More cylinders mean more power, right? Higher displacements, extra combustion chambers, doubling an inline-four up to a V8 should, in theory, double the horsepower. Sure, in theory. In practice, there’s a lot more to building a powerful engine than exploding more gasoline. What higher displacements and more cylinders really do is create more potential for power. Tapping into that power demands smart engineering.
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