Short description
Second revised edition of a guide to enhancing the performance of two-stroke engines. It is written by the author of MODERN ENGINE TUNING and FOUR-STROKE PERFORMANCE TUNING and it is illustrated with photographs, diagrams and tables.
Long description
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.