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  1. Luke Higham
    Luke Higham at |

    I’ve got a Hi-PER 2 pro engine, you are correct in saying the only difference is the vacuum outlet on the side of the cases by the reedblock, everything else is the same.

    If you have a none pro set of cases but need the vacuum outlet for the fuel pump used on the newshape Runners you can punch it out of the old cases from behind, drill or punch out the blacking cap in the hole (depends on how new they are, some have the hole and a blacking cap and the earlier ones have solid aluminum there) and press the outlet in.

    Luke

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  2. Fedex
    Fedex at |

    the most important differences between the Hyper 2 and the Hyper 2 pro are this:1) the first engine is used on the air cooled models like zip 2 stokes (not SP) typhoon and nrg power air cooled 2) the second engine is used on the liquid cooled models like zip SP runner and nrg power liquid cooled 3) the Hyper 2 hasn’t the rear disk brakes and the Hyper 2pro has it (not the zip SP)

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    1. George
      George at |

      Hy.I have a 1995 Piaggio Typhoon.My transmission overheated and broke.
      Now with this ocassion,i want to swap the old engine with hyper 2 Water Cooled and disk brake.
      Wikipedia says that any Hyper 2 engine since 1998 can be water or air cooled (depending on the version it is built as) the same beeing true with disk brakes.
      I can all the engine can be converted but not all have disk from the factory.
      I also need to use a bigger wheel to have space for the disk.
      Is the disk hydralic (like the front) or cable ?

      Thus,what engine do i have to search for Hyper 2 or Hyper 2 pro (is second i heard are used only in race scooters thus is very rare and expensive even used) ?
      Any engine since 1998 used on NRG (wich also has factory mounted bigger wheels) or specificly search for Hyper 2 PRO version ?

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  3. Carsten
    Carsten at |

    I’ve had two old hi-per engines, but they looked different where the large oil belt pulley sits. They had a stud just like the newer engines?

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    1. Carsten
      Carsten at |

      Oh wait, i guess thats where the water pump shaft comes out?

      Haven’t had the pleasure of owning a LC version.

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  4. mark
    mark at |

    hi,i have a problem with starting a gilera 50 gp dna 2t 53 plate really hard to start once it is started it revs upto 5k then spits and dies and it is not a clean rev spluttering as if the spark is stopping and starting but checked plug etc sparks fine.wont even start using starting spray any suggestions would be greatly received thanks.

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    1. Trond
      Trond at |

      Hi Mark. Fixed your Gilera yet? Does the engine rev up without you opening the trottle?
      If so, you have a crankcase airleak, not a faulty carb setup.
      Often, the cause is the crankshaft sealings. Try spraying starter fluid / carb cleaner ie towards the sealings when its running before it bogs. If it does’nt bog when applying starter fluid, its the sealings.
      Good old mechanic trick:)

      Regards,
      Trond, Norway

      ’02 Piaggio Zip Athena Evo 80cc, blueprint++

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  5. Rodrigo Benitez
    Rodrigo Benitez at |

    Great stuff guys well done !

    Keep it up :)

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  6. Makki
    Makki at |

    Hi

    I have noticed that you missed some biger diferences

    1. Diferent porting of the intake canals on the cilinder side
    2. Cone where the wather pump comes is for a couple of angles diferent than the old version

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  7. George
    George at |

    Hy.I have a 1995 Piaggio Typhoon.My transmission overheated and broke.
    Now with this ocassion,i want to swap the old engine with hyper 2 Water Cooled and disk brake.
    Wikipedia says that any Hyper 2 engine since 1998 can be water or air cooled (depending on the version it is built as) the same beeing true with disk brakes.
    I can all the engine can be converted but not all have disk from the factory.
    I also need to use a bigger wheel to have space for the disk.
    Is the disk hydralic (like the front) or cable ?

    Thus,what engine do i have to search for Hyper 2 or Hyper 2 pro (is second i heard are used only in race scooters thus is very rare and expensive even used) ?
    Any engine since 1998 used on NRG (wich also has factory mounted bigger wheels) or specificly search for Hyper 2 PRO version ?

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  8. Dave D
    Dave D at |

    Hi, I’m looking at the latest Malossi torque driver (the red one in aluminium) for a zip sp LC, it states only for the short crankcase, which one is this in your photos?

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    1. Dave D
      Dave D at |

      Mine is the upper crankcase in your pics, so why do Malossi refer to a short crankcase?

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  9. Luke
    Luke at |

    can i put a hyper-2 cylinder kit onto a hyper-4 block

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  10. Antar
    Antar at |

    Hello,

    Great read, but i have a totally different question i hope you can help me with.

    Do you know if the Piaggio Typhoon 50cc and 80cc engines are similar, as in can they take the same parts, like clutches, gear wheels, crank?

    or is it a totally separate beast altogether.

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  11. alberto
    alberto at |

    Hola

    Voy a ajustar las informaciones.

    Hiper1 Tiene los canales del carter mas grandes,en la toma de admision donde esta la caja de laminas el hyper2 es mas pequeño,un tope que no se puede desmontar.
    Por lo general son iguales,pero la version hyper2 cumplia la directiva euro3,por lo que viene mas limitado en todo.
    En mi humilde opinion,el motor hiper1 de runner o energy es el motor mas potente que se fabrico para 49cc. ademas es una perfecta base para preparaciones a altisimo nivel,hoy en dia en los campeonatos italianos como malossi cup o polini cup,el 70% de las motos son zip sp1.

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  12. Dan
    Dan at |

    Great read. Having a new Vespa with 2017 Hi-per2 engine I am wondering is the mechanism explained in tnis article
    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/young-gifted-and-mobile-vespa-1.365557
    with the small 0.8″ piston and the dual-cave carbs still in the later Hi-Per2 engines?

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    1. Rengdengdeng
      Rengdengdeng at |

      Dan,
      the article deals with the Vespa ET2 Iniezione C12 and the C122M engine.
      Nobody realy wants to ride this engine which made one problem after the other when it s getting older. Piaggio called this engine 50ccm D. I. FAST (Fully Atomized Stratified Turbulence)

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  13. Rengdengdeng
    Rengdengdeng at |

    Nice article, but its not so easy with the engines from the Piaggio Group as Daniel described here.
    NRG, Runner, TPH, Stalker used the long engine housing, ZIP, ET2, Sfera and so on used the short one.

    I believe for the long engine housing four different Versions exists and for the short housing three.

    For example, early ET2 (engine C162M) has a ball bearing in the block for the primary shaft, no one in the cover. They also have the slotted hole for the ignition wiring, but oil dipstick and drain plug screw on the same side at the bottom of the housing.
    Later C162M engines has all features of the HI-PER 2 engine but still the slotted hole for the ignition wiring.

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  14. olle Panna
    olle Panna at |

    Hi Daniel and the whole company.
    I have a Derbi Boulevard 2T 2011 (Hi-PER2) I would like a bit more energy for steep slopes.
    Is there any trim rate.

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  15. piotr
    piotr at |

    Hello everybody. I got piaggio fly 2t 2005 and the engine its way diferent than this 2. Gearbox is diferent and opens from wheel, brake side. Can you help me to find out what is this for kinde engine. Thank you.
    Happy-go-lucky

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