Traditional Two-Stroke Engine Issues A traditional two-stroke engine has the piston pushing down after firing, moving past an exhaust port and allowing the exhaust gases to leave the chamber.

What if the engine of the future wasn’t just a dream, but a reality? Imagine a power source that combines the raw, exhilarating performance of a two-stroke engine with innovative efficiency, ...

Mazda is working hard to keep the combustion engine relevant, with tricky spark-controlled compression ignition (SCCI) engines coming from the firm in recent years and biofuels and hydrogen being ...

The two-stroke engine is mostly a piece of history today, but there was a time when some of the coolest developments in engine technology were two-cycle engines. Here’s how two-stroke technology rose ...

One of the most significant contributions in the history of propulsion technology came from a 19th-century engineer named Rudolf Diesel. While his idea was patented in the 1890s, it wouldn't be until ...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night worried that you have never, ever changed the oil on your two-stroke lawnmower? Well, you can relax. A two-stroke oil change is like a left-handed ...

The rattle, buzz and clatter of a two-stroke engine is unmistakable, but it isn't necessarily good for the planet. That's because A) two-strokes burn oil and B) they are inefficient. Lubricating oil ...

General Motors may not be building a bike engine, but this two-stroke concept has real potential for motorcycle engineering. General Motors and two-stroke engines aren’t exactly two things you expect ...

You may have heard your car has a four-stroke engine, but you're not sure what that means. Why are there four? And what is a stroke, anyway? A modern gas engine most commonly uses pistons and a ...