How hard could it to be to build a two-stroke internal combustion engine (ICE) from scratch? This is a challenge that [Camden Bowen] gladly set for himself, while foregoing such obvious wastes of time ...

The engine in your car and most motorcycles today are 4-stroke units that keep lubrication and fuel for combustion as separate parts. The 2-Stroke engine on the other hand requires the mixing of fuel ...

Relatively simple and lightweight, two-stroke engines (found in chain saws and outboard motors) would be great in cars and trucks, if they weren't so dirty. "I probably spent $50 million of GM's money ...

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