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K Smith
 
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Default 4 stroke produces more "thrust"????

Clams Canino wrote:
I didn't - I commented that 4 cycle MC engines were not that durable - at
least as compared to car engines. If the 4 cycle outboards run 'em like a
bike engine.....


No but running raw sea water through them is always a worry & 4 stokes
do inherently have more "bits".

The bigger 4 strokes are really sophisticated (valves, timing,
electronics) even by car engine standards & again given they sometimes
even exceed the 2 strokes' HP/ltr ratings, it is a point that over time
..........

I'm a 4 stroke devotee so I'm confident, however ...


K


-W

"del cecchi" wrote in message news:fUbBb.836


And I don't know
where you got the idea that 2 stroke MC engines were more durable than 4
strokes.

del cecchi