Chevy 350, 4 inch bore, 3.48 stroke. comes out to 349.988 cubic inches. Now
that is acceptable.
Displacement NEVER included head gasket, combustion chamber etc. It is
exactly that, the volume a piston displaces as it moves through its stroke.
And if you did include the volume above TDC, a standard "1275" would be a
1430cc TOTAL volume engine.
I'm still saying the British can't multiply :P
Toby
Well his calculations are correct for the displacement/swept volume,
whatever.
However, the capacity of the engine, here 1274.8, is not the same thing.
The capacity is measured as total volume, not the displacement.
I used to think that was the right way too. I read a tech article a
couple years ago, where the exact same question was asked. Only on a
different engine. Where the calculated displacement was less than the
stated size.
The answer is, that the manufactor states CC in total volume, not
displacement. If you do this calculation on any number of engines you
will find the same dicrepency.
Larry
>>>>On 11/11/00 12:36 PM so and so (Guy Weller) said. (And I quote:)
>But Larry, he is calculating swept volume.
>The volume of the combustion chamber, dished pistons and gasket
>thickness etc, will effect CR but not swept volume; shouldn't make any
>difference should it?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry Macy" <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
>To: "Toby Atwater" <Toby@intri-plex.com>; "Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net
>(E-mail)" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: 11 November 2000 04:18
>Subject: Re: British Pie!
>
>
>> You are also assuming that the head is exactly flat across the top
>of the
>> cylinder.
>>
>> It ain't.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> >>>>On 11/10/00 8:39 PM so and so (Toby Atwater) said. (And I
>quote:)
>>
>> >Hey, Im tripping over here.
>> >
>> >>From Haynes & Workshop manual:
>> >"
>> >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
>> >the same? or what?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >Toby
>> >
>> >trying to calculate his CR.
>>
>>
>> Larry Macy
>> 78 Midget
>>
>> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>>
>> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
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>> University of Pennsylvania
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>>
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