5.4 equals what Cubes?
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Oh God, here we go again... Does anybody remember all the discussion about this on the mailing list back about 3 years or so?
One Liter has 61.02545 cubic inches.
So, it would appear that the following is correct:
5.4L x 61.02545 = 329.53743 cu. in. So, you could call our engine a 330 cu. in. engine.
However, you can only call it a 330 if you're playing fast and loose with the math, scientifically speaking.
If you asked a person trained in science to convert 5.4L to cubic inches, they'd come out with 329.4 cu. in. because that person would have to deal with something called significant figures (sig fig). 5.4L has only one sig fig. Therefore, the math should be:
5.4L x 61.0 = 329.4 which when rounded out is 329 cu. in.
It would be a 330 c.i.d. engine if it was actually 5.40757L.
If anybody knows the bore and stroke to more than one sig fig, we can get a more accurate displacement.
BTW, L = l = liter Technically, I should be using lower case, but upper case in this font is easier to see. Sorry, just being a bit too **** retentive this morning.
One Liter has 61.02545 cubic inches.
So, it would appear that the following is correct:
5.4L x 61.02545 = 329.53743 cu. in. So, you could call our engine a 330 cu. in. engine.
However, you can only call it a 330 if you're playing fast and loose with the math, scientifically speaking.
If you asked a person trained in science to convert 5.4L to cubic inches, they'd come out with 329.4 cu. in. because that person would have to deal with something called significant figures (sig fig). 5.4L has only one sig fig. Therefore, the math should be:
5.4L x 61.0 = 329.4 which when rounded out is 329 cu. in.
It would be a 330 c.i.d. engine if it was actually 5.40757L.
If anybody knows the bore and stroke to more than one sig fig, we can get a more accurate displacement.
BTW, L = l = liter Technically, I should be using lower case, but upper case in this font is easier to see. Sorry, just being a bit too **** retentive this morning.
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My numbers from above are the right numbers with very slight rounding of course ....it is not exactly 5.4L and Ford only refers to it as "330" so that nobody thinks they are talking about the old pushrod "329".
The engine is approximately 328.9 cu. inches and 5391 cc or 5.391 litres.
Bore and Stroke are approximately 90.2mm x 105.6 mm
90.2 diameter / 2 = 45.1 radius
45.1 squared = 2034.01
2034.01 x pi = 6390.03 square mm bore area
6393.03 x 105.6 stroke = 674787.26 cubic mm displacement per cyl
674787.26 x 8 cylinders= 5398298.08 cubic mm = 5.3983 liters
Obviously the 90.2 or the 105.6 figures are rounded slightly because the 5.391 comes from Ford literature.
The engine is approximately 328.9 cu. inches and 5391 cc or 5.391 litres.
Bore and Stroke are approximately 90.2mm x 105.6 mm
90.2 diameter / 2 = 45.1 radius
45.1 squared = 2034.01
2034.01 x pi = 6390.03 square mm bore area
6393.03 x 105.6 stroke = 674787.26 cubic mm displacement per cyl
674787.26 x 8 cylinders= 5398298.08 cubic mm = 5.3983 liters
Obviously the 90.2 or the 105.6 figures are rounded slightly because the 5.391 comes from Ford literature.
Last edited by logical; 08-24-2001 at 11:17 AM.