hey,...i was just thinking....why don't they produce a 1cylinder 4-stroke motor..
with a big bore....Like 20in maybe..

i don't know a whole lot about engines...but i know how a 4 stroke works...

what i'm thinking is displacement...BIG time...

and it would weight in at around the same a a 4cylinder....
of course gas mpg will be down...but think about how thick you could make the cylinder wall

can we say 40+psi of boost

just a thought...

 

How about this? Only problem is it's only available in 6-cylinders or more.

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

Do you think it would throw off your weight distribution?

edit...
For the same displacement & power, a 1-cylinder engine needs a way bigger flywheel to carry it over all the non-power strokes. Not the best thing for acceleration.



Modified by JimBlake at 7:56 AM 10/23/2003

 

lol...