ok here are the basics learned in school. first an automobile engine (notice i dint use the word motor,which is an electric device) is an air pump. i dont remember exactly the order but first, a device is used to start the process. which rotates the engine, then fuel and spark are introduced into the process. and bang combustion the more efficiant the process the more power is made.of course the power produced is limited by other factors such as compression ratio and flow of the heads and such. |