multiple cylinders create better torque, efficiency, and are better balanced. In addition, the same identical size engines would have large differences in piston size/weight, rod size/weight, bearing stress, etc.
A multi-cylinder engine typically offers better performance, smoother operation, and higher power output compared to a single-cylinder engine. This is because the multiple cylinders allow for more efficient combustion and power delivery.
There should not be any problem as long as the single cylinder engine has the same horsepower for handling the load, and the mounting bolt holes match up.
Multi-cylinder engines typically have smaller flywheels than single-cylinder engines because they produce smoother and more consistent power output due to the overlapping power strokes of multiple cylinders. This results in less need for a large flywheel to maintain rotational inertia and smoothen operation. In contrast, a single-cylinder engine requires a larger flywheel to help stabilize the power delivery and minimize vibrations during the power stroke. Therefore, the design and operational characteristics of multi-cylinder engines allow for a reduction in flywheel size.
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Multiple/ single cylinder misfire
The number of pistons in a single engine typically depends on the engine's design and configuration. In a standard four-cylinder engine, there are four pistons, while a six-cylinder engine has six pistons. Single-cylinder engines, commonly found in small motorcycles and lawn equipment, contain just one piston. Therefore, the number of pistons can range from one to several, depending on the engine type.
Single-acting? You mean like a single cylinder engine, like in my lawn mower? The biggest difference (besides the obvious "an opposed engine has more cylinders" is that an opposed engine has more torque. On a single-cylinder four-stroke, you've got the cylinder moving under input energy--the burning gasoline--for one stroke, and under stored energy from the flywheel for three strokes. If you have a two-cylinder engine, you have two strokes where the engine is moving under input energy--each cylinder has one--and two strokes using stored energy. If you have a four-cylinder engine, each stroke is moving under input energy.
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Sorry- no one engine, no one horsepower, no one answer.
this is rhetorical when you think about it. when you have more cylinders, you have more power, but less fuel efficiency, and vice versa. In this answer its not all completely correct in some cases a multi-cylinder engine can have a better fuel economy compared to a single cylinder engine, it depends on the capacity of the of the cylinder, the size of the valves and how much they allow the fuel and air mixture (in S.I engines A.K.A petrol engines) or air for diesel engines. One reason that i know of for a multi-cylinder engine to be preferred to a single cylinder engine is because it gives less stress to the engine when running it also causes the engine to be more stable. In addition a multi-cylinder engine has less time between power strokes so the engine is more efficient.
A one lunger is a single cylinder internal combustion engine.
More than one piston and cylinder engine is commonly referred to as a multi-cylinder engine. These engines typically consist of multiple cylinders arranged in various configurations, such as inline, V-shaped, or flat. Multi-cylinder engines generally provide higher power output, smoother operation, and better fuel efficiency compared to single-cylinder engines. They are widely used in automobiles, motorcycles, and larger machinery for improved performance.