[hayestrx250r]

Direct injection is the next step for the 2 stroke honestly. It eliminates alot of issues with emmissions. And will promote better atomization of fuel. It would allow us to run higher compression ratios on lower octante fuel and elminate the reed block. Also a motor would be able to be fully polished inside which would decrease intake drag.

not to mention better control of the power band.

I agree that 2 strokes will be lacking until modern cylinders are designed with direct injection.

 

[skank21]

I agree with the fact the two stroke technology can be "bettered" but the issue is that in every industry just as marine snowmobiles, the two stroke is be phased out. Soon it will be up to aftermarket companies. Our crowd gets smaller every year and what that happens that's less and less money in our two stroke funding pool

 

[fx4pitrone]

I agree with the fact the two stroke technology can be "bettered" but the issue is that in every industry just as marine snowmobiles, the two stroke is be phased out. Soon it will be up to aftermarket companies. Our crowd gets smaller every year and what that happens that's less and less money in our two stroke funding pool

Actually the e-tec marine engine (evinrude) and the ski-doo e-tec engines are good examples of 2 stroke development and not phasing out... Arctic Cat just released a new 2 stroke snowmobile engine (600 Ctec- 2) for the 2014 sleds as well....
I think we will see Can-Am offer a direct inject 2 stroke ATV motor in the (hopefully near) future...

 

[skank21]

The majority of ppl buy 4 stroke snowmobiles and the EPA will take care or marine 2 strokes. I'm just saying research. In two stroke world is lacking and it will take dedicated riders and producers

 

[skank21]

The majority of ppl buy 4 stroke snowmobiles and the EPA will take care or marine 2 strokes.

Scratch that statement
2-Stroke Engines | BRP USA

 

[fx4pitrone]

Can-am is ballsy enough that I think they'll make the plunge 1st on a direct inject 2 stroke ATV... over the last few years, thye realeased a shiit ton of new ATV's and UTV's is a down economy and prospered from it... I think they'd be the 1st to take a shot at it...

 

[rk88r]

Two strokes are far from dead in the snow-mo biz. I heard that Yamaha may be coming back with a two stroke sled. I'm guessing they are tired of losing market share. I agree with fx4 our hope lies with Can Am.

 

[hayestrx250r]

2 strokes have more heart. (T-shirt phrase idea?)

 

[jcs003]

it all comes down to market research. the younger crowd are misinformed about the two stroke engine and that is the crowd they are after. the environmental laws passed years ago set the stage for the younger market to have the misconceptions that two cycle engines arent as good and destroy the earth. now, with all the R&D in four strokes we shouldnt be surprised the two stroke technology is behind. gasgas, KTM and yamaha are still making two strokes but its old technology. for this modern two stroke engines to come into the ATV world is unrealistic. nobody is riding sport quads anymore. i wish people were as interested in sport quads as they are in SxS and machines like that.

 

[GO OVRIT]

Can-am is ballsy enough that I think they'll make the plunge 1st on a direct inject 2 stroke ATV... over the last few years, thye realeased a shiit ton of new ATV's and UTV's is a down economy and prospered from it... I think they'd be the 1st to take a shot at it...

The ds450 was actually designed as a smoker. Shortly before its release they abandoned ship and used a rotax 4 stroke. It's a great quad, but I would love to see it with a modern 2 stroke.

 

[Victork]

The ds450 was actually designed as a smoker. Shortly before its release they abandoned ship and used a rotax 4 stroke. It's a great quad, but I would love to see it with a modern 2 stroke.

too bad. Perhaps others might of followed suit.

 

[JoePA]

Yep, damn shame. I remember that a few racers were on board with the smoker engine, I think.it was rumored to be around the 300cc size, and tested it, loved it then can am decided to go 4 poke instead.

I wonder if it was an Etec DFI engine and just coukdnt get the mapping right? The DFI seems to work great on the snowmobiles, jetskis and boat engines where you pull long consiatant RPM's. I wonder if it just can't keep up in an MX environment??

 

[etccb]

I would love to see a real 2014 or whatever effort from canam with all of the latest tech.