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Originally Posted by daepp View Post
I wish one of you smart guys would explain to me why engine designers add cylinders instead of just increasing displacement. Wouldn't there be less moving parts?
Probably because there is more HP gain by a fast revving engine (of smaller displacement cyls.) than in great big pistons trying to go up and down.

Besides a 1 cyl. 7 liter engine would look funny as hell!
Old 02-22-2008, 06:19 PM
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