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The air in CA is cleaner coming out the exhaust pipe than going into the intake according to the standards. Obviously they are stupid and only due to politicians. Considering shipping is global and the chinese dominate no one is stepping up.
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That is actually just a lack of green politics in the places that make sense.
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Less wear parts, but they do not survive.
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If you only had ships and cars. The emission follow of ships is something like 10x that of all cars combined. The lack of regulation on the shipping industry is single handedly the largest contributor to emissions concerns.
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Been working with Achates for a long time already. http://achatespower.com/our-formula/opposed-piston/
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When I cold start my sled in my garage my whole house has the perfume of 2 smoke. My wife isn't a fan. I can drink the shit.
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The problem is without the extra cycles the exhaust port is open while fuel is incoming to the motor. No way to really make the emissions great. If they could drastically speed up the fuel atomization in the direct injection process and time it so that the ports didn't overlap then they would surely have 2 strokes on anything. The addition of an oiling regimen wouldn't be hard....but the need above basically defies physics so instead we get diesels.
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Efficiency and 2 stroke requires a rather small power band and therefore a cvt. Emissions are still tough although direct injection helps a ton.
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2 stroke emissions are a serious bitch too. As a means to making HP though they are really good at it. Something about firing on every stroke, lol.
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In cars sure, but on smaller things it is easy to weigh the potential expenses. Yes my 2 stroke snowmobile will need a full rebuild at 10k mi, a 4 stroke sled usually goes 25k but the maintenance and adjustments needed over the same time more than pay for the rebuild. There is some extra cost with the 2 stroke and that is the oil which is consumable, but the side benefit is less weight. I don't understand the companies though. Either 160ish HP 800cc machines or 200+ HP 1000cc 4str turbos. Where are the 160HP 750cc 4str turbos? May even hold the same overall weight then and pretty much have no disadvantages other than complexity in operation and maintenance. To show you how ridiculous uncomplicated 2 strokes are, when I want reverse on my sled the thing just slows down to nearly zero RPM's and then fires the spark plugs so that the motor spins and runs backgrounds. Voila, reverse. I also pretty much only buy 2str shit for my yard. My carb lost the fuel pump diaphragm on my leaf blower. Could have surely rebuilt it, but a new carb was $4 shipped to my house. Easier than cleaning, lol. Uncomplicated ftmfw!
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I love me some 2 smoke.
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Nah. Loaning some love to a friend to play with.
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Sorry for the monster delay. Regrettably they have been boxed now since Christmas pretty much. I avoided that shipping rush and then left town for work and leisure. Saw the box this morning and hung my tail between my legs. Will check UPS/Fedex and figure out the best route.
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Probably time to jump in again...but I ALWAYS time that shit wrong.
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J - I have a box in my garage that has your name on it. It is heavy. Figured since I am so fucking tardy I would make sure you still want to play with it before spending the dough to ship it. Contents: 2 RS180, 2 RS28a, 2 Seas H1189, 2 Seas CA18RNX, 2 Scan-Speak Shielded Revelators Did I forget anything?
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Good luck J!
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U haz camera?
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Or for my hobbies I feel worse for your body though.
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Hoping we get some snow. My trailer and new sled is up at the farm, figured since I am taking a trip next week again it wasn't worth pulling home. Thought it also might make snow appear if the new iron wasn't here. Riding the old iron now...which in MANY ways is more fun.
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Those guys however can kick my ass on ANYTHING
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I could smoke these fuckers on an old school track. Tracks have evolved...and my sled is more or less one of these. This is the local race, so not a particularly gnarly one.
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Double baffle for sure. The rest bracing can deal with, but the rule above says hmmm.
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Still not enough snow to ride locally. Damn corn fields.
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Just took an inch out of the shocks and the improvement is incredible. Still pulls skis at will, but when not on the gas the effort to turn in shrunk monstrously. Used to be a better workout, lol.
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Should make a build thread I suppose.