The sizes used to be posted in CID......... then both CID and Liters and now just in Liters. It's pretty obvious that the US is NOT going to the metric system so why the Liters deal?

 

I am no expert but I believe it is for 2 reasons. 1.) engines are used in vehicles all over the world and the metric system is dominent everywhere but in the us so it's just a matter of almost a world wide standard. 2.) It was great for marketing to move the old stodgy image of american cars to the present/future ala BMW for instance. (In the car names)

just my .02

 

Makes the engines sound bigger too Would you more inclined to buy a truck with a 281 cid, or a 4.6 liter??,,,,98

 

5.4L are 330 c.i.

 

Exactly... there's no replacement for displacement! Woo Hoo
Dave

 

4.2 Liters are 256 cubic inches. Wee! Hee!

 

4.9L = 300ci

5.0L = 302ci

 

5.0L can also be a 305 or a 307
It all depends on who the manufacturer is. In liters they are all considered the same size because it's rounded off.

 

Referring to V8 and V6 truck engines in CID would be just fine. The Ricer Road Rockets might have a problem with 120 CID..........2.0L sounds better than 120 CID.

 

Don't you mean a 302 and 305? I've never heard of a 307..... (If there was a 307, I bet it was made by Chrysler)

 

What is the correct spelling for liter(s) in the US language.

Is it Litre(s) or Liter(s) ?

My dictionary (English, not American English) says Litre(s)

 

Leeters

 

Rick99

F150Europe, its Liters

 

STX/98,

Chevrolet had a 307 in the late 60's and early 70's I believe. A friend of mine's mom had a Chevy Nova with a 307. Not much of a performance engine though.

 

Chevrolet and Olds did produce a 307 in 60's-70's. It was not a great engine but not to horrible either.
Did you know Chevy produced a 302 at one time? It was only produced a couple if maybe one year.

As far as perfomance Chevy SB engines go, IMO you can't beat a 327.