Comments on: TSS1100GP Kawasaki Triple Project

By: thunderdog

thunderdog — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:44:55 +0000

Direct fuel injection will save the two stroke. Look at the 09 bombardier ski doo DFI snowmobiles, less weight,less emissions and more power than the comparable four stroke. Google etec by bombardier.

By: Billy

Billy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:53:26 +0000

Thats awesome, those look like CP industries cylinders and heads. The cases are definitely banshee/RZ350

By: ScotDuke

ScotDuke — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:15:41 +0000

Sounds like a great idea – clean two strokes – soon everybody will want one! Let’s hope the fuel injection works better than the Bimota 500 of the 90s though.

One other thing, there are lots of two stroke diesels around. A lot of huge ship engines are two strokes. Two stroke diesels were also used in locomotives in Europe and in dump trucks and wheeled loaders and other construction machines. The Detroit Diesel two strokes used in construction machines offered a high power to weight ratio, though they were noisy, had high fuel consumption and blew turbos and head gaskets regularly.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:58:39 +0000

wow, that is flat out bad ass!!! billet cases, gp power valves, insane multiport cylinders. i’ll take 10, just need more money. just think all the crazy projects these could power!!!

By: jp

jp — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:27:57 +0000

Hm, plenty of snowmobiles with similarly sized 2-strokes, at least prior to the 4-strokes catching on. Some used a single expansion chamber and a 3-1 manifold, but all the high performance ones used 3 pipes. This motor looks a little like a Polaris triple with a transmission a la motorcycle.
As for the truck motors, look up Detroit Diesel. They were the hot ticket back in the eighties, supercharged for scavenging, and often turbocharged on top of that. Most common were 6 and 8 cylinder models, but there were some trucks with V12s running around. Tons of smoke, noise and power, terrible fuel mileage.