Background
Cylinders
The cylinders are the main part of any engine and is where compression and combustion takes place. A 1 litre engine has a cylinder capacity equal in volume to 1 litre (0.25 liters per cylinder in a 4 cylinder engine – this is filled with fuel and air). The mixture is then compressed ready for ignition and combustion within the cylinder.
Compression
The ratio of compression is another key element in an engine and if it is too high you can create engine knock also known as detonation so this is another thing to factor in when increasing the cylinder capacity of an engine.