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4 Cylinder question

Old January-31st-2005, 04:34 PM
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4 Cylinder question

I know this may sound dumb to people who have been around cars and engines but when a car has either a 4 cylinder engine or 6 cylinder engine does that mean that they either have a 4 cycle or 6 cycle engine?
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Old January-31st-2005, 05:43 PM
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It means exactly what it says. A four cylinder engine has four cylinders, and a six has six. Each cylinder holds a piston that by a series of explosions runs the motor. For more info go here http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm
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By cycle I'm assuming you mean stroke?

All new car engines (with the exception of rotaries and maybe deisels) are 4 stroke.
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