Well, the easy answer is -- when you can't make the cylinders bigger, just
add more cylinders! "No replacement for displacement" counts total engine
displacement, not just individual cylinders!
Now YOU pose an interesting question... hmmm... anyone have a spare 5.9L we
can convert to two-stroke? :-)
- Alex
> From: Cal Hyer <clhyer@hom.net>
>
> Alex, I think you have posed an interesting question. Where are the "no
> replacement for displacement" folks at? I wonder where we would be today if
> the energy crunch of the 70's hadn't hit? Can you imagine 1,000 cubic
> inches of cast iron under the hood?
>
> I would have to agree with you that at some point it becomes more effective
> to change direction from simply larger displacement. Size and weight of the
> vehicle may have something to do with it. Anyone for a 2 cycle, every
> stroke is a power stroke - or maybe a jet engine, yeah, that's the ticket...
>
> Cal
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