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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by daveklepper</i> <br /><br />Other advantages of two cycle: less weight and bulk for given horsepower[/quote] <br /> <br />That is one of the fairy tales EMD touted. It simply is not true. On any engine all you need to do to increase horspower is raise the RPM and/or cram more air into the cylinders. The Westinghouse/Beardmore diesel engines that predated the 567 by well over a decade weighed just over half of what a 567 does per horsepower. In fact Beardmore diesels were so light per horsepower that they were used in Blimps and Airships.
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