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Taifun Sprint Mk II
1969 Taifun Sprint Mk II
Technical Data:
Bore 13.5 mm
Stroke 12.5 mm
Rpm 20,000 rpm
Power 0.23 Hp
Total combustion 1.78 cc
Weight 105 gram
Intake Front
The Taifun Sprint was a very light weight and powerful engine in its days.
The Mk I had an aluminum cast cylinder head that was changed later to a bar stock machined head. The reason was that the glow plug taps often stripped in the cast cylinder head.
Hans Hoernlein manufactured 4 different Sprint model Glow engines.
Taifun Sprint Mk I cut away
Technical Data:
Bore 13.5 mm
Stroke 12.5 mm
Rpm 20,000 rpm
Power 0.23 Hp
Total combustion 1.78 cc
Weight 105 gram
Intake Front
The Taifun Sprint was a very light weight and powerful engine in its days.
The Mk I had an aluminum cast cylinder head that was changed later to a bar stock machined head. The reason was that the glow plug taps often stripped in the cast cylinder head.
Hans Hoernlein manufactured 4 different Sprint model Glow engines.
Taifun Sprint Mk I cut away
Taifun Sprint Mk II
Taifun Sprint new in box
