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Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 9:09:21 AM   
Hercmate



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Status: offline 		I've got a question for all you 2 stroke engine gurus

If I wanted to take a brand new ABC .28 2 stroke and get the maximum performance out of it ie as high revs as possible at full throttle on an APC 9x4 prop what do I need to do to it?

I plan to run it in on an 8x4 on the same fuel I intend to run the engine (ProSynth 10%) on but should I be messing about with timing on the liner and/or fiddling with the exhaust?

TIA, Andy

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 10:28:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		fidling with the exhaust is the most obvious to do first, as the exhaust on two strokes is almost as important as the engine itself in creating power. If you know your business you can port the sleeve and camfer the lower part of the sleeve to aid in breathing(I do this on my buggy engines to gain top rpm) about porting do some searching in car forums and you`ll find info and pics on the subject. good luck. Remember,the one who sits on the biggest pile of broken parts/engines will be the greatest tuner in the end

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 11:14:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Like most other fellas, I would love to find a way to tweak more power out my engines. So I think it begs the question: If an engine can be manipulated to produce more power, why doesn't the engine companies themselves do so, as alot of us would purchase these hoped up jobs, even if it ment shorter life-span of engines? Just my thought.


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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 11:24:14 AM   
Hercmate



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Status: offline 		asmund, thanks for that I'll have a look at some car forums.

RevGQ, I believe its because most manufacturers prefer to see longevity and reliability out of their engines rather than outright power, at least so it see's out the warratny period!

What i'm looking to do is find a way to get extra power out of a stock abc .28 without using a tuned pipe!

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 11:32:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		If the manufacturers was doing the filing and grinding for you, the engines would be substantially more expensive and not a lot of people would buy them.(look at the top tuned buggy engines, they are very expensive even though they are only 21 in size) Manufacturers make a compromise between power and longevity and of course cost.

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 11:44:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Why dont you want to use a tuned pipe?

I am sure you can get MOST of the gains you get from porting by using only a tuned pipe on your stock setup. But, if you do both, then you could easily get a big gain in power, I would say 5000-10000 rpm above stock using same prop is not out of the question. Watch the tip speed of the prop your using though, it could disintegrate with the higher speeds your engine is now capable of.

If you do want to go the porting route, look up www.macdizzy.com, they have the basic info you need to get started.

You will need to set a baseline first with the intended prop, then set a goal in terms of RPM. Dreaming does not help, set a conservative realistic goal like say a gain of 2000 rpm to begin with. After that you determine the port time-area for that RPM, and start cutting! Building & matching a tuned pipe to the new porting will be a b*tch, let me tell you that.

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 3:02:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'd like to see some VERIFIED RPM figures. I don't believe simply adding a tuned pipe to an otherwise STOCK engine will result in a 5000-10000 RPM increase. 500-1000 or 2000, maybe. I've run plenty of tuned pipes on stock engines.

Why don't you want to run a tuned pipe? It's a quick power boost. Ditch that 10% fuel, too. We used to run up to 50% in our Webra Speed .28s. They threw the occasional con rod, but screamed like banshees.

I wouldn't mess with timing unless you REALLY know what you're doing, in which case, you wouldn't be asking this question. When you change one thing, you usually have to change several others to make it work right.

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 3:18:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		What have you got against just buying a bigger engine? Are you racing in an event that limits engine displacement to .28 cubic inches?

I was hanging out at our local flying field once and a friend was flying a new plane with an OS 1.08 in it. I said "well, that ought to put you in the gallon a day club". He replied, "actually, I'm burning less fuel in this plane than I did with my old tuned pipe .60".
It also wouldn't surprise me if the 1.08 was also lighter than a .60 plus a tuned pipe.

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 5:14:09 PM   
Hercmate



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Status: offline 		Thanks for the suggestions guys. Engine is used in a competition that limits size to .30 with NO tuned pipes!!!

Otherwise of course I'd have gone and got a bigger engine and shoved a pipe on it. What I need is a .28 sized 'sleeper'

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 5:48:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just get Webra 25gt and be happy. An 8/6 prop will work just fine.

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 5:58:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		I did say "do both" (meaning porting AND tuned pipe) before giving the 5000-10000 figure, which was just a generic figure that I think is possible from my experience with full-size 2 strokes. I could be wrong as far as glow engines are concerned though.

What are the rules in your racing class Hercmate? Any curbs on the type of fuel; any restriction on the prop?

If not you should be using the highest nitro that your engine allows, with a prop that has the highest pitch and smallest diameter. I dont know what s recommended for a .28, but just as an example you could substitute that 9 x 4 with say a 8 x 5 or 7 x 6. Once your prop is selected, I think some experimentation with a tach and some head shims is in order when you are trying more and more nitro in your mix. Add head shims as you increase nitro.

Beyond that you should think about porting.






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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 6:00:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Re-porting a two stroke shifts the rpm where the maximum torque occurs, it does not increase the maximum torque very much, it may even reduce it.

Don't overlook the fact that it is the "drawbar" horsepower that counts. (Drawbar horsepower is a tractor and locomotive rating that measures the power actually delivered to the drawbar.) Drawbar horsepower is shaft horsepower times propulsion efficiency. If your engine and propellor combination is delivering 5 pounds of thrust to the airframe while going 110 feet per second, it is delivering 550 ft-lb of energy per second to the airframe which is one horsepower. If it takes two horsepower to turn that prop, then the propulsion efficiency is only 50%.

Retuning an engine to turn super high rpm means you will have to use a smaller diameter prop which reduces the propulsion efficiency, perhaps canceling any benefits of the increased shaft horsepower. Increased propulsion efficiency is the reason electrics and a lot of full scale aircraft, especially the experimental planes that use auto engine conversions as well as the WWII propellor planes, used gear reduction drives to the prop. It is also the reason that I and a lot of others don't prop our engines for "maximum scream".

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 7:34:48 PM   
Hercmate



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Status: offline 		It's not a racing class, it's a combat class. The reason I said a 9x4 is that outright speed is not the key but good acceleration and most importantly having the motor 'on song' in the turns.

I've had a long look at the car forums and it would seem that porting is the way forward for more rpm. However I have an old, but good .25 that I'll try it out on first

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 8:08:54 PM   
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You've gotten some really good advice so far and I'll throw my own two cents worth in which is based on racing motorcycles and karts back in the day.

Altering port timing can raise (or lower if not done right!) the maximum operating range and thereby increase horsepower. The downside to this is that usually the power band is narrowed. So, naturally if you are running at a higher rpm you have to run props with less load to enable you to actually get into your desired rpm range. Smaller diameter greater pitch props will produce a faster moving cylinder of air but less actual thrust. This works on airframes with low drag like pylon racers but works against you on high drag airframes like a fun fly. As has already been pointed out, the faster a prop turns the less efficient it gets so there is a definite point of diminishing returns here.

At any rate as you could probably guess it all comes down to experimentation with both port timing and prop selection. If you have a lot of free time and money you could probably come up with a real sleeper. Personally, I'd start with the prop selection first, trying different brands and sizes and maybe even playing with the configurations of the props. I'm betting that among the stock props APC's will perform best and MA's will make the engine scream (because they flex and flatten out at high rpm) but not pull as well. Wood props might have the most room for performance gains since they are so light. Carbon fiber props (if you can find one in your size range) will retain their shape at high rpm and be light as well. When you test props it's best to test them against a bench mark like a friend's similar plane. You can be easily fooled by a screaming enigne into believing the plane is actually performing better.

Finally, in any limited modification rule racing having a really well broken in engine is paramount. Less internal drag means higher rpm. Break it in at the mixture the engine will finally run at (or, at the most just slightly richer but not slobering rich by any means!). Also break it in with a low load prop to avoid blow by and the galling that come with excessive blow by. In the end you want the lowest internal drag and the highest compression possible. You might even try milling the head a little which will also require you to raise your nitro.


Good Luck,

Big Mike

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RE: Increasing 2 stroke performance - how? - 3/5/2006 8:18:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you are going to run an 8x4 on a 28, the first thing you better do is find an RPM connecting rod. Next is to get ready to watch it fly to pieces after you lean it out. An 8x4 is a .10 to .15 size prop. I ran a 25 to destruction once to prove a point and I uesd an 8x4. Rod busted after about 10 minutes and the neighbors screamed about the noise. Engine modifying was what kept RPM in business.

Actually the manufacturers do just about all they can to make their products as powerful as possible. It is a COMPETITIVE business. The big problem is by trying to modify an R/C to produce more power something has to suffer. That something is the idle and dependability. When we modified two cycle engines back when I was racing C/L and running rat race we didn't care about idle. Didn't do it. Just ran flat out. Hi Johnson even had a set of tune up and modifying tricks he would send out in his newsletters. Of course the first thing he stated was that any warranty was instantly voided by modifying an engine. Half the time the mods didn't produce any chnage. I have a Johnson 36 Ball Bearing that will turn a 9x7 faster than on OS 40FSR. Of course fuel economy went out the window. 4 ounces in less than three minutes but boy does it scream.

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