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| Oh, I love this debate. 2-stroke vs. 4-stroke is second only to the Hughes River Bait topic on the bbds if you ask me.
I'm no mechanic, far from it. But I have made a few simple observations about outboards over the years:
1) 4-strokes are heavy
2) 4-strokes use considerably less gas
3) 2-stroke motors are loud, and smoke like a chimney fire
4) 4-stroke motors are expensive
As far as why this is the way it is, I have no idea. It will be interesting to see if 2-stroke technology catches up to 4-strokes, or if 4-strokes can match up with 2's.
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