Saturday, June 27, 2015
The Combustion on modern automotive gasoline engines occurs within a cylinder (like a soda can) where the energy of combustion pushes down on a piston attached to a rotating shaft, similar to the way a bicycle pedal is pushed
down by your feet, and turning in a circle. Each cylinder is like another pedal- the more pedals the faster a bike can go. The same is true with cars. This is why most 8 cylinder engines make more power than 4 cylinder engines.
Modern cars have between 4 and 12 cylinders turning the engine.
