Thread: 3 vs 4 cylinder
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Old 09-14-2008, 12:18 AM   #9 (permalink)
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ok volumetric efficiency and parasitic losses would be better with a 4, but Engine efficiency improves at higher rpms. thats why u go small and up the rpms. on the flip side the frictional losses of the internals increase as the square of speed.
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