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by yetihehe 1598 days ago
> There are also some limitations to having a single power stroke per revolution.

Unlike one power stroke per two revolutions? That engine has one stroke lasting a full revolution, modern four-stroke has power stroke lasting half of revolution, every two revolutions.

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Which is why we usually have multiple cylinders to deliver smooth power. A V8 is getting power on 4 cylinders each revolution, etc.