Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #185371 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Synopsis
Fully revised this book takes the reader through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke engine and its components to give maximum useable power output and mechanical reliability. All areas of engine operation are explained and analysed, from air and fuel, through carburation, ignition, cylinders, porting, reed and rotary valves and exhaust systems to cooling and lubrication, dyno tuning and gearing. It includes new material on the latest advances in porting, reed valves, exhaust valve digital controls, carburettor design, engine cooling techniques and synthetic lubricants.

Customer Reviews

A 2-Stroke Bible
The previous reviewer must have missed a chapter! But I agree that the examples are "old" - but this illustrates a wealth of experience. I have just completed "tuning" as outlined, the difference is noticeable to say the least. I lent my race bike to a fellow competitor, he found the performance of the engine "scary" as there was so much usable grunt on tap.

Technical - yes, but it needs to be.

Very good book (much better than I had expected)
I bought this book after noticing that one review complained about the examples being old.
However, I was extremely satisfied with this book, and I concluded that all the other 2-stroke books I know, are outdated by this book some 20 years.

I bought this book together with "The high performance two-stroke engine" by John Dixon.
Graham Bell's book is "the book" for those interested in tuning.

The information on the latest engines is usually known by a few people, each of them usually knows about one specific engine, and the tricks are kept as a secret. Therefore no one should expect to find a book with very recent examples.

An excellent book, you have to learn the basics from somewhere.
I have the 1992 reprint of this book and as another reviewer said, the person who thought it should include a porting guide clearly missed Chapter 3 "Porting and cylinder scavenging". And yes, I agree the examples are old, but you have to remember this book was first published in 1983! Anyway, overall it's a great introduction to the basics and I feel a required read for anyone looking to tune a 2-stroke engine.