a single cylinder two-stroke engine produces power every crankshaft revolution, while a single cylinder four-stroke engine produces power once every two revolutions. older designs of small two-stroke engines produced more pollution than four stroke engines. however, modern two-stroke designs, like the vespa et2 injection use fuel-injection and are as clean as four-strokes. large diesel two-stroke engines, as used in ships and locomotives, have always used fuel injection and produce low emissions. one of the biggest internal combustion engines in the world, the wärtsilä-sulzer rta96-c is a two-stroke; it is bigger than most two-story houses, has pistons nearly 1 metre in diameter and is one of the most efficient mobile engines in existence. in theory, a four stroke engine has to be larger than a two stroke engine to produce an equivalent amount of power. two stroke engines are becoming less common in developed countries these days, mainly due to manufacturer reluctance to invest in reducing two-stroke emissions. traditionally, two stroke engines were reputed to need more maintenance. even though the simplest two stroke engines have fewer moving parts, they could wear out faster than four stroke engines. however fuel-injected two-strokes achieve better engine lubrication, and cooling and reliability should improve considerably.