In a message dated 11/10/00 8:40:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Toby@intri-plex.com writes:
> Bore 70.61mm
> Stroke 81.28mm
> Capacity: 1274.8 cc
> "
> everytime I calculate it I get 1273.1 ccs.
>
> Are the british using some kind of different Pi? (3.14159265358979)
>
> (Bore/2)squared X PI X stroke X 4 = displacement right?
>
>
> (70.61/2)=35.305
> 35.305 squared = 1246.443025
> 1246.443025 X PI = 3915.81625
> 3915.81625 X 82.28 = 318277.5448372
> 318277.5448372 X 4 = 1273110.17934
> 1273110.17934 /1000 (convert to cc) = 1273.1101793 !!!
>
> Dude... what am I doing wrong? am I incorrect in asuming that all 4 cly are
>
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Well, you are forgetting that the British cc is probably different from the
rest of the world. Look at it this way, in the USA a pound is 16 oz.
In England a pound is $1.43 (as of today.)
Go figure. :-)
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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