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Location: minocqua, wi. | as a former 2-stroke sled owner, racer ... we ran most all technology from the bpm, yami, kawi, suzi and kohler 2-strokers both free-air and liquid-cooled. when you go to performance 2-strokers you are in a place that "most" others don't operate and the resulting torque, rpm and hp doesn't come by some freak of nature. it comes from the design, compression and explosions inside those cylinders that aren't happening in the other motors plain and simple. there are a number of places fuel, exhaust, manifold porting, ring-design and fuel/oil combinations that make it happen.
a fair question is this ... would it be different to own a high-performance two-stroker as a professional or someone who breaks it in and runs it for a year or two vs. someone who would own it for a lifetime?
any of my race sleds were fast as can be on the track on the weekend, but i'd never use em everyday to go trail riding or to get the groceries.
if you buy a motor you need to know what you intend to do with it and then select what fits you or be prepared to pay for what you chose to own/maintain.
and that right there is the truth.
best to go talk to someone who knows a little about a 2-stroker and get their opinion ...
nelson fortunately or unfortunately is dead-nuts on correcto-mundo.
if you buy something out of warranty ... best to get a phat-running 2 or a 4-stroker and not one of the hot-rods. |
