Does a 2-Stroke 4-wheeler with mixed gas burn at about the same rate as a 4-Stroke does? Lets just say the blaster and the 300ex has a 2.4 gal. gas tank, you ride them the same amount and at the same time which one would run out of gas first?

 

a 2 stroke uses way more gas! my friends 400EX can easily go twice as far as my lt could on a tank of gas. i think my tank is bigger than his too! 4 strokes burn gas at an amazingly low rate.

 

This is not a 100% true statement, that 4 strokes burn a lot less gas.

2 and 4 strokes still need about 14:1 air:fuel mix, so they burn the same amount of gas. The problem is 2 strokes generally have to be run in the higher RPM bans to get the needed power, so they need more gas for the higher revs. 4 strokes can put along at a much lower RPM, using much less gas at the same speed.

If you ride a 4-stroke hard and up in rpm range like a 2-stroke, you'll get 2 stroke mileage, ask the guys riding raptors in the sand, they KNOW!

In woods riding a can move steadily along in 2nd or 3rd gear and go forever on a tank. I did a 5 1/2 hour ride the other day (raptor) and came back on reserve, but I made it.

Brad

 

umm, 2 strokes fire twice as often as 4 strokes do, that is why they use more gas.

 

Didnt even think about the fire verus every revolution vs every other... oppps...

Ya.. he's right.. they use alot more gas cause of that.. I stand corrected

Brad