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Old 06-12-2007 | 11:28 PM
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Default RE: 4 stroke debate

Once the ports open the power stroke is over! 4 strokes get a whole stroke for intake and and whole stroke for exhust - yes there is some overlap but not nearly as much as a two stroke...
The poppet valves of a four stroke also open well before the piston reach's top and bottom center. The exhaust valve opens before the piston reach's bottom dead center, though maybe not as much as a two stroke, At top dead center the amount the intake valve opens is not that much differant than the ports of the two stroke.