What does Liters mean?
06-24-2003, 02:33 PM
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Originally posted by dewey316
are you talking abotu like 5.0 liter, and 5.7 liter
are you talking abotu like 5.0 liter, and 5.7 liter
Cubic inches = Bore x Bore x Stroke x .7854 x Number of Cylinders
Why would they have CI and Liters if they both only meant the size of the motor? Does the amount of liters refer to how much of something the engine can hold? Other than CI/Liters how do you calculate liters?
06-24-2003, 04:55 PM
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Whats your question? 5.7L is how much water could fit into the bores if the piston(s) was at BDC and the head gasket and head are on the motor.
350 cid is 350 cubic inches of displacement (volume)
350 cid is 350 cubic inches of displacement (volume)
06-24-2003, 05:12 PM
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Litres is the Metric system's unit of measure for volume, based on units of 10.
The US will eventually migrate itself entirely over to metric and dispense with the Imperial measurement system, which is not based on any consistent number. In fact, a yard (or three feet) evolved from measuring half the distance of the king of England's arms held out from side to side. Other measures were similarly concocted. Pretty scientific, eh?
The US will eventually migrate itself entirely over to metric and dispense with the Imperial measurement system, which is not based on any consistent number. In fact, a yard (or three feet) evolved from measuring half the distance of the king of England's arms held out from side to side. Other measures were similarly concocted. Pretty scientific, eh?
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06-24-2003, 05:15 PM
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Originally posted by RedIrocZ-28
Whats your question? 5.7L is how much water could fit into the bores if the piston(s) was at BDC and the head gasket and head are on the motor.
350 cid is 350 cubic inches of displacement (volume)
Whats your question? 5.7L is how much water could fit into the bores if the piston(s) was at BDC and the head gasket and head are on the motor.
350 cid is 350 cubic inches of displacement (volume)
06-24-2003, 08:14 PM
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Originally posted by Rippin92RS
Cubic inches = Bore x Bore x Stroke x .7854 x Number of Cylinders
Cubic inches = Bore x Bore x Stroke x .7854 x Number of Cylinders
06-24-2003, 08:24 PM
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Cubic inches are not figured considering the head gasket or cylinder head volume.
Example: a 3.48 stroke and 4.00 bore small block Chevy is generally considered to be a 350.
If the 350 had smogger 76cc heads and thick head gaskets, it is still the same cubic inch engine as if it had a 58cc head and thin head gaskets, even though the smogger heads would have a few cubic inches more total volume.
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Example: a 3.48 stroke and 4.00 bore small block Chevy is generally considered to be a 350.
If the 350 had smogger 76cc heads and thick head gaskets, it is still the same cubic inch engine as if it had a 58cc head and thin head gaskets, even though the smogger heads would have a few cubic inches more total volume.
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06-24-2003, 09:09 PM
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Originally posted by Sitting Bull
Litres is the Metric system's unit of measure for volume, based on units of 10.
The US will eventually migrate itself entirely over to metric and dispense with the Imperial measurement system, which is not based on any consistent number. In fact, a yard (or three feet) evolved from measuring half the distance of the king of England's arms held out from side to side. Other measures were similarly concocted. Pretty scientific, eh?
Litres is the Metric system's unit of measure for volume, based on units of 10.
The US will eventually migrate itself entirely over to metric and dispense with the Imperial measurement system, which is not based on any consistent number. In fact, a yard (or three feet) evolved from measuring half the distance of the king of England's arms held out from side to side. Other measures were similarly concocted. Pretty scientific, eh?
Finding sockets for the metric bolts (10mm, 12mm) are also WAY easier than finding those crappy standard sizes (1/2, 3/4, 9/16).
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if you really want to get technical...the comment about "the amount of water a cylinder could hold" is not very accurate...
that measurement would change depending on the temperature of the water...ie...expansion/contraction of matter. water has a unique property in that as it approaches the freezing point, it expands.
if i remember my conversions
that measurement would change depending on the temperature of the water...ie...expansion/contraction of matter. water has a unique property in that as it approaches the freezing point, it expands.
if i remember my conversions
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