.
Technical - yes, but it needs to be.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. Jones
Format:Hardcover
I have the 1992 reprint of this book and as another reviewer said, the person who thought it should include a porting guide clearly missed Chapter 3 "Porting and cylinder scavenging". And yes, I agree the examples are old, but you have to remember this book was first published in 1983! Anyway, overall it's a great introduction to the basics and I feel a required read for anyone looking to tune a 2-stroke engine.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book after noticing that one review complained about the examples being old.
However, I was extremely satisfied with this book, and I concluded that all the other 2-stroke books I know, are outdated by this book some 20 years.
I bought this book together with "The high performance two-stroke engine" by John Dixon.
Graham Bell's book is "the book" for those interested in tuning.
The information on the latest engines is usually known by a few people, each of them usually knows about one specific engine, and the tricks are kept as a secret. Therefore no one should expect to find a book with very recent examples.
However, I was extremely satisfied with this book, and I concluded that all the other 2-stroke books I know, are outdated by this book some 20 years.
I bought this book together with "The high performance two-stroke engine" by John Dixon.
Graham Bell's book is "the book" for those interested in tuning.
The information on the latest engines is usually known by a few people, each of them usually knows about one specific engine, and the tricks are kept as a secret. Therefore no one should expect to find a book with very recent examples.
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Great book, lots of information and tips, this guy is very experienced
I bought this book to get a better understanding of two stroke engines and got just that....it is written quite well and the author has lots of interesting tips from his... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nicholas Christopoulos
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Primer on Two-Stroke Tuning
I have been building 4-stroke engines for competition for the best part of forty-five years and for all that time what I knew about two-strokes could be written on the head of a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Terry J
5.0 out of 5 stars
good book
Well worth a read particularly for anyone who does any work on 2 stroke engines. Good level of detail on problems common to road racing, MX and kart engines and how to sort them. Read more
Published 14 months ago by 2TT
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Still valid....
Okay, my interest is with 1970's motocross bikes, so this book is excellent in terms of approach and discussion. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dr. Malcolm J. Herbert
4.0 out of 5 stars
two stroke performance tuning
this book is not for the beginer. there is a lot of tecnical equations and mathematical solutions.but is very interesting in factual things on the two stroke engine.
Published 16 months ago by sootyoscar
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book!
I don't have an engineering background but this book is written in a way that people like me would enjoy and understand. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Riz
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST HAVE ITEM FOR 2 STROKE TUNERS
I BORROWED A COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR A FEW WEEKS FROM A MATE AND THE MOMENT HE ASKED FOR IT BACK I GOT ON THE WEB TO ORDER MYSELF A COPY, IT`S FAIRLY TECHNICAL IN PLACES BUT THEN... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by Mrs. P. Newman
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a good book, but very technical...Not for beginners
The only thing I didn't like in the book was that the examples (that were used from 2 strokers) were too old... They speak some times of Rotax etc... That stuff is really old... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2001 by Piano man 2007
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