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Old 12-11-2002, 08:39 PM
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vapourtrail
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I'd have to agree with Venom, Dan, and V-one S, it's fake or it won't work well at all.

I remember reading in Motorcyclist Magazine back in the early 90's, some guy tried to turbocharge a 500cc 2-stroke GP bike. It made a little more power but there was soooo much blow-by that the power gains wasn't worth the poor efficiency. It needs to be a 4-stroke like the OS .26 FS or similar with a secondary fuel pressure booster so it won't starve at top end.

If someone can do this, here's the best engine for it:

http://www.mecoa.com/hp/fc/hpfc25.htm#hpfc25

It has a gear driven rotory valve head instead of pushrods (ack!).

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