<VV> Cubic Inches Displacement

[Jim Houston]

Sometimes you have to deal with both -- all of the Minis I had were 
either 850cc, 998cc or 1275cc...  I never even  bothered to convert to 
ci.. just went with what the Brits used...

Jim Houston

airvair at earthlink.net wrote:
> I think the original thread was trying a take-off on the song "She's so
> fine, my 409". However, along the way they lost the idea that the 409 in
> question was in cubic inches. But then also, the young car enthusiasts
> today have grown up thinking of car displacement in litres. It's us old
> fogies who still think in terms of cubes.
>
> To me, the Corvair is STILL a 164, not a 2.7. It sounds so much more
> inpressive, anyway. It takes these young bucks a while to factor out the
> conversion, before they figure out just how small an engine the Corvair
> really is. LOL
>
> -Mark
>
>   
>> [Original Message]
>> From: keith osborne <vanman453ta at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: <VV> Cubic Inches Displacement
>>
>> I think that we are forgetting one important fact- Corvair engines'
>>     
> displacements are measured in cubic inches- not liters, or cubic
> centimeters.  
>   
>> In America- the birthplace of our beloved Corvairs- we use inches and
>>     
> feet, ounces and gallons, etc, etc.  It may be an illogical system, but
> it's a historical system.
>   
>> To me, one of the many marks of the downfall of the interesting American
>>     
> automobile was the decision to stop using cubic inches as the measure of
> engine displacement.  To me, this represents an arrogant slap in the face
> to history and heritage.  At least we still talk of horsepower, instead of
> kilowatts, when referring to an engine's mechanical power output.  And foot
> pounds of torque too.  Not Newton meters.  Sheesh- Newtons are something
> you eat- fig Newtons, that is!  And the speedometers here still register
> miles per hour- even the foreign manufacturers make them that way, just for
> us!  Gotta love it...  So not all is lost.
>   
>> So I think we should think of some songs that relate to 140, 145, 164,
>>     
> and perhaps the various derivatives of those, that result from engine
> overhaul...  Albeit, many of these numbers may not be very musically
> inclined LOL!
>   
>> Just a thought, that can't be worth more than $0.02.  Plus inflation.  So
>>     
> maybe like twenty bucks, now a days...
>   
>> Regards,
>> Keith
>>     
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