How does cid make power?
I keep hearing displacement makes power but don't see how so my question Is how?
But let me clarify what I mean, I understand if you raise torque at any
Rpm at that rpm hp will also raise. Torque is obviously heavily related to displacement
If I was to say I'm gonna build a 440 without any other info you could ballpark guess how much Torque will be made. Because torque happens in a narrow range for an naturally aspirated engine 1-1.5:1 lbs-ft per cid and for most engines we deal with would be narrower, your not gonna get 550 lbs-ft NA out of a 100 cid engine but could get 550hp since there about 0.5-5.5:1 hp per cid range.
Torque is basically one powerstroke and hp is the sum of all the powerstrokes added up over time.
So obviously displacement has a huge impact on one powerstroke and only has one powerstroke to do it.
The limit on hp is mechanical limitations and ve% limits of rpm so as long you can keep spinning it higher while filling the cylinders you'll make more hp.
So question is how does displacement makes horsepower?