Cool Saab 2t

[hazey]

The same ponys as my 400

[twostroker]

its a shame that 2t motors wernt used in more modern cars like 70s and 80s stuff with more power,sounds cool but it looks slower than a 1000cc metro :/

[raven13]

In 1992, Ford revealed an experiment to equip the Fiesta with an engine that looked as though it had been consigned, through its inability to meet increasingly demanding emissions regulations, to the dustbin of technology in the 1960s. A 2-stroke was equipped with a compressed air fuel metering system so precise that its emissions were relatively clean. Unburnt hydrocarbons no longer escaped in such profusion and the virtues of fewer moving parts, no valves, springs, camshaft or pushrods, 30% less weight, 12% better economy and 10% more power, persuaded Ford to run a programme running 3-cylinder 1200cc 2-strokes in 50 Fiestas for field trials. They were astonishingly smooth-running with none of the popping and banging associated with old-style two-strokes. A tank under the bonnet supplied oil to the engine for 12500 miles without refilling, but it turned out to be problematical in service and the experiment was concluded.

Weight: 870kg
Engine: 1.2-litre 3-cyl, 80bhp @ 5500rpm, 90lbft @ 4000rpm. Sarich forced-air 6bar fuel injection system driven by reciprocating pump driven off crankshaft; sealed crankcase, reed valve intakes, engine 100mm lower and 70mm narrower than 4-cyl, roller-bearing forged one-piece crankshaft.
Max speed: 104.7mph
0-62mph: 10.7s
Average 49.6mpg

[hazey]

There is one at the Haynes motor museum been there a few times,a very interesting place if ya got a day free.

www.haynesmotormuseum.com/home.php

[barbarossa]

The East-Germans had the Wartburg 2T car on sale here in the UK back in the 60s and 70s.
My uncle had one in about 73-74 and I remember him saying it was very smooth and quiet with plenty of power ( by 70s standards obviously ) but it was let down by shitty bodywork that rusted as soon as it even looked like rain.
And don't forget the Trojan commercial vehicle of the 1950s. This was a one-ton van, usually to be seen in " Brooke Bond Tea " and " OXO " colours. This had a 1600cc twin-cylinder two stroke engine.
Commer had a horizontally-opposed piston 2T diesel truck on sale in the 50s too.
And I'm certain I read somewhere that Ford and Toyota were involved in a project to develop a 2.5 litre 2T car engine back in the early 90s. It reached pre-production stage, with much road testing completed. It was very powerful, very quiet and smooth. It was developed to see if the 2T engine would be quiet enough to overcome noise regulations as there was no valve gear or valve train. It was successful in that respect but rising fuel prices and the advent of CR diesel engines killed the project.
If you search " U-Tube " you can find a video of a beach-buggy with a V8 2T engine. Sounds awesome and the power - wow !! Watch the shots of the dyno - incredible.

[cb250g5]

I've had 2 Wartburgs, one saloon, one estate. 1000CC 2 stroke triple.

Neither showed any sign of rusting.