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Old 06-28-2016, 07:19 PM
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There will be variances with individual engines, sometimes big ones, but in general the 2 stroke engines will outpower the 4 strokes for a given displacement. They do so by turning more RPM and burning a lot more fuel at the expense of torque. Comparing those 2 engines, the Saito will make a bit less power, so if a plane is appropriately powered with the DLE it will putt around with the Saito. This is a major oversimplification of the topic, but hopefully it gets you started in the right direction. What planes are you considering these 2 engines for?