Improvement of Gasoline Engine Performance: A Study on Modified Cylinder Block

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10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_20How to use a DOI?

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Engine Performance; Gasoline Engine; Combustion Chamber; Power; Torque

Abstract

Improving the performance and fuel efficiency of motorcycles can be achieved through vehicle modifications. One common modification is enlarging the cylinder volume, as it is considered more economical. However, information and research supporting engine performance improvement based on experimental test data are still limited. Therefore, this study aims to compare the performance of a 150 CC automatic motorcycle with a standard piston cylinder block and a modified cylinder block with a diameter of 62 mm. This comparison involves initial engine specification calculations and performance tests on a dynamometer. The test results show that the average power produced by the standard engine is 10.6 HP, while the modified engine produces 13.02 HP. This means that the average power produced by the modified engine is 23% higher, or an increase of 2.42 HP compared to the standard engine. Additionally, there is a 22% increase in the average torque produced by the modified engine, which is 2.96 Nm higher than the average torque of the standard engine. Overall, modifying the cylinder volume has a positive impact on improving the performance of the motorcycle while maintaining fuel consumption equivalent to the standard engine. The results of this study are expected to provide useful data and information related to motorcycle modifications.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Slamet Saefudin
AU  - Samsudi Raharjo
AU  - Ilham Yustar Afif
AU  - Dini Cahyandari
AU  - Muhammad Subri
AU  - Agus Awaludin
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/29
TI  - Improvement of Gasoline Engine Performance: A Study on Modified Cylinder Block
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Lawang Sewu Internasional Symposium on Engineering and Applied Sciences (LEWIS-EAS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 241
EP  - 249
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_20
ID  - Saefudin2024
ER  -