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Show THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN AUTO CYLINDERS "Contrary to popular Impression, the slx-eylliuh-r HUlomoblle will not climb hills any heller than a four-cylinder, nor will it run slower on the throttle." Is the statement made, by I'resld'.-nl 1 1. H. Franklin cf the 1 1. II. FVanklhi Manufacturing Manu-facturing compuny. and bo continues: "True, these are tho main lcaturcs claimed by most makers. But they mls-tmdcrnumd mls-tmdcrnumd six-cylinder construunon. 'I Improperly Im-properly designed six-cylinder automobile automo-bile Is lighter per horsepower than the Our. smoother In operation and cushion cushi-on tires. H docs not require the heavy llywheel nun-d for a 'our -cylinder engine en-gine of high power. In four-cylinder construction, as power i.s Increased the weight of the flywheel has to Increnpc more than the power, and therefore weight In the wh ! vciilcl". must be increased, in-creased, else the vehicle will not long withstand the power shocks. "Heavy flywheels are very hard on Ihe driving mcchanlFms. In fact, heavy flywheels fly-wheels cause moro trouble to driving mechanisms than anything else. |