If you're designing an engine for maximum horsepower, conventional wisdom suggests you want more revs, and typically, that means more cylinders. We don't drive around in one-cylinder cars, after all.

• Pneumatic cylinders come in many basic versions. • All cylinders can be tweaked to better fit an application. • Custom designs can perform better and save money when standard cylinders don’t fit the ...

With the benefit of forced induction, four-cylinders are replacing their six- and eight-cylinder counterparts faster than ever. Automakers are in an arms race to produce more and more powerful fours, ...