The significance of 3.8 liters
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From: Westerville, Ohio 2000 Black SSEi

Because the US is the only on ethat uses gallons. The cars are exported to many other countries that all rely on the metric system. Marketing firms have a hard enough time trying to reach their target audience without having to worry about what country'* measurement system they are using.
I still dont understand why they use the imperial system and metic together when showing the displacement. Any other country represents the engine in CC and liters, but no, in America we need to do CI and liters. But none the less you would be surprised how many people out there talk about how much displacement they have without even knowing what the displacement is measuring. For example, a kid at my school said he is going to make his neon a 7 liter by adding a really big oil pan ?!?!? I was impressed by that statement none the less.
Remember
Displacement = (Stroke * (Pi) * (Bore/2)^2)* Number of Cylinders
Remember
Displacement = (Stroke * (Pi) * (Bore/2)^2)* Number of Cylinders
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From: Lethbridge, Alberta, _______Canada._______ West Coast Bonneville Fest ___05,06,07 Survivor___

Originally Posted by Spiral
I still dont understand why they use the imperial system and metic together when showing the displacement. Any other country represents the engine in CC and liters, but no, in America we need to do CI and liters. But none the less you would be surprised how many people out there talk about how much displacement they have without even knowing what the displacement is measuring. For example, a kid at my school said he is going to make his neon a 7 liter by adding a really big oil pan ?!?!? I was impressed by that statement none the less.
Remember
Displacement = (Stroke * (Pi) * (Bore/2)^2)* Number of Cylinders
Remember
Displacement = (Stroke * (Pi) * (Bore/2)^2)* Number of Cylinders
Kids these days...uhh wait a sec, thats me...lol


