Small vs. Large

The saying goes, “There is no replacement for displacement.” But I, for one, don’t necessarily believe it. In this day in age, there are many replacements that you can add to your engine to make up for the displacement issue. In fact, displacement doesn’t always mean big power. Take for example two different cars. The first is a 1979 Renault Formula One car. The engine regulations for that year were such that they chose to run a 1.5 liter engine in the back of the car. Yes, that is tiny. However, the car had a massive turbo strapped to it and developed an eye watering 1500 horsepower in qualifying trim. And yes, you read that correctly, one thousand five hundred horsepower…out of a 1.5 liter engine. By comparison a NASCAR engine from 2004 – 25 years later – produced around 850+ horsepower from a much larger displacement. Of course if you are looking to make more from your already large displacement, there are things like Dodge Charger accessories and Mustang turbo kits to help you out with that. And even though I drive a car with a small engine displacement I know that there are times when my HJC motorcycle helmets come in handy to keep me from experiencing the whiplash that could occur because of my turbo kit. So either replace the displacement or at least up the power with some aftermarket car parts. I think that it is time to officially retire that slogan.